November 14, 2025

Op-Ed: Hard rock, smart tools – how AI is rewriting mining

What felt distant a few years ago is now in practice on the ground.

November 14, 2025

US biomining startup raises $13.5M in seed funding

Endolith is currently developing an AI-guided process that uses microbes to extract copper and other critical minerals from low-grade and complex ores.

November 14, 2025

Epiroc launches next-generation PCD drill bits

Engineered for extreme durability and precision, the new Epiroc PCD drill bits help surface and underground operations drill more meters with fewer interruptions.

November 13, 2025

Ascend Elements lands multi‑year lithium carbonate offtake with Trafigura

The partnership pairs Ascend Elements’ hydro‑to‑cathode technology with Trafigura’s global marketing and logistics platform.

November 13, 2025

Aluminum breakthrough brings Elysis technology closer to market

The joint venture said work at Rio Tinto’s Alma smelter showed it can do high-amperage aluminum production with no direct carbon dioxide emissions from the smelting process.

November 12, 2025

Eagle Energy reports positive metallurgical results for Aurora uranium project

Results show that Aurora’s uranium may be recovered more efficiently and at lower cost than anticipated, CEO says.

November 11, 2025

Operations begin at Simandou

One of the most storied projects of recent decades, Simandou, tucked away in Guinea’s mountainous south, lay in a state of suspended animation for years.

November 11, 2025

Emerson partners with Lithium Americas for Thacker Pass automation

Thacker Pass boasts the world’s largest known measured lithium resource.

November 10, 2025

Fortune Minerals secures additional funding to build Alberta refinery

The company plans to construct a facility to process concentrates from the NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper mine in the Northwest Territories.

November 10, 2025

Ionic Rare Earths signs preliminary deal for US recycling plant

Ionic said it was looking to replicate the capability it has demonstrated at its Belfast recycling plant.