July 19, 2024 Epiroc’s profit hit by struggling construction sector, shares drop Epiroc's shares fell more than 5% on Friday.
July 17, 2024 Sodium-ion battery startup sparks lithium alternative Peak Energy received $55 million in funding to scale up production of sodium-ion batteries that the company is positioning as an alternative to the widely used lithium-ion technology.
July 17, 2024 Microsoft invests in Ontario-based rare earths recycling company Cyclic has developed a patent-pending technology called CC360 to address the challenge of recovering rare earths contained in end-of-life hard drives.
July 16, 2024 Rio Tinto ready to build Simandou after almost 30 years of setbacks Simandou has faced delays due to legal disputes, political changes, and the challenges of building out 600 km rail and port infrastructure.
July 15, 2024 SolGold secures $750m gold stream funding for Ecuador project Streaming deal will help SolGold finance feasibility studies, secure permits and later begin construction of the Cascabel copper-gold mine.
July 15, 2024 Seabed mining regulator meets amid mounting pressure for code Meeting is considered pivotal for the UN body, expected to finalize its decade-long effort to enact regulations by 2025.
July 12, 2024 Zinnwald lithium project is now Europe’s 3rd largest Zinnwald now expects to churn out 16,000tpa to 18,000tpa of battery grade lithium at the project in Germany — a 50% increase.
July 11, 2024 Chinese deep-sea mining vehicle reaches 4,000m depth in trial run The "Kaituo 2" successfully completed an experiment in the Pacific Ocean that demonstrated technological advances China has made in the field of deep-sea mining.
July 11, 2024 Vale partners with Komatsu, Cummins to develop low-emission trucks The dual-fuel engines made by Cummins will be retrofitted to the mining company's existing fleet of diesel-powered haul trucks.
July 11, 2024 International Battery Metals begins commercial operations at DLE plant in Utah The company said this is the first time lithium has been produced using the only modular such plant installed at a brine resource in the world.
Capstone Copper’s Chilean workers ready to strike if mediation fails The 645-member union rejected a contract offer in mid-December. December 24, 2025 | 12:12 pm
