June 19, 2024

Omnigen Energy gets $46 million financing to develop 20 solar power plants in Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais is the largest distributed generation market in Brazil with 2.5GWp already installed.

June 19, 2024

Sandvik introduces AutoMine Interoperable ACS for autonomous underground mining

New capability enables non-Sandvik, third-party autonomous equipment to operate seamlessly in AutoMine access-controlled isolated zones.

June 18, 2024

Rio Tinto to invest $165 million in Quebec aluminum smelter renovation  

The miner asaid it will offset the carbon emissions related to the construction project through initiatives like planting trees near the aluminium smelter.

June 18, 2024

US energy storage market hits installation record in Q1

New record marks the highest storage capacity ever installed in a first quarter in the US, representing an 84% increase from Q1 2023.

June 18, 2024

Newmont contracts Wood to enhance Papua New Guinea mine

A contract totalling $18 million was given to Wood to support the capital works program at the the gold mining operation.

June 17, 2024

Cameco, SaskPower, Westinghouse to explore nuclear reactor tech for clean electricity

SaskPower is expected to make a final investment decision in 2029 whether to proceed with constructing the first SMR facility in Saskatchewan.

June 17, 2024

Japan, Chile boost ties in lithium extraction, supply

Japanese firms would have long-term preferential access to the battery metal in exchange for adding value and transferring skills. 

June 14, 2024

Asante Gold to up production at Bibiani with new plant

The sulphide recovery facility is crucial to Asante's ambitious plan to increase gold production at Bibiani to over 250,000 ounces per year.

June 13, 2024

Echion Technologies raises $35 million in investment capital

The series B round was led by battery and energy storage technology investor Volta Energy Technologies.

June 12, 2024

Inflection Resources uses space technology to search for copper in Australia’s Macquarie Arc

The initiative leverages the real-time Ambient Noise Tomography survey capabilities of Fleet Space’s mineral exploration technology on a large scale geophysical survey in New South Wales.