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.
June 12, 2024 New aluminum, nickel superalloy promises 100% hydrogen combustion engines Known as a ‘complex concentrated alloy,’ the new aluminum and nickel alloy targets high-temperature applications.
June 11, 2024 Sandvik electrifies its largest intelligent rotary blasthole drill Ideal for iron ore and copper applications, Sandvik DR416iE can drill a hole diameter range of 270 to 406 millimeters.
June 10, 2024 Fruta del Norte mine adopts Micromine Pitram suite Located in southeast Ecuador, Fruta del Norte is considered one of the highest-grade gold mines currently in production in the world.
June 10, 2024 Electra gets Canadian gov’t funding for critical minerals recycling project The company is accelerating the next phase of its recycling project to demonstrate that its hydrometallurgical black mass process is scalable, profitable, and can be implemented at other locations.
EU said to allow telecoms copper switch-off delay to 2035 The move would give national governments discretion to set their own copper phase-out timelines based on local market conditions, network readiness and consumer impact. January 15, 2026 | 10:54 am
