May 3, 2024

Ever heard of strange metals? This is how to make them

MIT physicists discovered a new way to make a state of matter known as a strange metal.

May 1, 2024

Textiles help selectively recover gold from e-waste

Polyacrylonitrile fibres have been found to improve molecular gold recovery.

April 30, 2024

Caterpillar, Vale testing electric and ethanol-powered trucks

Among mine equipment, the haul truck is the biggest consumer of diesel and therefore the biggest contributor to emissions.

April 30, 2024

New Korean process quickly converts manure into biochar

A new Manure To Biochar process converts 10 tonnes of livestock manure into biochar in a single day.

April 29, 2024

Ucore says Wicheeda rare earth carbonate suitable for commercial-scale processing

The Wicheeda mine has measured and indicated resources of 34.2 million tonnes grading 2.02% total rare earth oxides.

April 29, 2024

Climate change to blame for acid rock drainage in certain parts of the world – study

In areas like the Colorado mountains, climate change, not mining, is responsible for acid rock drainage.

April 28, 2024

Researchers publish disaster risk monitoring protocol for multi-coal seam mining

When unstable, coal pillars from multi-coal seams mining pose significant risks during both the production and closure stages.

April 26, 2024

SQM invests $2 million in Chilean startup Movener

Movener, which aims to transform traditional trucks into hybrid-electric vehicles, is the first Chilean company in SQM’s venture portfolio.

April 25, 2024

Star Diamond, Minespider launch passport to comply with new G7 rules

Passport contains all key information about the diamond, including its provenance data, unique DNA, size, shape, color, carat, clarity, cut, and specific inclusions.

April 25, 2024

Metso to deliver copper smelter to Almalyk MMC, Uzbekistan

The planned production capacity of the new copper smelter is 300,000 r/y of copper cathodes and 1.8 million t/y of sulphuric acid.