April 10, 2024

Rio Tinto to invest $9.3 million in technology startups

The focus will be on technologies in the fields of safe mine operations, decarbonisation, exploration processing and automation.

April 10, 2024

Metso launches TSE horizontal triple shaft screen for North and Central Americas markets

The TSE Series offers a robust design to support the stresses generated by the high-performance mechanism that produces the high G elliptical motion.

April 8, 2024

Fleet Space launches Centauri-6 satellite on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-1 mission

Fleet Space’s SPIDER seismic technology will also head to the Moon to search for water ice and deliver new insights about the lunar regolith.

April 8, 2024

Graphjet Technology to build agricultural waste-to-graphite production plant in Nevada

The plant is expected to be capable of recycling up to 30,000 metric tons of palm kernel material equivalent to produce up to 10,000 metric tons of battery-grade, artificial graphite…

April 5, 2024

Big 5 diversified mining companies are having a rough 2024

World’s 50 biggest miners had a combined market capitalization of just under $1.4 trillion, with losses at the very top offsetting a banner quarter for gold and copper stocks.

April 5, 2024

Lithium’s role in ‘clean’ ammonia production reimagined

US-based researchers updated an ammonia production process to make it greener and economically feasible.

April 4, 2024

Uganda to launch first domestic tin processing plant next month

Woodcross Resources, a Uganda-based mining and mineral trading company, owns the plant.

April 3, 2024

Scientists develop greener method for extracting gold from low-grade ore, e-waste

New technique safely extracts valuable metals from e-waste and low-grade ore using dramatically less energy and fewer chemicals than existing processes.

April 3, 2024

Glencore backs EVelution Energy’s cobalt plant plans

The mining and commodities trader giant will provide EVelution with long-term supplies of cobalt hydroxide.

April 2, 2024

Metso and Almalyk MMC sign frame agreement for major copper smelter delivery in Uzbekistan

The frame agreement is a continuation of Metso’s and Almalyk MMC’s contract signed at the end of 2022 for the design and basic engineering work for the copper smelter.