March 20, 2024

British Columbia funds new extraction technology

BC invested $630,000 from the Province’s Innovative Clean Energy Fund in cleantech startup pH7 Technologies to conduct a pilot project.

March 20, 2024

Gold nanoclusters help remove toxic chemicals from wastewater

A scientific team at Flinders University has discovered a novel way to degrade and potentially remove toxic organic chemicals, including azo dyes, from wastewater.

March 20, 2024

Hummingbird faces fresh headwinds at Guinea gold mine

One of its main contractors has halted activities at the Kouroussa gold mine as a result of contractual disputes.

March 19, 2024

SQM venture arm invests in UK-based water tech company

The investment, according to SQM, goes hand-in-hand with its ongoing drive to improve efficiency and reduce its environmental impact as part of its sustainability goals.

March 19, 2024

MineHub expands partnership with Sumitomo by adding refined copper trading

The Japanese trading house expects to integrate its refined copper business onto the MineHub platform starting with key customers in the Asian market.

March 19, 2024

Vale faces fresh $3.8 billion lawsuit over 2015 dam disaster

The legal action in the Netherlands is being pursued by 77,000 claimants represented by law firms Pogust Goodhead and Lemstra Van der Korst.

March 19, 2024

Antofagasta secures $2.5 billion for Centinela copper mine expansion

Construction of a second concentrator will add 144,000 tonnes a year to the company’s overall production.

March 18, 2024

Gold nanoparticles more effective than antibiotics – study

Sugar-coated gold nanoparticles have proven to be effective in destroying bacteria-generated scaffolding.

March 17, 2024

Industry executives expect the world to reach net zero by 2060 – report

The 2050 deadline seems too close for 600 executives in mining, oil and gas, utilities, chemicals and agribusinesses, according to Bain & Company.

March 17, 2024

Printed flexible solar cells launched into space

Eight mini-modules of printed flexible solar cells were launched into space aboard Space Machine Company’s Optimus-1 satellite.