February 13, 2024

British Columbia rare earth project testing makes 50% TREO concentrates with 80% recovery

Defense Metals says metallurgical testing of samples from its Wicheeda project has shown a 50% total rate earth oxide concentrate can be made.

February 13, 2024

How to produce green steel from aluminum’s red mud

Researchers have shown that green steel can be produced from aluminium production waste in a relatively simple way.

February 12, 2024

Scient launches Nova Scotia’s first cloud-based virtual drill core laboratory

The project facilitates remote access to hyperspectral drill core imagery in the eastern Canadian province, impacting mineral exploration in the region.

February 12, 2024

Billionaire Friedland’s HPX signs pact for Guinea-Liberia rail link

The Liberty Corridor is expected to support the West African region's connection to world markets.

February 9, 2024

Dietary shift could generate same amount of power from renewables by 2050 as coal does today

Replacing 50% of animal products with alternative proteins by 2050 could free up enough agricultural land to generate renewable energy equivalent in volume to today’s coal-generated power, a new study…

February 8, 2024

Rio Tinto, BHP tie up in Australian ‘green iron’

Rival mining giants said they would jointly investigate the development of a pilot project to decarbonise steelmaking that could be commissioned as early as 2027.

February 8, 2024

Global Reporting Initiative launches sustainability standard for mining at Indaba 

While European Union sustainability reporting standards will soon come into effect, there is, as of yet, no sector standard for mining.

February 8, 2024

Ancient island submerged off Brazilian coast was (and may still be) mineral-rich

The Rio Grande Rise was a giant island that has been intensely studied in recent years because of its economic potential.

February 8, 2024

SQM launches third round of accelerator program

The top 10 solutions will receive a $25,000 each, become part of the Acceleration Program, and benefit from mentoring.

February 7, 2024

Scientists develop solution to avoid gold particle corrosion

Gold is generally resilient but if it’s in the form of tiny particles, it suffers negatively from heat, pressure, corrosion, oxidation and other conditions.