October 25, 2023 Metso expands alliance with Avalon for lithium processing in Ontario The agreement calls for Metso to provide testing and engineering equipment procurement and related services to develop and commercialize Avalon's lithium processing facility.
October 25, 2023 How microbes can help discover new kimberlite deposits For the first time, modern DNA sequencing of microbial communities has been used in the search for buried minerals.
October 25, 2023 Video: Mining innovation and challenges in the spotlight Canadian Mining Symposium panel explored challenges of implementing innovation in existing assets, the risk appetites of industry stakeholders, financing innovation, and the complexities of metallurgy.
October 24, 2023 Biden-backed battery firm plunges after pausing construction Li-Cycle shares fell as much as 49% in New York on Monday.
October 24, 2023 De Beers output falls amid Venetia mine transition De Beers stopped its 30-year open pit mining operations at Venetia last year to transition it to underground extraction.
October 24, 2023 Stellantis to enter JV with Orano to recycle electric car batteries JV will produce materials known as 'black mass' or 'active mass', to be refined in a new plant in Dunkirk, France.
October 23, 2023 NextSource Materials ships first graphite from Molo mine in Madagascar Solar hybrid plant at Molo now also fully operational, the company said.
October 23, 2023 MXenes, ruthenium support sustainable green hydrogen production Texas-based researchers have reduced by half the cost of catalysts used to produce green hydrogen.
October 22, 2023 Offshore wind farms could offset billions of dollars in climate change-related costs in the Pacific Northwest – report Floating wind farms off the coast of southern Oregon and northern California could potentially triple the Pacific Northwest’s wind power capacity.
October 20, 2023 Challenge for world’s biggest robot trains is going electric Rio Tinto is preparing for trials of battery-powered locomotives in Australia.
Codelco to produce 1.344mt of copper in 2026, chairman says The company's lithium joint venture with SQM is expected to produce 250,000 tons in 2026, chairman Maximo Pacheco also said. January 12, 2026 | 07:13 am
Gecamines to buy 100,000t of copper from Tenke Fungurume mine The purchase represents 20% of TFM’s output, in line with Gecamines’ 20% shareholding. January 12, 2026 | 07:07 am
Japan launches world’s first deep-sea rare earth mining test Tokyo has begun a seabed mining trial near Minamitori Island as it seeks to cut reliance on Chinese rare earth supplies. January 12, 2026 | 05:13 am