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.

October 19, 2023

Glencore’s documents on planned EV battery recycling hub not enough for Sardinia

The Swiss miner said in May that it wanted to develop a recycling hub for EV batteries with Canada's Li-Cycle.

October 19, 2023

Quartz can help predict, manage wildfires 

The intensity of quartz luminescence is higher in sediments that have been exposed to wildfires.

October 19, 2023

Asteroid mining startup to launch mission in early 2024

If successful, AstroForge would be the first private company to visit an M-type asteroid and operate in deep space.

October 18, 2023

Canadian technology company creates metals supply chain software to combat fraud

Alberta-based Daniola says it has developed a secure digital platform to bring more accountability and transparency to metals transactions. 

October 18, 2023

‘Green’ battery recycling technique allows for massive recovery of aluminum, lithium

A recently developed method allows for the recovery of 100% of the aluminum and 98% of the lithium from spent electric car batteries.

October 18, 2023

Grupo Mexico proposes work group to address Sonora river contamination

Nine years ago, a toxic mining acid spill into the Bacanuchi river in Mexico's Sonora state became one of the country's worst ecological disasters.

October 17, 2023

Ancient nickel-eating microbes can teach us valuable biomining techniques – study

Methanogens are ancient life forms that still exist today. They power their metabolism by breaking down rocks and minerals.

October 15, 2023

Limestone reveals the hidden lives of microbes

Limestone uses may expand beyond the cement industry.

October 14, 2023

Hundreds of homes in northern England now use coal mine water heat

The plant in Gateshead makes use of water-filled, disused coal workings 150 metres beneath the town centre and harnesses geothermal energy from mine water.