Iron ore price retreats on China’s cloudy outlook
China’s economic activity weakened more than expected in August as an outbreak of the delta variant curbed consumer spending and travel.
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Biggest coal miner gets first woman engineer for underground job
Women made up about 7.5% of Coal India workforce.
Australian state rejects POSCO’s bid to build new coal mine, rail line
The Independent Planning Commision declined to grant planning permission to Hume Coal for the project, citing the potential impact to groundwater stores.
Harmony Gold swings to annual profit on AngloGold asset buy
Gold miners across the globe made bumper profits last year as gold prices scaled record highs that peaked around August 2020.
Scientists ‘stretch’ li-ion batteries storage capacity, lifespan
Researchers at the University of Southern California propose introducing “stretch” into battery materials so they can be cycled repeatedly without structural fatigue.
Kal Tire & Pitcrew AI team up to bring mines autonomous tire inspections
Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group, and computer vision specialist Pitcrew AI, have formed an agreement that will bring mines autonomous detection of hot tires, tire separations and other tire and mechanical damage.
Amazon bears brunt of gold-prospecting surge, study shows
Between 1985 and 2020, the area of Brazil dedicated to mining grew more than sixfold to about half a million acres.
Kirkland Lake hits new visible gold intersections at Fosterville
Drilling from the underground exploration drive hit this new mineralization downplunge from the Swan zone.
The power of a uranium pellet
Using research from the U.S. Department of Energy, this graphic puts in perspective the efficiency of a single uranium pellet in comparison to fossil fuels.
