October 5, 2017

Vanadium: the energy storage metal

Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) are fairly unique in the battery world.

October 4, 2017

Massive diamond found by Sierra Leone pastor now for sale in Antwerp

The 709-carat rock is the second-largest ever found in the West African nation.

October 4, 2017

Gold price: ETF investors remain bullish

North American investors poured $2.5 billion into gold-backed funds in September despite pullback in gold price.

October 4, 2017

ALROSA starts removing ore from Verkhne-Munskoe deposit

There are plans to remove a total of 75,000 tons of ore from the new deposit before the end of the year.

October 4, 2017

Rainbow Rare Earths closer than ever to kick off production in Burundi

The Gakara mine holds some high-grade rare earth elements, some of which are expected to become essential for the manufacturing of batteries, magnets and electric vehicles.

October 4, 2017

Robots under Swedish forest breathe life into ancient mines

Mining ihas been one of the last sectors to use a surge in computer processing power, cloud data storage and complex algorithms to make sense of huge amounts of scattered…

October 4, 2017

Atlas Copco collaborates with Saab and Combitech to develop safe mining digitalization solutions

Atlas Copco has signed a letter of intent with the defense and security company Saab and its subsidiary, the technology consultancy Combitech.

October 4, 2017

Compact, robust and powerful: New crusher from thyssenkrupp revolutionizes material processing in both underground and surface operations

With the development of a completely new type of crusher, thyssenkrupp has achieved a quantum leap in primary crushing.

October 3, 2017

Glencore to spend $956M to increase stake in Peru’s largest zinc producer

The company will pay between $531 million and $956 million depending on the offer's level of acceptance by Volcan shareholders.

October 3, 2017

Russia’s Otkritie bank gets stake in Polymetal

Polymetal is a Russian gold and silver producer.