DoE approves $50m for carbon capture technology to be tested in coal-rich ‘Carbon Valley’

Membrane Technology and Research will test its PolarCap carbon capture process at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 12, 2021 | 6:07 am

Mining legacy processes setting the industry behind in decarbonization objectives - report

Mining legacy processes setting the industry behind in sustainability targets – report

A report commissioned by the Weir Group states that comminution needs to be optimized so that it creates impactful energy savings opportunities.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 11, 2021 | 8:17 pm

Australia flags risks to commodities price projections from Ukraine, China

Iron ore price rally slows as China moves to cool speculative flows

The Dalian Commodity Exchange vowed to “severely punish” unspecified violations in iron ore trading.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 11, 2021 | 11:15 am

Copper price hit new high while Chinese impetus may be fading

Copper price hits new high on declining scrap supplies

Chinese refined metal imports have been trending lower since the start of the year and continued doing so in April.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 11, 2021 | 10:51 am

US Department of Energy provides funds for First Cobalt’s Iron Creek project

First Cobalt doubles land position at Idaho project

The Iron Creek project is one of the few primary cobalt deposits in the world.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 11, 2021 | 9:36 am

Gold price holds near 3-month high as inflation expectations rise

Gold price shrugs inflation news, holds near 3-month high

Inflation expectations jumped to highest since 2006 raising spectre of earlier rate hikes, a negative for gold.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 11, 2021 | 9:07 am

New technology aims for tailings monitoring from space

The University of Nottingham, Terra Motion and Geospatial Insight are making a tailings dam motion monitor service available to miners.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 11, 2021 | 6:07 am

Rio Tinto develops new atomised steel powder for 3D printing

Company has developed and tested a new water atomised steel powder designed for 3D printing applications at its Fer et Titane metallurgical complex in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 10, 2021 | 1:25 pm

Lithium extraction techniques increasingly under ESG scrutiny – Fitch report

Lithium extraction techniques increasingly under ESG scrutiny – report

According to Fitch, automakers with operations inside the EU have already started to invest in more sustainable extraction techniques, placing pressure on lithium producers.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 10, 2021 | 1:09 pm