Rio Tinto has entered an early-adoption partnership with Pixxel, whose satellite imagery could help the miner monitor active and closed mine sites, track ESG indicators, and advance mineral exploration.
Heavy rains disrupted southeastern Brazil’s iron ore industry, with Vale among companies halting operations and regulators sent to monitor the impact on tailings dams.
HG Ventures and American Rare Earth LLC want to scale up the recycling of batteries, magnets and e-waste with the goal of recovering and supplying rare earth metals to the US market.