January 9, 2020

WWII soldiers honoured with silver dollar

The Royal Canadian Mint's annual Proof Silver Dollar is a tribute to each military branch.

January 7, 2020

Li-Cycle marks first shipment of recycled battery material

The shipment contained key energy metals used in lithium-ion batteries, such as cobalt, nickel and lithium, in a concentrate.

January 6, 2020

What to watch for in commodities in 2020

After a tumultuous year, iron ore is expected to slide in 2020.

January 3, 2020

How earth-bound mining lawyers think about space mining

The Outer Space Treaty doesn’t use the same language as the Moon Treaty does.

December 31, 2019

Nobel prize winners sparked the lithium-ion battery revolution

Some of the most important scientific discoveries take place almost without notice.

December 31, 2019

Scientists develop system to remove contaminants from nuclear wastewater

The method makes use of a process called shock electrodialysis and it could help improve the economics and environmental impact of nuclear power plants.

December 30, 2019

Lithium-ion batteries could become self-healing

A team of engineers in the US developed an electrolyte that addresses the dendrite issue.

December 29, 2019

Scientists find new mineral in meteorite sample

Edscottite had never been seen in nature before.

December 27, 2019

Innovation hub for mining and energy opens in Perth

The new hub joins three other Innovation Hubs in Australia – in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.

December 27, 2019

Canada snapshot: Projects to watch in BC, Yukon and NWT

The natural endowment of the region continues to drive mineral exploration.