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Low-cost, sustainable plasma technology could replace one of world’s rarest materials

Technology would replace indium, a rare chemical element widely used in smartphones and computers.

MINING.com Editor | July 19, 2021 | 12:34 pm

Dawn of a mining supercycle. Are you taking the fizz?

MINING.COM takes issue with a new white paper by Wood…

Frik Els | July 16, 2021 | 5:18 pm

World’s most sustainable company, software innovator team on tech support for greener mining

Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure platform has combined with AVEVA’s digital mining…

MINING.com Editor | July 16, 2021 | 12:47 pm

Next mining supercycle will be different than any other — report

Fossil fuels won’t be in the vanguard and the winners…

MINING.com Editor | July 15, 2021 | 3:07 pm

GRAPHIC: Metals recycling to be a key plank for cutting emissions

Analysts at Wood Mackenzie estimate an additional 360 million tonnes…

Reuters | July 14, 2021 | 10:33 pm

Canada and US seal deal on critical minerals collaboration

Experts from both countries will convene to advance joint initiatives to address shared mineral security concerns.

MINING.com Editor | January 9, 2020 | 2:27 pm

WWII soldiers honoured with silver dollar

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

MINING.com Staff Writer | January 9, 2020 | 6:20 am

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.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 7, 2020 | 1:19 pm

What to watch for in commodities in 2020

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

Bloomberg News | January 6, 2020 | 4:50 pm

How earth-bound mining lawyers think about space mining

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

Amanda Stutt | January 3, 2020 | 2:36 pm

Nobel prize winners sparked the lithium-ion battery revolution

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

Bloomberg Opinion | December 31, 2019 | 1:57 pm

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.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 31, 2019 | 6:30 am

Lithium-ion batteries could become self-healing

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

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 30, 2019 | 6:30 am

Scientists find new mineral in meteorite sample

Edscottite had never been seen in nature before.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 29, 2019 | 6:30 am

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