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Equinox organizes fundraiser for Ontario hospital

The “Ride to Greenstone” will be an epic 3,634-km bike relay from Vancouver to Ontario.

Staff Writer | June 3, 2024 | 11:36 am

Geoscience BC seeks further collaborations on critical minerals and metals research

The first phase will collate and analyze existing information from…

Staff Writer | May 31, 2024 | 1:21 pm

Hidden gold earring reveals forgotten episode of Carthage-Rome war

The gold earring was found inside a building destroyed during…

Staff Writer | May 26, 2024 | 7:12 am

Illinois coal forests home to unique arachnid with spiny legs — study

Douglassarachne acanthopoda has been described as existing in the famous…

Staff Writer | May 24, 2024 | 6:06 am

Canadian mining industry rallies to support Afghanistan women scholars

Some of the biggest miners have come together in a…

Amanda Stutt | May 17, 2024 | 10:45 am

Ever heard of strange metals? This is how to make them

MIT physicists discovered a new way to make a state of matter known as a strange metal.

Staff Writer | May 3, 2024 | 6:06 am

Rio Tinto donates $875,000 to Missouri University to research critical minerals recovery from waste

Project will test new chemical dissolution strategies and purification techniques to produce pure gallium and germanium compounds from waste materials.

Staff Writer | April 23, 2024 | 2:00 pm

MSHA issues final rule to better protect miners from silica dust exposure

The final rule lowers the permissible exposure limit of respirable crystalline silica to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air for a full-shift exposure.

Staff Writer | April 17, 2024 | 3:13 pm

Gold, copper-infused device quickly detects bacteria responsible for food poisoning

The new gold-copper-infused device is expected to be a game-changer when it comes to the shipment of food and pharmaceutical products.

Staff Writer | April 17, 2024 | 6:06 am

Composite material adorned with gold nanoparticles improves infectious disease testing

Composite polymer particles adorned with gold nanoparticles deliver more accurate means of testing for infectious diseases.

Staff Writer | April 15, 2024 | 5:45 am

Project to turn hydrogen into a powder for easy export gets $3.2 million in funding

The Kotai Hydrogen project will use a new method of hydrogen production and transportation developed by Curtin’s Hydrogen Storage Research Group.

Staff Writer | April 11, 2024 | 6:06 am

Byzantine bullion fueled Europe’s adoption of silver coins… until Charlemagne intervened

Recent findings on the origins of silver coins could transform our understanding of Europe's economic and political development.

Staff Writer | April 10, 2024 | 6:06 am

Scientists figure out how to speed up development of key Li-ion battery materials

Many current and upcoming energy storage and electronic devices depend on intercalated materials.

Staff Writer | April 8, 2024 | 5:41 am

Women in Mining Spotlight: Annelie Lundström

Chief alliance officer at Veracio was named a finalist in the 2024 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards in the Swedish National final.

Amanda Stutt | April 3, 2024 | 1:47 pm

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