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Ancient nickel-eating microbes can teach us valuable biomining techniques – study

Methanogens are ancient life forms that still exist today. They power their metabolism by breaking down rocks and minerals.

Staff Writer | October 17, 2023 | 6:06 am

Top miners, academics partner to seek new ways to discover sedimentary copper

Kupferschiefer project aims to revisit archive geological data and reinterpret…

Staff Writer | October 16, 2023 | 6:42 am

Limestone reveals the hidden lives of microbes

Limestone uses may expand beyond the cement industry.

Staff Writer | October 15, 2023 | 7:50 am

Rock weathering does not act as CO2 sink – study

Recent research has overturned the view that natural rock weathering…

Staff Writer | October 13, 2023 | 5:22 am

NASA to launch first mission to metal-rich asteroid

Scientists believe the asteroid can help discoveries about Earth's core…

Staff Writer | October 11, 2023 | 9:19 am

Vale teams up with University of Toronto to power next generation critical mineral projects

Vale will contribute an initial $1.1 million to the University, with a focus on decarbonization and the energy transition economy.

Staff Writer | March 7, 2023 | 12:55 pm

Teck, UBC announce $2.9m investment for tailings management research and education

A new professorship will aim to strengthen the pipeline of skilled engineers to work in tailings management immediately after graduating.

Staff Writer | March 6, 2023 | 1:29 pm

Executive roles in the mining industry: Current outlook and growing concerns

The popular image of mining fails to give an accurate impression of a sector that increasingly finds itself at the cutting edge of engineering, science and technology.

Simon Gillibrand - CSG Talent | March 3, 2023 | 6:17 am

Tempered steel was a thing 2,900 years ago

Until recently it was assumed that it had not been possible to produce suitable quality steel in the Early Iron Age and certainly not in the Final Bronze Age.

Staff Writer | March 2, 2023 | 6:14 am

The salt on your table could be key for the green energy transition

Large underground salt deposits could serve as hydrogen holding tanks, conduct heat to geothermal plants, and influence CO2 storage.

Staff Writer | March 1, 2023 | 5:05 am

Rio Tinto kicks off recruitment campaign

Miner seeks university graduates from Australia and New Zealand, as it seeks to attract the best minds in engineering, data science, advanced technology, business and geology.

Staff Writer | February 28, 2023 | 4:20 pm

How zircon helps identify untapped copper deposits

Zircons are considered nature’s time capsules.

Staff Writer | February 28, 2023 | 6:02 am

Research institutions, US Army partner to identify risks in critical minerals supply chain

Over 100 industrial scientists, WPI faculty, and graduate and undergraduate students are engaged in more than 20 research projects.

Staff Writer | February 27, 2023 | 5:50 am

Cleantech startup aims to transform mine waste into a ‘climate solution’

Arca was named as one of Canada’s most investable cleantech ventures and won a $1 million award from XPRIZE and the Musk Foundation in a carbon removal competition.

Amanda Stutt | February 24, 2023 | 10:14 am

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