December 29, 2022

Two minerals never seen on earth extracted from meteorite sample

Ever heard about elaliite and elkinstantonite?

December 28, 2022

Women in Mining Spotlight: Cat Culkin

Cat Culkin, chief technology officer at Pronto.ai on a virtual site visit in California.

December 27, 2022

Extraterrestrial manganese turns out to be oxygen-free

Researchers discovered that under Mars-like conditions, manganese oxides can be readily formed without atmospheric oxygen.

December 26, 2022

Turns out that gold objects were also valued during the Bronze Age

Archaeologists identified a 4000-year-old gold-working toolkit amongst the grave goods from an important Bronze Age burial near Stonehenge.

December 22, 2022

How virtual reality makes geology more accessible

Students and other people interested in geology can have a ‘dry run’ experience and review techniques before reaching an actual site.

December 20, 2022

New model allows for balancing rare plant protection, mine development

Researchers at Utah State University are mapping out strategies that allow balancing the emerging demand for mining and energy development projects on the Colorado Plateau.

December 19, 2022

Gold may be the solution to foggy glasses

The soon-to-be patented coating has been created by researchers at ETH Zurich.

December 15, 2022

De Beers Group awards $33K in scholarships to women in STEM

It builds on a partnership between De Beers Group and UN Women that provided $408,000 in scholarships to support Canadian women in STEM programs.

December 14, 2022

Gold extracted from SIM cards can be used to make painkillers

Researchers have developed processes for extracting gold from e-waste and using it in drug manufacturing.

December 13, 2022

Global miners’ ESG strategies show ‘concerning’ lack of focus on gender

A report by Stratum and Digbee shows that gender is considered the “least important” social priority for mining companies over the next two years.