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Rio Tinto IOC donates $3m to Cégep de Sept-Îles for research and training pavilion

The initiative is part of a collaboration between IOC and the local college through the RAIL Centre of Expertise.

Staff Writer | September 14, 2023 | 5:21 pm

Hertz Lithium, Penn State University develop efficient process for extracting lithium from spodumene

Spodumene mineral is the major source of high-purity lithium.

Staff Writer | September 12, 2023 | 6:06 am

Ancient volcano in US may hold largest lithium resource on Earth

A new study estimates that the McDermitt Caldera hosts claystones…

Jackson Chen | September 11, 2023 | 2:49 pm

Australian Resources Industry Skills and Education awards student scholarships

Rhys Thurstun from Redeemer Lutheran College and Mufaro Tom from…

Staff Writer | September 11, 2023 | 6:16 am

Women in Mining Spotlight: Amanda Hall

Founder and CEO of Summit Nanotech, a firm that has…

Amanda Stutt | September 8, 2023 | 10:34 am

Superdeep diamond reveals new info on earth’s geological processes

A superdeep diamond recovered in Guinea has become the messenger of new information on plate tectonics.

Staff Writer | January 12, 2023 | 5:06 am

Scientists one step closer to turning coal into graphite

A team at Ohio University carried out a series of simulations showing how coal can be converted to valuable—and carbon-neutral—materials.

Staff Writer | January 8, 2023 | 7:49 am

The View from England: When copper production was dominated by the Welsh

The U.K. no longer springs to mind as a mining giant, but it used to have a dominant role in the global industry.

Chris Hinde | January 6, 2023 | 6:16 am

Carbon-capture plants also have harmful emissions — but there is a solution

A group of scientists has come up with a machine-learning solution for forecasting amine emissions from carbon-capture plants using experimental data.

Staff Writer | January 5, 2023 | 6:06 am

Scientists working towards stopping lithium-ion battery degradation

Researchers want to move towards designing longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries.

Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 7:58 am

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Rio Tinto IOC donates $3m to Cégep de Sept-Îles for research and training pavilion

Hertz Lithium, Penn State University develop efficient process for extracting lithium from spodumene

Ancient volcano in US may hold largest lithium resource on Earth

Australian Resources Industry Skills and Education awards student scholarships

Women in Mining Spotlight: Amanda Hall

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Superdeep diamond reveals new info on earth’s geological processes

Scientists one step closer to turning coal into graphite

The View from England: When copper production was dominated by the Welsh

Carbon-capture plants also have harmful emissions — but there is a solution

Why mining is essential to the energy transition and global prosperity

University of Oulu gets €1.6 million funding to expedite emission-free steel industry

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New Year’s resolutions for miners – 2023

Scientists working towards stopping lithium-ion battery degradation