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UK university, Bolivian government join forces to boost lithium industry

The initiative backs Bolivia’s ambition to provide 40% of the world’s supply of lithium by 2030.

Staff Writer | January 25, 2023 | 6:06 am

Steelmaking breakthrough could save money and emissions

Steel production accounts for about 7% of the world’s carbon…

Bloomberg News | January 24, 2023 | 8:35 am

New geochemical data to support critical minerals exploration in British Columbia interior

Release adds to a public data set that now includes…

Staff Writer | January 23, 2023 | 4:45 pm

ChatGPT doesn’t know where the world’s copper comes from, AI images show mining stuck in the Great Depression

So much for data mining and machine learning.

Frik Els | January 20, 2023 | 1:55 pm

Iron Ore Company of Canada donates 34 hectares of land to Labrador City

A parcel will be developed by the Town as a…

Staff Writer | January 20, 2023 | 6:34 am

Earth’s ‘Goldilocks zone’ responsible for metal ore deposit formation

Researchers have discovered a ‘Goldilocks zone’ at the base of the earth’s crust where temperature allows for metals to be transported to shallower levels near the surface.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 1, 2022 | 6:06 am

Highest levels of atmospheric mercury pollution now found in Amazon rainforest due to gold mining

Illegal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon is causing exceptionally high levels of atmospheric mercury, new research has found.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 31, 2022 | 6:06 am

Chile’s constitution drafters want to annul mining concessions on indigenous lands

Proposal to suspend Chilean mining and forestry concessions that infringe on indigenous land was approved.

Bloomberg News | January 26, 2022 | 8:41 am

Japanese researchers develop high energy density lithium-air battery

Scientists believe the devices have the potential to be the ultimate rechargeable batteries, with theoretical energy densities several times that of currently available lithium-ion batteries.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 26, 2022 | 6:06 am

McKinsey pegs the price tag of a livable climate at $9.2 trillion a year

That’s at least $3.5 trillion more a year than the world is currently laying out for both low-carbon and fossil-fuel infrastructure.

Bloomberg News | January 25, 2022 | 7:42 am

BHP, university researchers to explore four-dimensional controls on nickel mineral systems

BHP has partnered with three universities whose research is expected to challenge the current understanding of the nickel mineral system.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 25, 2022 | 5:05 am

New developments improve dual-ion battery technology

Chinese researchers have provided a solution to a problem that causes DIBs to malfunction when they recharge and discharge.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 24, 2022 | 6:05 am

Education spotlight: Determining the essential value of mining projects

Edumine's Valuation of Mineral Projects course runs online January 24-28, 2022.

Amanda Stutt | January 21, 2022 | 12:50 pm

Mining’s top ten ‘S’ trends in ESG for 2022

ESG action is now considered critical to both business and social resilience and is increasingly integrated into board oversight responsibilities and executive compensation.

Elizabeth Freele and Rachel Dekker | January 20, 2022 | 6:22 am

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