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Researchers better understand what it takes to improve EV batteries’ performance

A scientific team tracked the real-time movement of lithium ions inside layered lithium nickel-rich oxides.

Staff Writer | October 18, 2022 | 5:05 am

Platinum-lanthanum alloy may give push to next-gen fuel cells

Researchers at Tsinghua University have devised a method for combining…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 17, 2022 | 6:06 am

There are critical minerals hiding in your junk drawer

Globally just 17% of electronic waste is collected and recycled…

Bloomberg News | October 14, 2022 | 9:52 am

TGIF – Gold helps Scots produce whisky more efficiently

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have found a way…

Staff Writer | October 14, 2022 | 6:06 am

Beamex donates $10,000 to a scholarship fund for industrial automation professionals

Donation will generate a perpetual need-based scholarship award to a…

Staff Writer | October 13, 2022 | 3:31 am

Human, environmental costs of sand, gravel mining overlooked — study

Researchers say sand and gravel are the most mined materials in the world, with between 32 and 50 billion tonnes extracted globally each year.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 9, 2021 | 5:00 am

Conservation body calls for global moratorium on deep-sea mining

Environment officials and campaigners have called for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining and on issuing new exploration contracts unless marine ecosystems can be effectively protected.

Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 10:25 pm

‘Tiger on my farm’: Indian coal mining hub brings new dangers for villagers

Coal mining is more commonly criticised by environmentalists for polluting air and water, degrading landscapes and fuelling climate change than for creating new wildlife habitats.

Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 8:36 pm

Over 1,000 of Teck’s germ-killing copper patches installed on BC college campus

Results from an industry-first trial in 2020 showed that copper is effective at killing up to 99.9% of bacteria on high-touch transit surfaces.

MINING.com Editor | September 8, 2021 | 1:57 pm

German researchers develop record-breaking lithium metal cell

A new lithium metal battery offers extremely high energy density of 560 watt-hours per kilogram.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 8, 2021 | 5:06 am

New research to bring fibre optic technology to Australian mining sector

Project will seek to produce data to reduce the cost of geophysical characterisation of the subsurface and develop a safer resource extraction process.

MINING.com Editor | September 7, 2021 | 12:07 pm

The View from England: Burning lessons for mining

Burning Man principles contain lessons that could be more usefully shared with the mining industry.

Chris Hinde | September 6, 2021 | 11:02 am

Rare earths make their way to Colorado’s waterways

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder say there is growing concern about REE concentrations, which are not monitored and there are no water quality standards set for them.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 3, 2021 | 5:49 am

New minerals data compilation released for British Columbia’s Golden Triangle

A collaboration between Geoscience BC and the mineral exploration sector created a new public data compilation to guide decisions about exploration for critical minerals in the province.

MINING.com Editor | September 1, 2021 | 3:04 pm

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