Suppliers & Equipment Top Stories

Volkswagen in talks with JV partner on audit of Xinjiang plant

Investors are placing pressure on the carmaker to carry out an audit \ in Xinjiang, where human rights abuses have been documented.

Reuters | June 20, 2023 | 7:07 am

Eldorado Gold’s Lamaque mine welcomes its first Sandvik BEV truck

The delivery is a major milestone in Eldorado’s efforts to…

Staff Writer | June 19, 2023 | 11:36 am

Fortescue expands battery and electric powertrain output in UK with new plant

The Banbury facility will open in 2024.

Reuters | June 19, 2023 | 7:39 am

Rio Tinto autonomous iron ore train derailed

The miner said a probe had been launched after one…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2023 | 3:32 am

New study quantifies violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights by extractive industries

Ten universities joined forces to conduct the largest quantitative analysis…

Staff Writer | June 18, 2023 | 7:24 am

Komatsu, Codelco to trial unique tunneling machine at Chuquicamata mine

The new tunnel boring machine is equipped with new technologies that enable adaptability to small curves, reversing, and passing intersections in hard rock tunnel excavation.

Staff Writer | July 11, 2022 | 11:02 am

Eldorado Gold closer to restarting construction at Skouries project in Greece

Financing discussions continue to advance and the company is targeting the restart of construction in the second half of 2022.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2022 | 7:03 am

New Li-ion battery performs well in freezing cold, scorching hot temperatures

An outstanding new electrolyte gives Li-ion and lithium-sulphur batteries the ability to perform well at freezing cold and scorching hot temperatures while still packing a lot of energy.

Staff Writer | July 11, 2022 | 6:06 am

Gold-uranium mine in South Africa sheds new light on life’s power generators below earth’s surface

For the first time, there is an insight into how energy is stored deep in the earth’s subsurface.

Staff Writer | July 10, 2022 | 7:45 am

Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak

After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.

Frik Els | July 8, 2022 | 2:53 pm

Microwaves efficiently extract manganese, zinc from spent batteries

A distributed recycling system that uses microwave heating may be a more efficient mechanism for extracting metals from old alkaline batteries.

Staff Writer | July 8, 2022 | 6:06 am

Metso Outotec to deliver grinding mills to First Quantum’s copper mine in Zambia

Delivery includes two Planet Positive Premier grinding mills with a total installed power of 50 megawatts.

Staff Writer | July 7, 2022 | 8:50 am

Researchers develop new drilling fluid technology advancing mineral exploration

Research team at the Western Australian School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical developed the new technology as part of research toward automating fluid monitoring and handling in the drilling industry.

Staff Writer | July 7, 2022 | 6:12 am

New 3D geological model expected to help guide exploration of rare earth elements

The model targets alkaline igneous systems, which host many of the world's REE deposits.

Staff Writer | July 7, 2022 | 5:05 am

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