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Rio Tinto inks deal to bring iron ore rail car manufacturing to Pilbara

Rio intends to invest about $101 million to acquire 100 domestically built ore rail cars over six years.

Reuters | June 13, 2023 | 7:44 am

Boliden’s Ronneskar metals smelter damaged in fire, output halted

The Swedish smelter is a major producer of copper, zinc,…

Reuters | June 13, 2023 | 4:42 am

Billionaire Forrest calls Musk a ‘muppet’ over fuel cell doubts

Andrew Forrest, founder of Fortescue Metals, said doubters of hydrogen…

Bloomberg News | June 13, 2023 | 4:03 am

Lithium Americas produces first carbonate at Caucharí-Olaroz

The output quality was lower than battery-standard lithium carbonate, but…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 13, 2023 | 3:45 am

Rio Tinto to invest $1.1 billion to expand aluminum smelter in Canada

Construction will run over two-and-a-half years.

Reuters | June 12, 2023 | 7:37 am

Epiroc to supply battery-electric equipment to Glencore’s Onaping Depth project

Automation solutions will be used at what will be one of the world’s first all-electric mines.

Staff Writer | July 4, 2022 | 12:04 pm

Sandvik chooses Cat HVO capable engines to reduce CO2 emissions

The Cat C-Series engines supplied to Sandvik Mobile Crushers and Screeners to power its mining and construction equipment can run on renewable and alternative fuels.

Caterpillar | June 30, 2022 | 12:13 pm

Minerals from Antarctica give clues to potentially habitable locations on Mars

Minerals found in samples of material from Antarctica could give scientists a better understanding of the surface and subsurface environment of Mars.

Staff Writer | June 30, 2022 | 6:06 am

Rio Tinto, Corona Canada pilot country’s first specially-marked low carbon can

Rio Tinto will leverage insights from its initiative to allow consumers to use QR codes to see exactly how their products were made from mine to market – including sustainability data.

Staff Writer | June 29, 2022 | 4:56 pm

Metso Outotec launches Planet Positive dewatering filter plant unit

Filters maximize operational reliability in different types of dewatering applications where superior process performance combined with energy and water efficiency is required.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 29, 2022 | 10:47 am

Seismic noise analyses help identify potential hazards at mine sites

The key is extracting and separating the signals generated from mining activity from the background seismic noise of the surrounding area.

Staff Writer | June 29, 2022 | 6:06 am

Britain sanctions Russia’s “Nickel King” Vladimir Potanin

Sanctions on Russia’s second richest man and president of Nornickel, target Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, the UK government said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2022 | 3:41 am

Researchers now know why hackmanite changes colour

Hackmanite is considered a natural wonder material that is cheap and easy to synthesize and that has applications in personal UV monitoring and X-ray imaging.

Staff Writer | June 28, 2022 | 5:05 am

Teck tests carbon capture use and storage at Canadian operations

Canada’s largest diversified miner has set the pilot project at its Trail Operations metallurgical complex in southern British Columbia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2022 | 3:39 am

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