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Main sources of coal bursts identified

Coal bursts are triggered by a volatile and uncontrolled energy release from within an overstressed rock mass or coal seam.

Staff Writer | August 1, 2023 | 6:06 am

Exxon in talks with Tesla, Ford, Volkswagen on supplying lithium

The talks are in the early stages and also include…

Bloomberg News | July 31, 2023 | 12:39 pm

Rio Tinto commits $150 million to Centre for Future Materials

Centre will be led by Imperial College London to search…

Staff Writer | July 31, 2023 | 12:31 pm

New stretchable battery may pave the way for smart clothes

US-based researchers have developed a successful prototype of a fully…

Staff Writer | July 31, 2023 | 12:18 pm

Rio Tinto, Codelco join forces to find more copper in Chile

They will explore for the coveted metal in concessions held…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 31, 2023 | 10:21 am

Panasonic to build $4bn battery plant in US to supply Tesla

Facility is expected to supply Tesla with new high-capacity batteries, boosting Panasonic’s production capacity 150-200 GWh per year by 2028.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 14, 2022 | 9:01 am

Anglo American, Nippon Steel to work on low-carbon steelmaking

They will work on solutions for lower-carbon steelmaking, a process responsible for up to 9% of global greenhouse emissions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 14, 2022 | 3:55 am

Umicore plans $1.2 billion battery materials plant in Ontario

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signed a deal with Belgium's Umicore to build a new battery facility in Ontario.

Reuters | July 13, 2022 | 8:36 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

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