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Regis opens new decline at Duketon gold project in Australia

The Balkau decline provides access to the second underground operation at Garden Well South, which commenced commercial production during May 2023.

Staff Writer | July 7, 2023 | 1:11 pm

Innovation in EVs seen denting copper demand growth potential

New electric vehicles from Tesla and rivals are being engineered…

Reuters | July 7, 2023 | 11:05 am

BHP looks to tiny microbes to cut stubborn steel emissions

BHP aspires to reduce its Scope 3 emissions to net…

Bloomberg News | July 7, 2023 | 7:23 am

New method reduces mercury content in sulfuric acid by more than 90%

Sulfuric acid is produced either from sulfur from the petroleum…

Staff Writer | July 7, 2023 | 6:06 am

New, highly conductive metallic gel allows 3D printing of solid objects at room temperature

US-based researchers have developed a metallic gel that is highly…

Staff Writer | July 6, 2023 | 6:06 am

China, US are racing to make billions from mining the moon’s minerals

Unlike in the era of Sputnik and Apollo, the world’s top superpowers can’t even agree on basic principles to govern the next generation of space activity.

Bloomberg News | May 17, 2022 | 7:19 am

Entire rare earth metals family could help address acid gas pollution

Researchers have set up to find metal-organic frameworks that can effectively detect and trap acid gases.

Staff Writer | May 16, 2022 | 6:06 am

Review board rejects Baffinland expansion plans in Nunavut

Federal northern affairs minister, has 90 days to either side with the review board or Baffinland Iron Mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 16, 2022 | 4:19 am

Failed eruptions play a role in the creation of porphyry copper deposits

Recent research opens up new avenues for the development of tools to find new copper deposits.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 15, 2022 | 6:22 am

Hexagon introduces 3D camera for production material monitoring

MineMeasure Detect enables real-time optimization for plant production with automated digital image analysis offering continuous, accurate and rapid measurement of oversize, volume, rock fragmentation and color analysis.

Staff Writer | May 13, 2022 | 3:49 pm

Green metals exports could help Australia lower carbon emissions — study

The Asia-Pacific region's greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced by 8.6% if Australia moves away from fossil fuel-intensive exports.

Staff Writer | May 13, 2022 | 6:07 am

This London start-up has a cheaper way to suck carbon from the air

Mission Zero, which uses simple chemistry and equipment to suck planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the air, just got a $5m injection.

Bloomberg News | May 12, 2022 | 4:00 am

Sandvik showcasing electric concept rig for surface drilling at Vei og Anlegg 2022 in Norway

The new concept rig demonstrates some of the advanced technologies that will be introduced on future series drill rigs to support more sustainable and energy-efficient surface drilling.

Sandvik | May 11, 2022 | 12:46 pm

Miners turn to bacteria and other new ways to leach copper from waste rock

Global miners are deploying a raft of new leaching technologies that can extract low concentrations of copper from waste rock and help avoid lengthy mine permitting delays.

Reuters | May 11, 2022 | 10:19 am

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