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Vale to turn Amazon mining waste into high-grade iron ore

The company has started extracting scrap that had been dumped at a tailings dam at Carajas in northern Brazil since 1985.

Bloomberg News | March 2, 2023 | 2:14 pm

MineHub to acquire Waybridge for $2.5 million in shares

Online platforms for industrial metals have gained momentum in recent…

Reuters | March 2, 2023 | 7:42 am

Tesla lobbying to secure lithium from Chile — report

Tesla executives held talks with the ministers of foreign affairs…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2023 | 6:53 am

Tempered steel was a thing 2,900 years ago

Until recently it was assumed that it had not been…

Staff Writer | March 2, 2023 | 6:14 am

Caterpillar reaches tentative deal with union, averting possible strike

Caterpillar, which has been struggling with margin pressures as input…

Reuters | March 1, 2023 | 10:35 am

Artificial material mimics rare earth compounds

Researchers at Aalto University created a new material with quantum properties that normally require rare earth compounds.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 6, 2021 | 6:06 am

Energy Department funding experiments to fight methane with plasma, copper

The funding, $35 million in total, is being awarded to 12 projects.

Bloomberg News | December 2, 2021 | 10:03 am

As Freeport converts mining trucks to green power, costs unclear

It's migrating its fleet of roughly 600 haul trucks and numerous other pieces of mining equipment to electric or hydrogen power.

Reuters | December 2, 2021 | 7:00 am

Astronomers find new clues on the origin of gold

Black holes orbited by accretion disks may be involved in the creation of gold.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 2, 2021 | 6:05 am

Asteroid “ideal for mining exploration” to enter Earth’s orbit next week

An asteroid as big as a football field has been singled out by scientists as an ideal target for a mining exploration mission.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 1, 2021 | 7:12 am

Why OEMs are upping battery recycling capacity – report

According to IDTechEx, OEMs’ growing interest in battery recycling means that 12 million tonnes of li-ion batteries will be recycled by 2042.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 30, 2021 | 6:06 am

Plant cellulose can be used to extract neodymium from e-waste

Penn State University researchers developed new nanotechnology to separate neodymium found in electronic waste using plant cellulose.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 29, 2021 | 6:06 am

Researchers develop anti-ageing chemistry to overcome next-gen lithium battery decay

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences mimicked natural processes to stop the chemical degradation of electrolytes in high-voltage lithium batteries.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 28, 2021 | 7:08 am

Digital Technology Supercluster launches Earth X-ray for low-impact mining project

Aim is to help mining exploration companies precision-target deposits beneath the Earth's surface in a way that changes the economics of discovery and increases the sustainable production.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 25, 2021 | 1:37 pm

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