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Sandvik profit just misses forecast, order intake rises

Company reported Q1 operating profit slightly below analyst expectations on Friday.

Reuters | April 21, 2023 | 7:13 am

Storm Mountain Diamonds finds giant pink rock in Lesotho

The 108.39ct fancy pink diamond is said to be one…

Staff Writer | April 21, 2023 | 6:23 am

Mining lithium in abandoned oil fields for tomorrow’s EVs

Several upstart miners have bought land rights to nearby abandoned…

Bloomberg News | April 20, 2023 | 10:14 am

Tailings dams affect diversity of upstream fish species – study

Brazilian researchers found that streams flowing into tailings storage dams…

Staff Writer | April 20, 2023 | 6:12 am

Chile’s drought hits Antofagasta’s copper output in Q1

It produced 145,900 tonnes of copper in the period, down…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2023 | 6:43 am

HERE partners with Ericsson on custom mine maps

Smart mining operations are projected to increase threefold until 2025.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 11, 2022 | 8:59 am

Rio Tinto to transport iron ore in Pilbara via battery-electric trains

The miner will buy four battery electric trains to deploy in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of its decarbonization strategy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2022 | 5:59 am

Copper-based artificial photosynthesis device advances research into solar fuels

The device is known as a photoelectrochemical cell and it is made of copper oxide, or cuprous oxide, a promising artificial photosynthesis material.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2022 | 6:06 am

Gold catalyst helps transform methane into methanol, acetic acid

Researchers produced methanol and acetic acid by reacting methane with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst made from gold and the zeolite ZSM-5.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 9, 2022 | 7:37 am

Palladium-infused ‘nano-chocolates’ a cheaper mechanism to store hydrogen

German researchers have developed an alternative mechanism to store hydrogen in palladium nanoparticles.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 4, 2022 | 6:06 am

Metso Outotec to divest its metal recycling business

The closing of the transaction is expected to take place during the first half of 2022.

Metso Outotec | January 3, 2022 | 12:15 pm

Japanese researchers find formula for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries

A new approach to anode fabrication could lead to extremely fast-charging lithium-ion batteries.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 2, 2022 | 9:49 am

Copper coating could enhance effectiveness of masks against covid-19

Using a thin-film coating of copper or copper compounds on surfaces could enhance copper's ability to inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 31, 2021 | 8:00 am

Indian researchers develop lithium-ion battery that can be recharged with solar energy

Scientists at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research incorporated photosensitive components inside lithium-ion batteries.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 30, 2021 | 12:24 pm

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