Suppliers & Equipment Top Stories

Apple to use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025

A quarter of all cobalt used in Apple products came from recycled material in 2022, up from 13% a year earlier.

Reuters | April 13, 2023 | 2:21 pm

Artemis Gold buys Caterpillar fleet for Blackwater mine construction in British Columbia

Blackwater open-pit gold mine south of Vanderhoof will be largest…

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | April 13, 2023 | 1:19 pm

Asteroid mining startup AstroForge readies first mission

The California-based company will test its technique for refining platinum from…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 13, 2023 | 5:49 am

Rare zircon samples give new clues on earth’s ancient dwellers

Old and rare examples of zircon with graphite inclusions tell…

Staff Writer | April 13, 2023 | 5:11 am

Hexagon launches HxGN MinePlan Block Model Manager

The solution aims to transform how mining companies manage block…

Staff Writer | April 12, 2023 | 2:43 pm

Rio Tinto partners with nonprofit to support habitat restoration

Rio and RESOLVE to launch Regeneration, a start-up that will use the re-mining and processing of waste from legacy mine sites to support rehabilitation activities and restore natural environments.

MINING.com Editor | November 9, 2021 | 11:41 am

Proterra, Komatsu collaborate on underground mining EVs

Proterra will supply its H Series battery system technology to Komatsu for the development of battery-electric LHDs, drills and bolters for underground hard rock mining.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 9, 2021 | 9:40 am

Largo Resources rebrands into a vanadium energy storage play

The strategic transformation aligns with the company's vertically integrated vanadium redox-flow battery offering.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 8, 2021 | 11:57 am

Weir to acquire AI, machine vision leader Motion Metrics

Motion Metrics' Vancouver headquarters will become Weir’s global centre for excellence in AI and machine vision technology.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 8, 2021 | 9:46 am

Low-platinum catalyst developed to boost fuel cell commercialization

Chinese researchers developed a catalyst that requires small amounts of platinum and produces high catalytic activity for massive fuel cell adoption.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 8, 2021 | 6:06 am

New study shows real impact of mountaintop mining on endangered species

Recent research estimated the full extent of water-quality degradation attributable to mountaintop removal mining at the landscape level.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 7, 2021 | 9:23 am

Tesla to open Canada battery gear factory in Markham, Ontario

In 2019, the electric carmaker acquired Canada-based Hibar, which manufactures pumps used in fast-speed battery assembly that Tesla is introducing for its new 4680 cells.

Reuters | November 5, 2021 | 11:47 am