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Gold-based drugs hold potential as new antibiotics

New research has identified 19 gold-based compounds with the potential to treat multidrug-resistant superbugs.

Staff Writer | April 10, 2023 | 6:06 am

Anglo American to build green hydrogen hub in central Chile

The project, focused on innovation and new technologies, would involve…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2023 | 10:10 am

Germany’s Stolberg lead smelter reopens after sale to Trafigura

The Stolberg plant largely supplies European battery producers with lead.

Reuters | April 6, 2023 | 7:39 am

De Beers finds diamond within a diamond, names it the “Beating Heart”

The 0.33-carat rough diamond has an internal cavity enclosing a…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2023 | 5:23 am

Technology to extract REE from acid mine drainage gets $8m from US government

West Virginia University received a grant from the US Department…

Staff Writer | April 6, 2023 | 5:11 am

Australia plans to boost mineral discovery with new drill core research lab

CSIRO together with the Science and Industry Endowment Fund, the University of Western Australia and Curtin University just opened a Geoscience Drill Core Research Laboratory.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 28, 2021 | 5:17 am

Acquisition-hungry Sibanye grabs stake in Australian zinc miner

It has bought a 19.99% stake in New Century Resources, which owns a tailings zinc retreatment plant in Queensland.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2021 | 7:47 am

Rio Tinto to host world’s first carbon mineral storage hub near Iceland smelter

Iceland-based Carbfix will use Rio Tinto’s land surrounding the ISAL smelter for onshore CO2 injection.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 27, 2021 | 6:06 am

Citric acid can be used to extract rare earth metals from coal ash

The method, if widely adopted, could turn coal ash from an environmental pariah into a commercially viable product, researcher says.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 26, 2021 | 6:06 am

Caterpillar gears up for green energy transition, automation age

MINING.COM sits down for a conversation with Denise Johnson, Caterpillar’s mining chief, to talk about the future of mining and the trends shaping the industry.

Frik Els | October 25, 2021 | 1:19 pm

Boliden chooses Komatsu automated haulage for Swedish mine

The introduction of autonomous hauling in Aitik will mark the first system roll-out in the European Union.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 25, 2021 | 10:23 am

What automation, AI, AR and robotics mean for the future of work in mining

A new report by Wikistrat and idoba analyzes the impacts that technological developments and ESG issues are likely to have on workers in the mining industry.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 24, 2021 | 12:38 pm

Liquid metal helps convert CO2 into battery, manufacturing resources

A group of scientists discovered that liquid gallium can help transform carbon dioxide into oxygen and a high-value solid carbon product.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 22, 2021 | 6:06 am

BHP studies potential for using nickel mine waste to capture carbon

Waste from Nickel West operations is high in magnesium oxide, which can pull carbon out of the air to create magnesium carbonate, a stable compound in the form of a salt.

Reuters | October 21, 2021 | 10:41 am

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