Antofagasta outlines progress on $4.4bn Centinela expansionThe second concentrator will add 144,000 tonnes of copper a year to the company’s overall production, extending the mine's life 30 more years. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2024 | 8:18 am
Rio Tinto to build two solar farms on Australia’s Gove PeninsulaThe two sites will have combined capacity of 10.5MW.Staff Writer | July 3, 2024 | 8:08 am
Freeport-McMoRan begins operations at new Indonesia copper smelterPT Freeport Indonesia has received approval from the government to…Staff Writer | July 2, 2024 | 12:29 pm
Researchers point to pyrite as possible source of lithium A West Virginia University research team found plenty of lithium in pyrite minerals in shale. Staff Writer | April 16, 2024 | 6:06 am
Hummingbird close to kicking off commercial production at Guinea gold mine Despite a dispute with its main contractor at Kouroussa, the miner continues to work towards achieving commercial production. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2024 | 3:35 am
Vale operations in Brazil now 100% renewable energy-powered The world's top iron ore and nickel miner said that 100% of the electricity used in its local operations last year came from green sources. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2024 | 5:47 am
Composite material adorned with gold nanoparticles improves infectious disease testing Composite polymer particles adorned with gold nanoparticles deliver more accurate means of testing for infectious diseases. Staff Writer | April 15, 2024 | 5:45 am
Project to turn hydrogen into a powder for easy export gets $3.2 million in funding The Kotai Hydrogen project will use a new method of hydrogen production and transportation developed by Curtin’s Hydrogen Storage Research Group. Staff Writer | April 11, 2024 | 6:06 am
Canada Nickel starts working on Crawford, eyes 2027 production The company has started front end engineering design at the northern Ontario project, expected to be in production by late 2027. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2024 | 5:39 am
Rio Tinto to invest $9.3 million in technology startups The focus will be on technologies in the fields of safe mine operations, decarbonisation, exploration processing and automation. Staff Writer | April 10, 2024 | 4:52 pm
Metso launches TSE horizontal triple shaft screen for North and Central Americas markets The TSE Series offers a robust design to support the stresses generated by the high-performance mechanism that produces the high G elliptical motion. Staff Writer | April 10, 2024 | 10:27 am
Fleet Space launches Centauri-6 satellite on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-1 mission Fleet Space’s SPIDER seismic technology will also head to the Moon to search for water ice and deliver new insights about the lunar regolith. Staff Writer | April 8, 2024 | 2:20 pm