Suppliers & Equipment Top Stories

SolGold secures $750m gold stream funding for Ecuador project

Streaming deal will help SolGold finance feasibility studies, secure permits and later begin construction of the Cascabel copper-gold mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2024 | 5:55 am

Seabed mining regulator meets amid mounting pressure for code

Meeting is considered pivotal for the UN body, expected to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2024 | 4:05 am

Zinnwald lithium project is now Europe’s 3rd largest

Zinnwald now expects to churn out 16,000tpa to 18,000tpa of…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 12, 2024 | 6:41 am

Chinese deep-sea mining vehicle reaches 4,000m depth in trial run

The "Kaituo 2" successfully completed an experiment in the Pacific…

Staff Writer | July 11, 2024 | 12:14 pm

Vale partners with Komatsu, Cummins to develop low-emission trucks

The dual-fuel engines made by Cummins will be retrofitted to…

Reuters | July 11, 2024 | 9:49 am

Big 5 diversified mining companies are having a rough 2024

World’s 50 biggest miners had a combined market capitalization of just under $1.4 trillion, with losses at the very top offsetting a banner quarter for gold and copper stocks.

Frik Els | April 5, 2024 | 9:47 am

Lithium’s role in ‘clean’ ammonia production reimagined

US-based researchers updated an ammonia production process to make it greener and economically feasible.

Staff Writer | April 5, 2024 | 6:06 am

Uganda to launch first domestic tin processing plant next month

Woodcross Resources, a Uganda-based mining and mineral trading company, owns the plant.

Reuters | April 4, 2024 | 3:33 am

Scientists develop greener method for extracting gold from low-grade ore, e-waste

New technique safely extracts valuable metals from e-waste and low-grade ore using dramatically less energy and fewer chemicals than existing processes.

Staff Writer | April 3, 2024 | 6:06 am

Glencore backs EVelution Energy’s cobalt plant plans

The mining and commodities trader giant will provide EVelution with long-term supplies of cobalt hydroxide.

Staff Writer | April 3, 2024 | 5:46 am

Metso and Almalyk MMC sign frame agreement for major copper smelter delivery in Uzbekistan

The frame agreement is a continuation of Metso’s and Almalyk MMC’s contract signed at the end of 2022 for the design and basic engineering work for the copper smelter.

Metso | April 2, 2024 | 12:08 pm