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Komatsu adds WX11 LHD to underground hard rock lineup

New machine engineered to drive productivity and lower TCO.

Komatsu | February 29, 2024 | 2:23 pm

Weir Group margins buffed by mining sector, raises dividend

The engineering group has increased its full year dividend by…

Staff Writer | February 29, 2024 | 11:36 am

UK-based Getech, East Star partner to explore for Kazakhstan copper

East Star currently holds copper licenses on the Verkhuba deposit, which…

Staff Writer | February 29, 2024 | 10:59 am

Nickel-based electrode material opens doors to cobalt-free batteries

A new nickel-based electrode material opens new avenues to cobalt-free…

Staff Writer | February 29, 2024 | 6:06 am

New technique helps recover more copper, zinc, lead from slag

A sulfurization-reduction approach facilitates the efficient extraction of metals from…

Staff Writer | February 28, 2024 | 6:06 am

Offshore wind farms could offset billions of dollars in climate change-related costs in the Pacific Northwest – report

Floating wind farms off the coast of southern Oregon and northern California could potentially triple the Pacific Northwest’s wind power capacity.

Staff Writer | October 22, 2023 | 7:17 am

Challenge for world’s biggest robot trains is going electric

Rio Tinto is preparing for trials of battery-powered locomotives in Australia.

Bloomberg News | October 20, 2023 | 9:03 am

Glencore’s documents on planned EV battery recycling hub not enough for Sardinia

The Swiss miner said in May that it wanted to develop a recycling hub for EV batteries with Canada's Li-Cycle.

Reuters | October 19, 2023 | 9:14 am

Quartz can help predict, manage wildfires

The intensity of quartz luminescence is higher in sediments that have been exposed to wildfires.

Staff Writer | October 19, 2023 | 6:06 am

Asteroid mining startup to launch mission in early 2024

If successful, AstroForge would be the first private company to visit an M-type asteroid and operate in deep space.

Staff Writer | October 19, 2023 | 5:55 am

Canadian technology company creates metals supply chain software to combat fraud

Alberta-based Daniola says it has developed a secure digital platform to bring more accountability and transparency to metals transactions.

Amanda Stutt | October 18, 2023 | 11:17 am

‘Green’ battery recycling technique allows for massive recovery of aluminum, lithium

A recently developed method allows for the recovery of 100% of the aluminum and 98% of the lithium from spent electric car batteries.

Staff Writer | October 18, 2023 | 5:15 am

Grupo Mexico proposes work group to address Sonora river contamination

Nine years ago, a toxic mining acid spill into the Bacanuchi river in Mexico's Sonora state became one of the country's worst ecological disasters.

Reuters | October 18, 2023 | 4:08 am

Ancient nickel-eating microbes can teach us valuable biomining techniques – study

Methanogens are ancient life forms that still exist today. They power their metabolism by breaking down rocks and minerals.

Staff Writer | October 17, 2023 | 6:06 am

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