Suppliers & Equipment Top Stories

US lithium clay projects secure backing despite extraction hurdles

The United States’ great hope for domestic lithium supply could lie in the massive-scale, long-life sediment-hosted deposits in its southwestern region.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | June 21, 2024 | 8:00 am

SQM and Talga team up on Aero lithium project in Sweden

The Chilean lithium miner can earn up to a 70%…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2024 | 3:53 am

EnergyX to build lithium plant in US ‘Ark-La-Tex’ region

Project Lonestar Lithium will have a target production of 5,000…

Staff Writer | June 20, 2024 | 12:38 pm

Omnigen Energy gets $46 million financing to develop 20 solar power plants in Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais is the largest distributed generation market in Brazil…

Staff Writer | June 19, 2024 | 3:38 pm

Sandvik introduces AutoMine Interoperable ACS for autonomous underground mining

New capability enables non-Sandvik, third-party autonomous equipment to operate seamlessly…

Sandvik | June 19, 2024 | 11:22 am

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 18%.

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 hosts a JORC-compliant exploration target of 19-23 million tonnes grading 1.4-1.9% copper equivalent.

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 batteries for electric vehicles.

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 slag.

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

BatMan project uses lasers to optimize EV batteries

A new laser patterning process to alter the microstructure of battery electrode materials has the potential to unlock significant improvements to electrified transportation.

Staff Writer | February 27, 2024 | 6:06 am

Legacy uses AI to discover platinum in Australia

Proponents predict AI will be indispensable to help the industry ramp up the supply of battery metals for the global energy transition to fight climate change.

Colin McClelland | February 26, 2024 | 8:14 am