Suppliers & Equipment Top Stories

US energy storage market hits installation record in Q1

New record marks the highest storage capacity ever installed in a first quarter in the US, representing an 84% increase from Q1 2023.

Staff Writer | June 18, 2024 | 8:46 am

Newmont contracts Wood to enhance Papua New Guinea mine

A contract totalling $18 million was given to Wood to…

Staff Writer | June 18, 2024 | 8:23 am

Cameco, SaskPower, Westinghouse to explore nuclear reactor tech for clean electricity

SaskPower is expected to make a final investment decision in…

Staff Writer | June 17, 2024 | 2:08 pm

Japan, Chile boost ties in lithium extraction, supply

Japanese firms would have long-term preferential access to the battery…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 17, 2024 | 5:50 am

Asante Gold to up production at Bibiani with new plant

The sulphide recovery facility is crucial to Asante's ambitious plan…

Staff Writer | June 14, 2024 | 5:53 am

Stanford researchers figure out how to reduce Li-metal battery degradation

Resting is important – particularly for lithium-metal batteries.

Staff Writer | February 15, 2024 | 6:06 am

Sibanye-Stillwater, Heraeus team up to save palladium

The miners will explore new uses for PGMs, particularly palladium, in the hydrogen market amid weak demand for the metal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2024 | 5:29 am

Africa moves a step closer to continent’s first cobalt refinery

Nigeria-based Africa Finance Corp. last week signed an expression of interest to provide $100 million in financing to the facility.

Bloomberg News | February 14, 2024 | 2:34 pm

Four in custody over SSR gold mine landslide in Turkey

Police and military teams, mine rescuers and volunteers, totalling more than 1,700 people, are looking for the missing workers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 14, 2024 | 3:44 am

BHP partners with Chile miners to battle cybersecurity risks

The initiative, led by Corporación Alta Ley and supported by the Chilean Ministry of Mining, aims to generate and share cyber-intelligence information.

Staff Writer | February 13, 2024 | 4:56 pm

Fleet Space technologies launches expert-in-residence program, appoints former BHP VP

The first appointee to the XIR program is Keenan Jennings, former vice president of Metals Exploration at BHP.

Staff Writer | February 13, 2024 | 1:48 pm

British Columbia rare earth project testing makes 50% TREO concentrates with 80% recovery

Defense Metals says metallurgical testing of samples from its Wicheeda project has shown a 50% total rate earth oxide concentrate can be made.

Staff Writer | February 13, 2024 | 10:39 am

How to produce green steel from aluminum’s red mud

Researchers have shown that green steel can be produced from aluminium production waste in a relatively simple way.

Staff Writer | February 13, 2024 | 9:06 am

Scient launches Nova Scotia’s first cloud-based virtual drill core laboratory

The project facilitates remote access to hyperspectral drill core imagery in the eastern Canadian province, impacting mineral exploration in the region.

Staff Writer | February 12, 2024 | 2:29 pm

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