Suppliers & Equipment Top Stories

Kal Tire and Pitcrew AI forge worldwide strategic alliance

The signed MOU solidifies the existing collaboration between the two organizations and designates Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group.

Kal Tire | May 3, 2024 | 10:56 am

Ever heard of strange metals? This is how to make them

MIT physicists discovered a new way to make a state…

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

Textiles help selectively recover gold from e-waste

Polyacrylonitrile fibres have been found to improve molecular gold recovery.

Staff Writer | May 1, 2024 | 6:06 am

Caterpillar, Vale testing electric and ethanol-powered trucks

Among mine equipment, the haul truck is the biggest consumer…

Staff Writer | April 30, 2024 | 11:02 am

New Korean process quickly converts manure into biochar

A new Manure To Biochar process converts 10 tonnes of…

Staff Writer | April 30, 2024 | 5:30 am

Anglo American submits $1.1 billion tailings, water management plan for Los Bronces

The project will pay special attention to the moving of mineral pulp or tailings from the Pérez Caldera dam to the Las Tórtolas tailings dam.

Staff Writer | December 26, 2023 | 10:47 am

Cell phone data, satellite systems transistors get some bling

Gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors, employed in mobile data and satellite communication systems, have been created using diamonds as a substrate.

Staff Writer | December 26, 2023 | 6:51 am

When science meets art: recycled metal and lab-grown gems

Designs by British artist Anabela Chan rely on lab-grown diamonds, recycled aluminium and pearls grown using regenerative farming techniques.

Reuters | December 22, 2023 | 9:37 am

Op-Ed: How mining supply chains can minimize political risk

Domestic suppliers can provide protection in two primary ways.

Timothy Liptrot | December 22, 2023 | 9:25 am

Graphene-copper mix may improve efficiency of EV, industrial equipment motors

By mixing the right amount of graphene with copper to make electrical wires it is possible to improve the efficiency of electricity distribution.

Staff Writer | December 21, 2023 | 6:06 am

Singapore’s Atomionics taps gravity, AI in hunt for critical minerals

The company has signed contracts with three major mining companies as part of a strategy to pinpoint ore bodies of metals key to the energy transition.

Reuters | December 19, 2023 | 5:42 am