Suppliers & Equipment Top Stories

Rio Tinto invests $143 million in low-emission steel plant

The facility will focus on BioIron, an iron-making technology developed by Rio that utilizes plant matter as fuel instead of coal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 4, 2024 | 5:08 am

Buried fortune of old copper wire is worth billions to telcos

In the migration to fiber-optic cable, telecommunications companies could recover…

Bloomberg News | May 30, 2024 | 7:11 am

Water, vortex device used to create gold nanoparticles

Researchers have produced different types of gold nanoparticles using a…

Staff Writer | May 30, 2024 | 6:06 am

Billions in African gold smuggled to UAE each year — report

Illicit gold trade amounts to $23.7 billion-$35 billion annually based…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2024 | 5:42 am

Epiroc buys remaining stake in autonomous solutions provider ASI Mining

ASI Mining, a subsidiary of Utah-based Autonomous Solutions Inc., is…

Staff Writer | May 29, 2024 | 3:01 pm

Gold-based sensor helps detect ‘forever chemicals’ in water

A new gold-based sensor is able to detect pollution from 'forever chemicals' in water through luminescence.

Staff Writer | January 18, 2024 | 6:06 am

Former Fortescue execs launch green iron start-up

The Australia-based green materials platform company, Element Zero, has raised $10 million in seed funding.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2024 | 5:59 am

Albemarle to cut jobs, halt expansions and sell stake in Liontown

The world's top lithium producer expects to reduce costs by $95m a year by reducing expenses, cutting jobs and selling unwanted assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2024 | 3:43 am

Disorganizing rare-earth ions may improve quantum information storage

One of the major barriers to practical quantum computing has been how to make qubits that retain their quantum information long enough to be useful.

Staff Writer | January 16, 2024 | 6:06 am

Maritime begins gold cleanup at Pine Cove mill

The company has already recovered material and poured a gold doré bar containing 281.1 oz.

Staff Writer | January 15, 2024 | 10:41 am

Ma’aden, Hexagon partner to launch Middle East’s first digital mine

Hexagon’s life-of-mine technology solutions will be deployed at the Mansoura Massarah gold mine.

Staff Writer | January 15, 2024 | 9:06 am

Massive green ammonia production key to decarbonizing shipping industry – study

New research shows that green ammonia could be used to fulfill the fuel demands of over 60% of global shipping.

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

Sodium-ion batteries prove to be resource-efficient

Sodium-ion batteries have an equivalent climate impact as their lithium-ion counterparts – but there isn’t a risk of running out of raw materials.

Staff Writer | January 14, 2024 | 6:21 am

International Battery Metals leases lithium filtration plant for US production

The move would make IBAT the first company to commercially produce lithium with a DLE technology.

Reuters | January 11, 2024 | 3:20 pm

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