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Electra commissions clean iron pilot plant

Electra announced the commissioning of a pilot plant to produce metallic iron from already mined, high-impurity ores.

Staff Writer | April 2, 2024 | 6:06 am

New beetle species discovered at Orapa diamond mine in Botswana

Researchers say the Orapa deposits are enriching humanity’s understanding of…

Staff Writer | March 31, 2024 | 6:06 am

Calibre inks commissioning contract for Valentine gold mine

Production at Valentine is planned to start in the first…

Staff Writer | March 28, 2024 | 4:05 pm

Hummingbird forced to delay commercial production at Guinea gold mine

The company's main contractor, Corica Mining Services, halted work at…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 28, 2024 | 3:37 am

Syensqo launches Transfoamer product line, the mining industry’s first “switchable” frothers

Transfoamer frothers are based on a novel technology that changes…

Staff Writer | March 27, 2024 | 4:30 pm

MXenes, ruthenium support sustainable green hydrogen production

Texas-based researchers have reduced by half the cost of catalysts used to produce green hydrogen.

Staff Writer | October 23, 2023 | 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

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