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Rio Tinto starts recycling steel from Australia’s largest ever demolition project

The demolition is part of the broader closure program at Rio Tinto’s Gove Operations, , where bauxite mining is expected to cease later this decade.

Rio Tinto | November 21, 2023 | 7:38 am

Codelco to spend $720 million on Chuquicamata copper mine

Move is part of a plan to bring late and…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 21, 2023 | 3:31 am

Ucore gets C$4.3 million federal grant for REE demo plant in Ontario

The Canadian government support will be used to commercialize Ucore’s…

Staff Writer | November 20, 2023 | 12:36 pm

Komatsu accelerates equipment electrification with acquisition of American Battery Solutions

ABS develops and manufactures a wide variety of heavy-duty and…

Staff Writer | November 20, 2023 | 10:25 am

Next-gen gas sensor technology proposed for industrial, medical settings

New organic–inorganic hybrid gas sensors have shown to be durable,…

Staff Writer | November 20, 2023 | 6:06 am

Cameroon to start building railway to disputed iron ore project in August

It signed a deal with two China-linked companies in June 2021 to construct the railway, despite facing legal action from Australia's Sundance Resources.

Reuters | June 7, 2023 | 4:02 am

Petra Diamonds flags revenue hit as it defers sale to August

It said the move followed “a temporary slowdown” in the rough diamonds market caused by elevated inventory in the mid-stream sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 7, 2023 | 3:55 am

JX Nippon Mining says to step up transformation to advanced materials firm

The company is set to sell a majority stake in Chile's Caserones copper mine to Lundin Mining Corp.

Reuters | June 6, 2023 | 7:56 am

Australia maps all of its tailings dams

A new Atlas of Australian Mine Waste aims to provide industry with opportunities to extract critical metals from previously mined rock.

Staff Writer | June 6, 2023 | 6:36 am

Arizona Sonoran Copper reports positive extraction rates on primary sulphides at Cactus

Company last year entered into a partnership with Rio Tinto focused on the world’s second biggest miner’s Nuton technologies.

Staff Writer | June 5, 2023 | 4:28 pm

Protein helps separate rare earths more efficiently than new tech

Biology 1, new tech 0.

Staff Writer | June 4, 2023 | 7:00 am

World’s first marketplace for authenticated recycled metals has launched

Orbex partnered with the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards, a global independent non-profit standards body and developer of the original XML code.

Amanda Stutt | June 2, 2023 | 12:39 pm

Rio Tinto’s Boron mine in California becomes first to switch to renewable diesel

Swap from conventional to renewable diesel brings an anticipated CO2 reduction equivalent to axing annual emissions of about 9,600 cars.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 2, 2023 | 8:25 am

Deep UK mine helps scientists figure out how humans would survive on Mars

The Bio-SPHERE project investigates how scientific and medical operations would take place in the challenging environments of Mars and the moon.

Staff Writer | June 2, 2023 | 6:06 am

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