Suppliers & Equipment Top Stories

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

Billionaire Friedland’s HPX signs pact for Guinea-Liberia rail link

The Liberty Corridor is expected to support the West African…

Reuters | February 12, 2024 | 6:52 am

Dietary shift could generate same amount of power from renewables by 2050 as coal does today

Replacing 50% of animal products with alternative proteins by 2050…

Staff Writer | February 9, 2024 | 6:06 am

Rio Tinto, BHP tie up in Australian ‘green iron’

Rival mining giants said they would jointly investigate the development…

Reuters | February 8, 2024 | 3:31 pm

Global Reporting Initiative launches sustainability standard for mining at Indaba

While European Union sustainability reporting standards will soon come into…

Amanda Stutt | February 8, 2024 | 11:59 am

Self-healing metal? It’s not just the stuff of science fiction

Scientists on Wednesday described how pieces of pure platinum and copper spontaneously healed cracks caused by metal fatigue.

Reuters | July 19, 2023 | 1:38 pm

Brazilian companies invest in blockchain to fight illegal gold mining

Between 2015 and 2020, Brazil traded 229 tonnes of gold with evidence of illegality.

Bruno Venditti | July 19, 2023 | 12:04 pm

Sandvik’s Q2 profits and order intake grow

Sandvik said demand from the mining sector remained robust in the quarter.

Reuters | July 19, 2023 | 7:46 am

Marine animals flee Takuyo-Daigo seamount after Japan’s deep-sea mining test

Marine animals vacated the area where Japan extracted cobalt crusts from the top of deep-sea mountains to mine cobalt.

Staff Writer | July 19, 2023 | 6:06 am

Rio Tinto flags cost hike at Argentina lithium project

Rio Tinto’s $140 million estimate and schedule for the starter plant at Rincon lithium project are under review due to cost escalation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2023 | 5:03 am

Epiroc upbeat on outlook after profit jump

Company sees continuing high demand in near term.

Reuters | July 18, 2023 | 9:32 am

Iron helps produce graphene from wood chips

A recently-discovered mechanism enables iron to help convert waste such as wood chips into graphene.

Staff Writer | July 18, 2023 | 6:06 am

Blackwater mine site infrastructure remains intact, wildfire damage minimal, says CEO

Blackwater mine is in the vicinity of an uncontrolled wildfire in central British Columbia.

Staff Writer | July 17, 2023 | 3:08 pm

Kicking tires: It’s time to talk about mining’s overlooked ESG problem

There are millions of end-of-life tires buried or piled high at mines around the world. A unique Canada-Japan joint venture is tackling this problem head-on in the heart of global copper mining.

Frik Els | July 17, 2023 | 11:31 am

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