Suppliers & Equipment Top Stories

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%…

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…

Reuters | October 18, 2023 | 4:08 am

Ancient nickel-eating microbes can teach us valuable biomining techniques – study

Methanogens are ancient life forms that still exist today. They…

Staff Writer | October 17, 2023 | 6:06 am

Limestone reveals the hidden lives of microbes

Limestone uses may expand beyond the cement industry.

Staff Writer | October 15, 2023 | 7:50 am

Eldorado secures 80% of Skouries gold-copper project funding

The $744m financing facility is expected to cover the bulk of the investment needed to finish construction of the mine in northern Greece.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 5, 2023 | 5:57 am

BHP’s exploration accelerator to open to uranium, lithium finds

BHP's Xplor accelerator program is currently supporting seven copper and nickel projects for the six months to June.

Reuters | April 5, 2023 | 4:49 am

NioCorp anticipates higher grades with new process technology

NioCorp and L3 have made a breakthrough in niobium and titanium recovery that may result in higher-purity products.

Staff Writer | April 4, 2023 | 10:12 am

Anglo American, Sweden’s H2 Green Steel to work on low-carbon steelmaking processes

The agreement includes studying and trialling the use of iron ore products from its Kumba mines in South Africa and Minas-Rio mine in Brazil.

Reuters | April 4, 2023 | 9:50 am

Zimbabwe to investigate gold-smuggling allegations

The government has broken the silence around allegations of gold smuggling and money laundering exposed in an Al-Jazeera documentary.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2023 | 9:23 am

Mine waste finds new life as source of rare earths

Sweden, South Africa and Australia are at the forefront of a push to transform piles of mine waste and by-products into rare earths.

Reuters | April 4, 2023 | 6:02 am

Rio Tinto fires up BlueSmelting demo plant in Quebec

The demonstration plant will process 40,000 tonnes of ilmenite per year, making it the largest of its kind in the world.

Staff Writer | April 3, 2023 | 9:41 am

Researchers find new way to shape tiny gold pieces for electronics

Using highly charged ions, it is possible to melt or flatten nano gold nuggets.

Staff Writer | April 3, 2023 | 7:00 am

Copper ore analyses reveal deep connections between ancient African civilizations

Copper artifacts revealed new cultural connections among people living in northern South Africa and the Copperbelt region between the 5th and 20th centuries.

Staff Writer | April 2, 2023 | 7:48 am

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