Gemfields says rubies making headway in Chinese marketThe company's report, the second since 2020, reveals that rubies are gaining steam among Chinese consumers.Staff Writer | January 10, 2024 | 7:14 am
Epiroc, Vale Canada bolster mine safety and innovationVale Base Metals plans to use Epiroc’s technology and digital…Staff Writer | January 9, 2024 | 4:29 pm
Defense Metals inks MOU to ship rare earth sample from BC to Ucore’s Ontario facilityMOU is a further step in the direction to be…Staff Writer | January 9, 2024 | 11:20 am
Billionaire Forrest calls Musk a ‘muppet’ over fuel cell doubts Andrew Forrest, founder of Fortescue Metals, said doubters of hydrogen fuel-cell technology, including Elon, are “muppets.” Bloomberg News | June 13, 2023 | 4:03 am
Lithium Americas produces first carbonate at Caucharí-Olaroz The output quality was lower than battery-standard lithium carbonate, but is part of the Argentinean mine commissioning process. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 13, 2023 | 3:45 am
Rio Tinto to invest $1.1 billion to expand aluminum smelter in Canada Construction will run over two-and-a-half years. Reuters | June 12, 2023 | 7:37 am
How much selenium, arsenic escapes ash from coal-fired power plants still TBD The amount of toxic selenium and arsenic able to escape from coal ash depends largely on their nanoscale structures. Staff Writer | June 12, 2023 | 6:06 am
CHARTS: Copper mining profits top $100 billion a year, but where are the new mines? Copper mining company profits topped $100 billion two years in a row, but building a new mine now takes on average 16 years. Frik Els | June 8, 2023 | 9:43 am
Epiroc wins large equipment and automation order from Boliden in Sweden Deep Automation, Epiroc’s set of automation systems and applications, will be used to automate Boliden’s material handling process. Staff Writer | June 8, 2023 | 7:39 am
Carbon capture tests results better than anticipated for Canada Nickel The process at the Crawford nickel project can store 1.0 million tonnes of carbon annually. Staff Writer | June 8, 2023 | 7:33 am
BHP and Microsoft use AI to boost copper recovery at Escondida The use of new digital technology to optimise concentrator performance at the world's biggest copper mine in Chile is expected to improve recovery. Staff Writer | June 7, 2023 | 10:18 am
Metso introduces sustainable battery black mass recycling Battery black mass recycling is becoming an important means to complement virgin battery metals supply. Staff Writer | June 7, 2023 | 7:13 am