Power plants can now (re)use wastewater from oil and gas extractionUsing two kinds of industrial wastewater to decontaminate each other has the potential to slash a power plant’s total water use.Staff Writer | December 10, 2023 | 6:43 am
Unstable electrolytes in lithium metal batteries now a bit more stableChinese researchers have developed functional micro-arrays for efficient lithium metal…Staff Writer | December 8, 2023 | 6:06 am
New approach aims to detoxify artisanal gold miningA new approach to detoxifying artisanal gold mining aims to…Staff Writer | December 6, 2023 | 5:10 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
Europe’s lone lithium refinery prepares for new wave of rivals For 47 years, a chemicals producer in London’s commuter belt has been running a small lithium refinery that’s the only one of its kind in Europe. Bloomberg News | March 31, 2023 | 11:07 am