Rio Tinto starts recycling steel from Australia’s largest ever demolition projectThe 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 mineMove is part of a plan to bring late and…Cecilia Jamasmie | November 21, 2023 | 3:31 am
Komatsu accelerates equipment electrification with acquisition of American Battery SolutionsABS develops and manufactures a wide variety of heavy-duty and…Staff Writer | November 20, 2023 | 10:25 am
Volkswagen board discusses two new North America plants at meeting The facilities would be one production plant and one battery cell factory, people familiar with the matter said. Reuters | March 3, 2023 | 4:21 am
First Quantum losing $8 million a day on Cobre Panama halt The miner's local unit warned of "exponential and irreparable" damage to the company and stakeholders, including the workforce. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2023 | 3:57 am
Vale to turn Amazon mining waste into high-grade iron ore The company has started extracting scrap that had been dumped at a tailings dam at Carajas in northern Brazil since 1985. Bloomberg News | March 2, 2023 | 2:14 pm
MineHub to acquire Waybridge for $2.5 million in shares Online platforms for industrial metals have gained momentum in recent years as traders gradually move away from traditional paper-based systems. Reuters | March 2, 2023 | 7:42 am
Tesla lobbying to secure lithium from Chile — report Tesla executives held talks with the ministers of foreign affairs and mining, as well as with the leader of the development agency Corfo. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2023 | 6:53 am
Tempered steel was a thing 2,900 years ago Until recently it was assumed that it had not been possible to produce suitable quality steel in the Early Iron Age and certainly not in the Final Bronze Age. Staff Writer | March 2, 2023 | 6:14 am
Caterpillar reaches tentative deal with union, averting possible strike Caterpillar, which has been struggling with margin pressures as input costs keep rising, has more than 100,000 employees around the world. Reuters | March 1, 2023 | 10:35 am
How zircon helps identify untapped copper deposits Zircons are considered nature’s time capsules. Staff Writer | February 28, 2023 | 6:02 am
Recharge Industries grabs failed startup Britishvolt The Australian firm has bought Britishvolt, which planned a battery factory in the UK to power EVs, out of administration. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 27, 2023 | 5:33 am