Silicon anode startups snagged $1.9bn in funding over the past decade – report

According to IDTechEx, growing interest in silicon anode technology allowed junior players to obtain $1.9 billion in funding over the last decade.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 6, 2022 | 6:06 am

Platinum catalyst may be the key to reducing methane emissions

US-based researchers developed a catalyst technology that may be the key to keeping methane out of the atmosphere and making use of the greenhouse gas.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 5, 2022 | 6:06 am

Palladium-infused ‘nano-chocolates’ a cheaper mechanism to store hydrogen

German researchers have developed an alternative mechanism to store hydrogen in palladium nanoparticles.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 4, 2022 | 6:06 am

Copper coating could enhance effectiveness of masks against covid-19

Using a thin-film coating of copper or copper compounds on surfaces could enhance copper's ability to inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 31, 2021 | 8:00 am

Romans exploited silver deposits in Portugal, Spain to make coins

European researchers determined which locations may have been mined for silver to produce Roman coinage.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 29, 2021 | 11:50 am

Misstep could reignite blockade against Las Bambas copper mine in Peru

The president of the Fighting Committee for the Mining Corridor said that if the government proposal was not reasonable, a new blockade would be launched against Las Bambas.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 26, 2021 | 12:31 pm

Russia’s largest new copper deposit to be developed under UN Global Compact guidelines

Udokan Copper, owned by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov's holding firm USM, has joined the UN Global Compact.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 26, 2021 | 8:25 am

New industrial WiFi system to bring 6G technologies to remote, underground mines

University of Sydney researchers are developing an industrial long-range WiFi system that transmits signals to hard-to-reach places while maintaining high data rates. 

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 23, 2021 | 6:06 am

Global nickel supply could increase by 20% in 2022 – report

The Global Palladium Fund expects the surplus to be concentrated in low-grade nickel pig iron (NPI) and to depend heavily on an expected increase in supply from Indonesia materializing.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 21, 2021 | 6:06 am

Pure copper ingots unlock secrets of Iron Age trade routes

Elemental and lead isotope analyses of ancient copper ingots unlocked secrets of Early Iron Age trade routes and how Indigenous Mediterranean communities functioned 2,600 years ago.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 20, 2021 | 6:06 am

New copper product kills bacteria 100 times faster than standard copper

A new copper product could help combat the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 19, 2021 | 8:03 am

Nornickel announces new methodology for calculating its carbon footprint

Nornickel’s new methodology for calculating its carbon footprint is based on the from-cradle-to-gate principle.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 19, 2021 | 7:04 am

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