SafeSight 5G rescue platform concept wins mining innovation award 

SafeSight Exploration, based in northern Ontario, has won the Mining Technology Innovation Challenge sponsored by Rogers Communication, Dell, Norcat and the Centre […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 29, 2023 | 11:02 am

Sumitomo pledges $1 million to MineHub to digitize the concentrates market

Sumitomo Corp. has pledged $1 million to MineHub Technologies (TSXV:MHUB; OTC:MHUBF) to accelerate the digitization of the concentrates market. The funds will […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 22, 2023 | 11:58 am

Lundin backs Filo del Sol project in Argentina by joining $100M placement

Filo Mining (TSX: FIL; NASDAQ: FIL; OTC:FLMMF) is making a non-brokered private placement of approximately 4.7 million common shares at a price […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 1, 2023 | 11:55 am

Osisko Development expands portfolio with acquisition of Trixie gold mine in Utah

The recent discovery of an ultra-high grade structure positions Trixie as one of the highest grade gold mines in the world, Osisko says.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 25, 2022 | 12:47 pm

Zircon helps scientists learn about mineral resource accumulation on earth

A new metric developed by scientists at Curtin University helps determine the ‘age distribution fingerprint’ of minerals known as zircon within sand, […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 7, 2022 | 9:06 am

New catalyst can turn CO2 into gasoline 1,000 times more efficiently

Chemical engineers at Stanford University developed a new catalyst that increases the production of long-chain hydrocarbons from captured CO2. In a paper […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 22, 2022 | 8:05 am

Million-years-old minerals reveal new info on earth’s recycling mechanism for surface material

A key suite of garnet, zircon and rutile found on the coast of Oman and dating between 81 to 77 million years […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 15, 2022 | 8:00 am

Earth’s ‘Goldilocks zone’ responsible for metal ore deposit formation

UK and Australia-based researchers have identified the mechanism through which copper, cobalt, tellurium and platinum are passed from the earth’s mantle to […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 1, 2022 | 9:06 am

Researchers discover resurrection method for ‘dead’ lithium in Li-ion batteries

Researchers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University may have found a way to revitalize rechargeable lithium batteries, potentially boosting […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 7, 2022 | 9:06 am

Platinum catalyst may be the key to reducing methane emissions

Researchers at Iowa State University, Purdue University and Johns Hopkins University have found and tested a catalyst technology that appears to be […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 5, 2022 | 9:06 am

New copper product kills bacteria 100 times faster than standard copper

Researchers at Australia’s RMIT University and the national science agency CSIRO, have developed a copper surface that kills bacteria more than 100 […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 20, 2021 | 11:01 am

Battery pack prices fall but commodity boom may drive them back up – report

A new report by BloombergNEF shows that lithium-ion battery pack prices fell 6% from 2020 to 2021 and 89% in real terms […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 1, 2021 | 8:06 am

Miners’ decarbonization strategies may strengthen their business profiles – report

Mining companies that are accelerating their carbon-abatement strategies will strengthen their business profiles by making their operations more resilient to future challenges, […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 17, 2021 | 9:06 am

North Coal wants future buyers to trace the ‘green’ features of its steelmaking coal

Canada’s North Coal announced that it has partnered with UK-based sustainable supply chain traceability provider Circulor to establish traceability, including dynamic carbon […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 3, 2021 | 9:03 am