BHP projects copper demand will rise 70% by 2050
The company expects that by 2050, the energy transition sector will represent 23% of copper demand.
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JV Article: HPY’s circular ore sorters achieve largest mineral processing capacity in industry
Ganzhou HPY Technology Co. Ltd., an enterprise company specializing in the research, development, and manufacture of ore sorting machines using pioneer sensor technologies and AI algorithms, is approaching its 10th…
What miners should know about the voluntary carbon credit market
Three years ago, the London-based International Council on Mining and Metals announced a bold commitment: the world’s 28 largest mining companies pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This…
How the natural diamond industry could have taken down its lab-grown competition
Years ago, I noticed a plaque hanging on the wall in a private equity group in London’s Mayfair that read: “The Roman Empire wasn’t built by holding committee meetings; it…
Electra teams with Ontario First Nations investment firm on battery recycling
Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSXV: ELBM) has launched the Aki Battery Recycling joint venture with Indigenous economic development firm Three Fires Group to find critical minerals in scrap. The…
Wheaton Precious Metals unveils US$1M tech challenge
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSE: WPM) and Foresight Canada are launching the Future of Mining challenge, offering a US$1-million prize for groundbreaking technology. The competition, which is open to cleantech companies from…
JV Article: SRK Consulting’s HiveMap offers speed, accuracy and safety in mapping
SRK Consulting is officially launching HiveMap, a digital mapping and outcrop analysis software product that speeds the capture of geological observations from photogrammetry and LiDAR (light detecting and ranging) scanning…
JV Article: Sandvik’s versatile jumbo bolter improves mining operations at KGHM’s Victoria project
In June, DMC Mining Services started trialing Sandvik’s DD422i two-boom dual controls jumbo bolter at KGHM’s Victoria nickel-copper project in Ontario, 35 km west of Sudbury. The multi-purpose diesel-powered jumbo…
Avalon PEA values Ontario lithium plant project at three times higher than costs
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Avalon Advanced Materials’ (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) Lake Superior Lithium processing plant in northern Ontario boasts a project with a net present value more…
Kodak never saw it coming either. How lab-grown diamonds rocked the industry
Since early 2022, the price of polished natural diamonds has fallen roughly 40%. The industry is being buffeted by negative economic headwinds, an excess of mine supply and too much…
Canada imposes tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel to boost mining sector
Canada on Monday introduced weighty tariffs on steel, aluminum and electric vehicle (EV) imports from China in a move the government said will protect the mining sector and domestic jobs…
Volt Lithium starts tests of field unit in Texas
The unit will be capable of processing over 200,000 liters of oilfield brine per day.