May 3, 2023

New method allows for recovery of 100% of the silver in thin-film solar cells

An environmentally friendly process allows for the recovery of 100% of the silver and 85% of the indium contained in thin-film solar cells.

May 1, 2023

Exploring for terbium? Try the galaxy’s hottest exoplanet

Turns out there is terbium on KELT-9, an exoplanet whose average temperature is 4,000 degrees Celsius.

April 30, 2023

Three-quarters of small earthquakes in South Korea related to mining explosions – study

Out of 182,000 small seismic events that took place in seven years in South Korea, 135,000 were related to mining explosions.

April 28, 2023

Women in Mining Spotlight: Jeannette McGill

VP and General Manager of Metals and Mining at AspenTech was former Head of Technology & Innovation: Platinum at Anglo American.

April 27, 2023

NASA’s mineral mapping instrument goes into retirement

NASA’s Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars produced maps that make it easy to tie mineral deposits observed in high-resolution images to regional scale trends.

April 26, 2023

Flexible gold sensor may become game-changer for body glucose monitoring

Gold offers a new route toward miniaturized, flexible, implanted medical devices to diagnose and treat chronic diseases.

April 24, 2023

Indigenous woman wins prize for campaign against mining firms in Amazon

Alessandra Korap Munduruku has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize.

April 23, 2023

Blackbeard didn’t trade with coal, recent discoveries show

The US Navy is to blame for some coal found on one of Blackbeard’s ships.

April 21, 2023

Odds ‘n’ Sods: How not to drill a project, Part 1 

In 1996 the author was sent to Iran to supervise a drill program at a gold project called Zarshuran. It didn't go well.

April 20, 2023

Mining companies need new strategies to deliver low-carbon transition – report

“In the last year, energy security has trumped sustainability,” says  Wood Mackenzie.