March 6, 2023

Teck, UBC announce $2.9m investment for tailings management research and education

A new professorship will aim to strengthen the pipeline of skilled engineers to work in tailings management immediately after graduating.

March 3, 2023

Executive roles in the mining industry: Current outlook and growing concerns

The popular image of mining fails to give an accurate impression of a sector that increasingly finds itself at the cutting edge of engineering, science and technology.

March 2, 2023

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.

March 1, 2023

The salt on your table could be key for the green energy transition

Large underground salt deposits could serve as hydrogen holding tanks, conduct heat to geothermal plants, and influence CO2 storage.

February 28, 2023

Rio Tinto kicks off recruitment campaign

Miner seeks university graduates from Australia and New Zealand, as it seeks to attract the best minds in engineering, data science, advanced technology, business and geology.

February 28, 2023

How zircon helps identify untapped copper deposits

Zircons are considered nature’s time capsules.

February 27, 2023

Research institutions, US Army partner to identify risks in critical minerals supply chain

Over 100 industrial scientists, WPI faculty, and graduate and undergraduate students are engaged in more than 20 research projects.

February 24, 2023

Cleantech startup aims to transform mine waste into a ‘climate solution’

Arca was named as one of Canada’s most investable cleantech ventures and won a $1 million award from XPRIZE and the Musk Foundation in a carbon removal competition.

February 23, 2023

Copper catalyst may be essential for production of solar fuels from sunlight, water, CO2

Exploring copper’s properties as an electrocatalyst has brought scientists one step closer to us turning CO2 into solar fuels through artificial photosynthesis.

February 22, 2023

Talent shortage holds miners back from delivering on production targets, objectives – report

Three cross-industry trends are converging to mobilize changes within the mining workforce, says McKinsey & Company.