September 1, 2022

Curtin University researchers make battery-free breakthrough

Research found a more effective way to improve the output of autonomous power sources used to power vital mining equipment in remote or underground locations.

September 1, 2022

Primitive vegetation played key role in composition of earth’s continental rocks

Primitive plants transformed what was once a Mars-like planet of barren rock into a world of life growing in organic-rich soils.

August 31, 2022

AI reveals melting temperature of all known earthly minerals

Prior to this development, less than 10% of the melting temperatures of the 200,000-plus inorganic compounds that have been identified on earth were known.

August 30, 2022

New aluminum-sulphur battery developed to lower cost of energy storage

In a paper published in the journal Nature, the researchers explain that the new battery architecture uses aluminum and sulphur as its two electrode materials.

August 29, 2022

Gold mine plays key role in proving dark matter’s existence

Researchers working at the Stawell gold mine want to figure out whether dark matter actually exists.

August 25, 2022

Historic Canadian Mining Hall of Fame ceremony aims to widen the mining industy’s tent

The slate of inductees was the most diverse in the history of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame dating back to its origins in 1989.

August 23, 2022

Green economy may lead to sulfur shortages – study

A recent study states that global demand for sulfuric acid is set to rise significantly from 246 to 400 million metric tonnes by 2040.

August 22, 2022

Turning intent into action with the right talent for ESG in mining

To move from promise to action, stage.mining.companies must be set up to respond to ESG opportunity, challenges and risks which requires operating models that facilitate accountability, visibility and collaboration.

August 21, 2022

Why prehistoric Brits fancied rare quartz

Six thousand-year-old rock crystals reveal poorly investigated burial rites.

August 19, 2022

UBC uses gravity data to ‘see through’ glacial sediments in critical minerals search

The project will develop updated interpretations for the bedrock geology of the central Quesnel terrane.