September 5, 2023 Swiss research-backed company plans to bring solid-state battery to market Switzerland-based researchers say it is time to rethink battery technology.
September 3, 2023 Oxygen “whiffs” play a role in the formation of ore deposits Oxygen “whiffs" may have changed the earth’s mantle, altering the continental crust's composition and forming ore deposits.
August 31, 2023 US researchers bring ancient Egyptian goldbeating technique to modern nanomanufacturing Goldbeating is an age-old craft pioneered by ancient Egyptian artisans more than five millennia ago.
August 30, 2023 India confirms sulfur and detects several other elements near the moon’s lunar south pole India's lunar rover also detected aluminum, iron, calcium, chromium, titanium, manganese, oxygen and silicon on the lunar surface.
August 30, 2023 AI’s potential role in the coal industry AI can automate and optimize various processes in the coal industry, making them more efficient and accurate.
August 30, 2023 Lithium players race for breakthrough to meet electric car demand After years of intense testing and development work, the world is about to find out whether DLE works on a commercial scale.
August 30, 2023 Codelco woes mount with potential rating cut by Moody’s Moody’s Investors Service potential downgrade adds to Codelco's worries, including rising debt, declining ore grades and inflation.
August 30, 2023 Graphite’s dominance of anode market likely to continue in the mid-term – report IDTechEx forecasts that graphite will remain the most widely used anode material in Li-ion batteries through the medium term with demand exceeding 2 million tonnes by 2029.
August 30, 2023 BHP mulls taking Escondida underground BHP is studying ways to offset an expected drop in copper grades in Chile, including a new concentrator and taking Escondida underground.
August 29, 2023 Boliden’s Garpenberg mine receives Sandvik’s first Toro LH518iB Boliden is partnering with Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions for a 12-month collaborative trial of the new automation-ready 18-tonne battery-electric loader.
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