June 28, 2023

New method helps produce heavy metal-free biosolids for fertilizers, biochar

Researchers have developed a method to remove heavy metals from biosolids to reuse them and produce high-grade biochar.

June 26, 2023

BCI Minerals signs salt supply deal with Japanese trading house Itochu

BCI will supply Itochu with a minimum of 3,600 kilotonnes of salt over five years from 2026.

June 13, 2023

Almost a quarter of Canada’s GDP exposed to climate risk – study

Study by the University of Waterloo found that as carbon costs rise, assets of $256 billion are at risk of being lost in Canada.

June 12, 2023

Bunge is said to near deal to buy Glencore’s Viterra

Deal could create a giant capable of competing with the world’s biggest agricultural players.

June 2, 2023

Deep UK mine helps scientists figure out how humans would survive on Mars

The Bio-SPHERE project investigates how scientific and medical operations would take place in the challenging environments of Mars and the moon.

May 4, 2023

Nevada regains position as most attractive mining jurisdiction

The Fraser Institute's Annual Survey of Mining Companies places Western Australia second, and the Canadian province of Saskatchewan third.

April 28, 2023

Brazil’s Mura people report threats amid pressure to approve Amazon potash mine

Their ancestral land overlaps with an area where a Canadian company wants to build a potash mine.

April 28, 2023

Brazil’s path to potash production in the Amazon

The mine is one of several potential projects which the government hopes will end Brazil's almost complete reliance on imports of the material.

April 25, 2023

Low-tech ammonia production could help slash global CO2 emissions

Researchers have discovered a way to make ammonia with tiny droplets of water and nitrogen from the air.

April 22, 2023

Russian billionaires see wealth rise to over half a trillion dollars

Vladimir Potanin, president and biggest shareholder of Nornickel, was ranked as the second richest in Russia.