A pair of Colorado School of Mines-led teams have been awarded more than $2 million by the U.S. Department of Energy for research that could lower the cost of solar electricity.Greg Jackson, professor of mechanical engineering, and Xerxes Steirer, research assistant professor of physics, are the lead investigators on the two projects, which are part of a $53 million investment by DOE's Solar Energ...Read More
Not well-known outside his backyard of Western Australia, Ellison is founder and third-largest shareholder in Mineral Resources, a company with a diverse portfolio of iron ore and lithium-mini...Read More
PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedGalan Lithium scores coup in Argentina's 'Pilbara of lithium'SPONSOREDgalan lithiumWhite Rock sets cracking Alaska pace in first field seasonSPONSOREDwhite rock minerals Burns spoke with Mining Journal in a series of interviews for the title's Mining Disrupted series of reports."There are so many sexy technologies," sh...Read More
Industry experts discuss applications for big data in mining at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto, presented by The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining Journal.Moderator: John Cumming, The Northern Miner editor-in-chief.Panellists (from left): Talia Dabby, PwC Canada director; Glenn Mullan, PDAC president; Humera Malik, Canvas Analytics CEO; Gordon Stothart, Iamgold executive vice-presiden...Read More
MINING.com editor Frik Els gives a speech on battery metals at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto, presented by The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining JournalRead More
Araguaia, one of the largest undeveloped ferro-nickel projects in the world, could produce about 52,000 tonnes of ferronickel a year over a mine life of 28 years, Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM; LON: HZM) says.A feasibility study of the open-pit nickel laterite mining project, in northern Brazil's Para state, estimates life-of-mine cash flows, after tax, of US$1.6 billion, using a base case nickel p...Read More
Industry players tackle clean mining at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto, presented by The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining Journal.Moderator: Richard Quarisa, The Northern Miner staff writer.Panellists (from left): Cory McPhee, Vale's VP of corporate affairs, communications and sustainability; Carl Weatherell, Canada Mining Innovation Council CEO; Nathan Stubina, McEwen Mining's manag...Read More
After a year and a half of exploration at its Ivorian Fetekro gold property in north-central Cote d'Ivoire, Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) has tabled a maiden resource for the property's Lafigue target. It also identified 14 other targets for follow-up investigation.Since 2017, the company has drilled nearly 32,000 metres at the property, mostly at Lafigue. The target contains 6.8 mil...Read More
Peytech president and CEO Peyman Moeini addresses delegates and answers questions at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto, presented by The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining Journal.Read More
Solar Ship CEO Jay Godsall speaks at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto, presented by The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining Journal.Read More
World's No.1 diamond producer by output Alrosa (MCX:ALRS) has joined rival De Beers' end-to-end diamond blockchain program, aimed at clearing the supply chain of imposters and conflict precious rocks.Anglo American's De Beers, the largest diamond miner by value, began developing its "Tracr" tracking platform last year, but officially launched a pilot program to test the technology in January.With...Read More
YUKON - When the words "Rackla" and "Carlin style" deposit are mentioned, we often think of gold. Not this time. Say "North Rackla" and think of very good base metal grades. That's what Cantex Mine Development has been finding in this massive sulphide zone.Cantex has received results from nine holes drilled this summer. Four holes tested mineralization at the Discovery zone. The best hole was prob...Read More
HARARE, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe Lithium Company (ZLC) expects to complete a pilot plant and start production of lithium concentrates in the second quarter of 2019 after a legal dispute delayed work on the project, its chief executive said on Monday. ZLC expects to produce its first concentrates of 4,000 tonnes per month in the second quarter of next year.John McTaggart said ZLC was in discussi...Read More
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