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Chips, silver, and HPA: Unearthing profit in the AI gold rush

Earlier this month, we watched the unfolding of what was described as America’s ‘Sputnik moment.’ Where U.S. tech giants were caught with […]

James Cooper | February 14, 2025 | 5:01 pm

How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining…

Henry Lazenby | October 18, 2024 | 2:00 pm

New process recovers five times more lithium from waste than existing technology

Chemists at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National…

Staff Writer | April 21, 2024 | 6:04 am

No mining allowed in six new Indigenous reserves in Brazil

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ Da Silva issued a decree…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 30, 2023 | 12:06 pm

Aluminum-based material can scrub CO2 from coal-fired power plants’ exhaust

An international team of researchers is proposing the idea of…

Staff Writer | November 6, 2022 | 7:40 am

How green material producers, buyers can capture the green premiums

At a time when industry leaders are under pressure to meet the climate targets that aim for net-zero GHG emissions by 2050, […]

Staff Writer | October 30, 2022 | 11:59 am

Rio Tinto to supply low-carbon materials to Volvo

Rio Tinto and Volvo Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to create a strategic partnership where Rio will supply responsibly […]

Jackson Chen | September 13, 2022 | 10:39 am

AI reveals melting temperature of all known earthly minerals

US-based researchers have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to demonstrate an easier way to predict melting temperatures for potentially any compound […]

Staff Writer | August 31, 2022 | 5:05 am

How a lake and a volcano produced rare mineral on Mars

Planetary scientists from Rice University, NASA’s Johnson Space Center and the California Institute of Technology have figured out how tridymite formed in […]

Staff Writer | July 27, 2022 | 5:05 am

High-performance aluminum alloys can now be produced with little energy

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a new process that cuts in half the energy needed to manufacture high-performance aluminum alloys. […]

Staff Writer | July 25, 2022 | 5:05 am

Rio Tinto invests $240M to upgrade aluminum smelter in Quebec

Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) is investing $240 million to increase the production capacity for low-carbon, high-value aluminum billets at its Alma smelter […]

Jackson Chen | July 14, 2022 | 11:19 am

Aluminum ‘on steroids’ may be copper’s next competitor

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are working to increase the conductivity of aluminum, making it economically competitive with copper. […]

Staff Writer | July 3, 2022 | 6:39 am

Stronger alloys for casting, welding closer to becoming reality

New technology has allowed researchers to better understand how aluminum-copper alloys behave.

Staff Writer | June 10, 2022 | 6:06 am

Ma’aden to use steam from massive solar facility to produce alumina

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) and GlassPoint entered into a memorandum of understanding to develop what they call “the world’s largest […]

Staff Writer | June 6, 2022 | 6:06 am

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Chips, silver, and HPA: Unearthing profit in the AI gold rush

How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

New process recovers five times more lithium from waste than existing technology

No mining allowed in six new Indigenous reserves in Brazil

Aluminum-based material can scrub CO2 from coal-fired power plants’ exhaust

How green material producers, buyers can capture the green premiums

Rio Tinto to supply low-carbon materials to Volvo

AI reveals melting temperature of all known earthly minerals

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