Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026 – Part 2

The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development says most mining laws and regulations don’t acknowledge women as active participants in the sector.

The new finding on the role of cerium came out of the ‘Olympic Dam in a test tube’ project.

Simon Thompson is the latest high-profile departure linked to the miner’s destruction of ancient rock shelters in Western Australia.

The Electric Mine Consortium’s goal is to accelerate progress towards the fully-electrified, zero-CO2 and zero-particulates mine.

News of the agreement come as the Australian Taxation Office has hit the miner with a fresh A$406.5 million ($317m) bill.

Sparc Technologies says its tailings treatment technology demonstrates significant recovery of precious metals.

Adamas Intelligence reports that EV registrations grew by 58% year-on-year in the second half of 2020 and, with them, battery metals deployment.

The Australian company wants innovators to focus environmentally friendly ways to extract metals like copper, gold, silver and cobalt from its concentrates.

Jean-Sébastien Jacques received £13.3 million ($18.6 million) in pay and long-term incentive rewards last year, compared to £7.1 million ($9.9 million) in 2019.