ABB says it has been selected by BHP to deliver, install and commission three friction hoists and a further electrical system for a Blair service hoist to its Jansen potash project in Canada. Installation of the initial two hoists is currently in progress, while the two other hoisting systems are being prepared for installation and[…]
Intramotev, the technology company building battery-electric railcar retrofits, has started operating its TugVolt technology at Carmeuse America’s calcium carbonate mine in Cedarville, Michigan. This milestone, captured on video, makes it the world’s first independently driven battery-electric railcar in revenue service, according to the company. With support from the Michigan Mobility Funding Program, Intramotev will deploy[…]
US Critical Materials Corp, a rare earth exploration company, has announced the successful completion of an AI-powered mineral targeting program from VerAI Discoveries on its high-grade rare earth elements (REE) Sheep Creek exploration property in Montana, USA. VerAI technology was trained on US Critical Materials geophysical data and discoveries previously announced on the initial 800[…]
Almonty Industries Inc has announced a significant milestone in the development of its Sangdong tungsten mine and processing plant, in South Korea, with the arrival and installation of grinding equipment from Metso Corporation. This development brings the Sangdong project one step closer to full operations, marking a pivotal moment in the effort to supply a[…]
Koura has chosen TOMRA Mining to support its operations at the Las Cuevas fluorspar mine in Mexico, convinced by the superior performance of TOMRA XRT sorters in removing waste from the operation’s feed, TOMRA Mining says. Commissioning of the new XRT sorters is planned for early 2025. Koura, Orbia’s Fluor & Energy Materials business and[…]
In a significant step towards sustainable mining in Africa, Eramet Grande Côte, a subsidiary of the France-based multinational mining and metals company Eramet, and South Africa’s JUWI Renewable Energies have reached financial close on a €30 million ($31.5 million) off-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage solution for the mine in Diogo, Senegal. The 20[…]
CBMM, a leader in the production and commercialisation of niobium products, has officially inaugurated the world’s first volume manufacturing facility dedicated to producing Echion Technologies’ proprietary ultra-fast charging XNO® active anode material technology. The new plant, in Araxá, Brazil, is the largest niobium-based anode production facility in the world, capable of producing 2,000 t/y of[…]
South America’s first Liebherr R 9300 excavator has now arrived at SQM’s Nueva Victoria open-pit iodine mine in the Tarapacá region of Chile, looking to, among other things, reduce the operation’s cost per tonne. The R 9300 is the second Generation 8 excavator launched within Liebherr’s product portfolio and builds on the OEM’s decades of[…]
Fleet Space Technologies has announced an ongoing collaboration with Rio Tinto to advance exploration at its Rincon lithium project in Argentina. Leveraging Fleet Space’s end-to-end exploration solution powered by space and AI, ExoSphere, Rio Tinto will develop 3D subsurface maps of the reservoir, basement depth, and brine influencing structures across 100 sq.km of the project’s[…]
Cornish Lithium has opened the UK’s first low-emission, lithium hydroxide Demonstration Plant, marking, it says, a significant milestone in the UK’s transition to clean power by 2030. The new facility forms part of Cornish Lithium’s Trelavour Hard Rock project in Cornwall, which will reduce the UK’s reliance on carbon-intensive, imported lithium by extracting supplies of[…]