Archives: Energy minerals

Through an expanded deployment of Fleet Space’s end-to-end mineral exploration solution, ExoSphere, IsoEnergy completed surveys of highly prospective and minimally explored areas at its Larocque East project near the  Hurricane uranium deposit in Canada’s Athabasca Basin, the technology company says. The real-time 3D subsurface imaging capabilities of ExoSphere identified six new high-priority targets on strike[…]

Talison Lithium Pty Ltd has announced that its Greenbushes lithium operation will be the first mine in Australia to undergo a third-party independent assessment against the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) Standard for Responsible Mining. The decision to volunteer Greenbushes for IRMA audit reflects Talison’s commitment to responsible mining practices and transparency, the company[…]

Cosmic rays and hyperspectral imaging are central features in two mining technology projects backed by the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre, with major implications for safety and access to strategically important materials, the centre says. mDetect is a Swinburne University (Melbourne, Australia) spinout specialising in astrophysics research into muons, a type of subatomic particle that results[…]

Mineral Resources (MinRes) has awarded a five-year contract to 100% Indigenous-owned business Coolingah for the dry hire of three coaches to service MinRes’ Wodgina lithium mine in the Pilbara of Western Australia. A fleet of 57-seat coaches arrived at Wodgina during the recent NAIDOC Week and will be used to transfer MinRes’ workforce across the[…]

American Industrial Partners (AIP) has announced it has acquired the Sulfuric Acid Regeneration Business of Veolia North America, which includes its sulphuric acid and potassium hydroxide regeneration, sulphur gas recovery and sulphur-based products production businesses. The company has been renamed Nexpera, with the mission to bring next-level expertise for industrial chemistry to its customer base,[…]

Rio Tinto and Aymium have formed a new joint venture named Évolys Québec Inc to, they say, manufacture a renewable metallurgical biocarbon product to reduce carbon emissions in large scale industrial processes. This biocarbon, sourced from biomass residues, offers an alternative for anthracite currently used in ilmenite smelting processes at Rio Tinto’s metallurgical complex in[…]

Zenith Energy says it has signed contracts with Lynas Rare Earths Ltd to design, build, own, operate and maintain a hybrid power station at Lynas’ Mt Weld mine, 35 km southeast of Laverton, Western Australia. The Mt Weld hybrid power station will include a 24 MW Wind Farm, 7 MW solar PV farm and a[…]

BASF has signed an agreement with Solenis, a global producer of specialty chemicals headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, to sell BASF’s flocculants business for mining applications. The divestment of BASF’s flocculants business to Solenis is part of BASF’s portfolio optimisation, aiming to focus on core strategic areas. Pending approval by the relevant merger control authorities, the[…]

Suncor has announced that its Base Plant site rolled out 15 Autonomous Haulage Systems (AHS) trucks in May with 20 more trucks deployed in June, completing the first phase of the implementation at Millennium oil sands mine in northern Alberta. AHS trucks have been tested and used at Suncor’s Base Plant North Steepbank Extension mine[…]

Flacks Group, the parent company of Pleuger Industries, has announced the acquisition of Artemyn, a division previously owned by Imerys SA, marking Flacks Group’s significant entry into the mining industry. Artemyn employs 1,000 people across 24 plants in the Americas, Asia and Europe. Notably, it owns the world’s largest kaolin operation with unique high-quality reserves[…]