Archives: Energy minerals

Rapidly growing Indian mining equipment manufacturer Gainwell Engineering says it is committed to build a sustainable, reliable and safer future for mining.  The manufacturing business headquarters of the company is based in Kolkata, India, while the global business is managed through Gainwell Engineering Global Pte Ltd in Singapore. Gainwell Engineering operates through an expanding global[…]

Brazilian Nickel plc has announced that, after an 18-month construction and commissioning period, continuous nickel production has begun from the Piauí Nickel Project (PNP) in Brazil. The first nickel hydroxide product (NHP) was produced from the world’s first standalone nickel laterite heap leaching operation recently, with initial production from the PNP1000 ramping up to produce[…]

Strandline Resources says rapid construction of its 100%-owned Coburn mineral sands project in Western Australia has facilitated commencement of open-pit mine development (starter pits) two months ahead of schedule. After successful early mobilisation of the mining contractor (MSCS) in April 2022, construction of the temporary tailings storage facility is almost finished, and pre-strip mining will[…]

Auxilium Technology Group (ATG), a start-up connected to the University of Arizona, in collaboration with Metso Outotec, has been announced as one of two finalists in the BHP Tailings Challenge, an international competition to promote the development of new technologies to reuse mine tailings. Last year, ATG was one of 10 companies and academic research[…]

Kore Potash says it has signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation for the construction of the Kola potash project in the Republic of Congo. The HoA recognises the recent Kola optimisation study outcomes, which recently confirmed its potential to produce 2.2 Mt/y of granular muriate of potash over an[…]

Draslovka Holding made its presence felt in the mining chemicals space about a year ago when it announced plans to acquire Chemours Company’s Mining Solutions business, a deal that has since seen it become one of the largest North American producers of solid sodium cyanide. This acquisition, completed in December for $521 million, also laid[…]

Jervois Global is progressing the build of the Idaho Cobalt Operations (ICO) in the US, with the mill set to be commissioned in September and full production slated for February 2023. Once in production, ICO is billed as being the only primary cobalt mine in the US, able to supply a critical metal necessary for[…]

Imperial Oil Limited has announced a collaboration agreement with E3 Lithium to advance a lithium-extraction pilot in Alberta, Canada, exploring the redevelopment of an historic oil field into a potential new leading source of lithium for Canada’s growing critical minerals industry. The pilot will support E3 Lithium’s Clearwater project, which will draw lithium from under[…]

A new technology start-up that came out of research from the University of California, Berkeley is looking to commercialise a novel, cost-effective process to capture and permanently sequester ambient carbon dioxide while producing sulphuric acid. The process should, the company says, enable carbon-negative critical element extraction and fertiliser production. Travertine Technologies, Inc. today announced a[…]

Vale says it is launching Vale Ventures, its corporate venture capital initiative, to support pioneering start-ups around the world and create new business opportunities and innovative technologies to incorporate into its own operations. The $100 million fund has been setup to acquire minority stakes in start-ups focused on four themes: Decarbonisation in the mining value[…]