Archives: Energy minerals

Ore sorting test work from TOMRA Sorting Australia has Vimy Resources thinking about higher grades, lower capital and operating costs, and the production of precious metals at its majority-owned Angulari uranium-gold deposit in Australia’s Northern Territory. The ASX-listed company, which has defined an inferred mineral resource estimate of 26 Mlbs of U3O8 (0.91 Mt at[…]

Northern Minerals is set to commission a Steinert sensor-based ore sorter for use at its Browns Range rare earth pilot plant, in northern Western Australia, after gaining the relevant regulatory approvals for installation of the machine. The ore sorting equipment concentrates ore prior to the beneficiation circuit by selecting ore and rejecting waste based on[…]

Energy Fuels Inc, in partnership with a team from Penn State, is to start work on a project evaluating and developing a conceptual design to allow for the commercial production of mixed rare earth oxides (REO) from coal-based resources in an environmentally-benign fashion. The company said it has been advised by the US Department of[…]

Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, Seamus O’Regan, has announced a C$1.6 million ($1.2 million) investment in the development of an analyser able to provide near real-time measurements of the active clay content in oil sands and mine tailings. The project, led by the Saskatchewan Research Council with Suncor Energy Inc and the Northern Alberta Institute[…]

Sensor-based ore sorting test work from TOMRA Sorting Solutions has shown the potential for lowering the planned capital expenditure and operating costs associated with developing the Santa Comba tungsten-tin project in Galicia, Spain, project owner Rafaella Resources has reported. The “exceptional” ore sorting results showed a 50% rejection of un-mineralised rock and an approximate doubling[…]

TNG Ltd is participating in a ground-breaking project with its German-based strategic engineering partner, SMS group, which could lead to the production of a carbon-neutral product from its Mount Peake vanadium-titanium-iron project in the Northern Territory of Australia. Under the agreement, TNG will partner with SMS to develop technology to produce green hydrogen from various[…]

Battery cell manufacturer, AMTE Power, and infrastructure specialist InfraNomics have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to evaluate the technical and commercial viability of establishing lithium-ion cell manufacturing facilities in Western Australia, servicing the energy storage market, particularly in mining as the industry looks to lower its carbon footprint, but also giving the Australian mining[…]

Minespider, a blockchain protocol for responsible mineral tracking, has been awarded a grant of over €180,000 ($213,732) from the EIT Raw Materials Booster Programme. The program aims to support start-ups and SMEs in creating innovative products and services that will positively impact the raw materials sector, according to Minespider. The grant will help Minespider develop[…]

Kenmare Resources says the relocation of Wet Concentrator Plant (WCP) B at its Moma titanium minerals mine, in northern Mozambique, is underway. Kenmare previously announced three development projects that together have the objective of increasing annual ilmenite production to 1.2 Mt (plus co-products) on a sustainable basis from 2021, with the move of WCP B[…]

Atlantic Nickel has released a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Santa Rita nickel mine, in Brazil, that shows the potential for the company to become one of the largest sustainable nickel sulphide producers in the world. The announcement, made in concert with Appian Capital Advisory LLP (the owner of Atlantic Nickel), follows the recommencement[…]