Ivanhoe Mines invests in pulsed-power tech firm
Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) has reached a deal to convert a loan balance of $76 million owed by High Power Exploration (HPX) into an equity investment in I-Pulse, HPX’s parent…
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JV Article: Ericsson’s NEXGEN SIMS EU project brings 5G collaboration to Europe’s biggest underground mines
A European Union (EU) backed NEXGEN SIMS project with a global sustainability focus is making strides in communications networks in some of Europe’s biggest underground mines. Funded by the EU’s…
Rio Tinto Boron mine becomes first to switch to renewable diesel
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO; LSE: RIO) said on Friday it had completed the full transition of its heavy machinery at its Boron operation in the U.S. from fossil diesel to…
JV Article: Now powered by Epiroc, CR brings its spirit of innovation underground
CR Powered by Epiroc (CR) is a global provider of advanced ground engaging tools and digital solutions for both surface and underground mines. From its beginnings in the mines of…
Lumina’s Cangrejos ranks as 26th-largest global gold asset, according to new PFS
A new prefeasibility study on Lumina Gold’s (TSXV: LUM, US-OTC: LMGDF) Cangrejos gold-copper project in El Oro province, southwest Ecuador, substantially improves the large but low-grade project’s economics. The study,…
How humanity’s conquest of space will depend on mining lunar water
With an eye to exploring Mars and beyond, space agencies worldwide are looking to mining to supply water, fuel and oxygen needed to send astronauts on longer missions. The target?…
Denison pushes ahead with Midwest uranium ISR study
Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE: DNN) has received the thumbs up from the Midwest Joint Venture (MWJV) to complete more in-situ recovery (ISR) evaluation work at its 25.17% owned Midwest…
General Motors to invest US$50M in lithium startup EnergyX
General Motors’ venture capital arm will lead a US$50 million financing round for EnergyX, which is developing a more efficient method to extract lithium from salt beds. According to company…
BofA turns bearish on lithium
New lithium supplies coming to market from at least six new projects in the next six months will exacerbate the price pressures the battery-making ingredient has been grappling with the…
Video: How Arca uses mine waste rock to lock-in atmospheric carbon
Canadian Mining Journal Editor-in-Chief Tamer Elbokl interviews Greg Dipple, head of science for carbon capture and sequestration company Arca during the recent PDAC convention in Toronto. Dipple explains the company’s…
Video: How Dundee Sustainable Technologies is making mine processing greener
Dundee Sustainable Technologies president and CEO Jean-Philippe Mai tells Canadian Mining Journal Editor-in-Chief Tamer Elbokl about the company’s innovative and environmentally friendly processing technologies during the recent PDAC convention in…
Video: Skeena charges ahead with high-grade Eskay Creek gold development
TNM Senior Staff Reporter Colin McClelland interviewed Skeena Resources’ president and CEO, Randy Reichert, during the recent PDAC convention in Toronto. Reichert outlined the company’s development plans for the cornerstone…