Coal • Oct 13, 2021
Concerns about safety force almost a quarter
A total of 22 percent of coal mines in Shanxi Province, China's coal-producing region, were recently forced to cease operations owing to serious safety concerns. According…
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Exploration & Discovery • Oct 11, 2021
For Space Mining Aficionados
Metallic asteroids near Earth may contain valuable metals worth $11.65 trillion, according to recent calculations by scientists. According to some estimates, the precious metals contained in…
Coal • Oct 11, 2021
Zimbabwe Withdrawal Of Chinese Funding For
During the New York UN General Assembly meeting, China announced that it would stop funding foreign coal power projects. According to the statement, reducing energy sector…
Coal • Oct 8, 2021
Multiple Suppliers, Some Mining Firms Are
Over time, employment in the coal industry has declined; it is down by 8.6 percent from its peak before the epidemic. Many individuals who left the…
Gold • Oct 4, 2021
Nevada Gold Mines Faces 12% Turnover — New Employees Less Productive
Executive managing director of the joint venture, Greg Walker, says that at any one time, Nevada Gold Mines is recruiting for about 300 vacant jobs and…
Gold • Oct 4, 2021
Mining Sector Mergers And Acquisitions Are On The Rise
While investor confidence in the mining industry has never been worse than it is right now, mining firms recently completed in-person Colorado mining conferences and rekindled…
Press Release • Oct 2, 2021
Birmingham spinout Salinity Solutions enters
A new University of Birmingham spinout, Salinity Solutions, is partnering with the mineral exploration and mining industry with a compact, energy-efficient desalination system that can concentrate…
Critical Minerals • Oct 1, 2021
Birmingham project reclaims rare earth magnets from
The University of Birmingham has announced the successful completion of a project demonstrating that the rare earth magnets in loudspeakers, which are currently lost to landfill,…
Iron Ore • Oct 1, 2021
Metso Outotec launches new digital solutions
Metso Outotec is launching leading-edge digital solutions to ensure the optimal operation and maintenance of iron ore pelletizing plants over the entire plant life cycle. Leveraging…
Processing & Smelting • Oct 1, 2021
American Uranium And Vanadium Company Energy
A rare earth element production facility is part of Energy Fuels' White Mesa uranium mill south of Blanding, Utah, which is a top U.S. producer of…
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