Week of November 6, 2024

Large mining truck with a load of dirt in the Arizona desert.

Newmont receives battery mining truck

Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News | Oct 30, 2024

A 240-metric-ton Early Learner Cat 793 XE delivered to Colorado gold mine – batteries included ... some assembly required. Marking a major milestone along the path to achieving the net-zero-carbon-emissions targets set by Newmont Corp. and the wider mining sector, the world's largest gold mining company has received its first battery-electric large mining truck at the Cripple Creek and Victor (CC&V) mine in Colorado. "As we look toward the future, our focus remains on...

Helicopter flying an aeromagnetic survey, dangling sensors.

Scanning Wyoming for mineral treasures

K. Warner, Metal Tech News | Nov 5, 2024

Aerial scans of the Earth's crust 3,300 feet below ground are being used to seek out potential critical mineral deposits in Cowboy State. Using an array of sensors attached to aircraft flying overhead, geologists are scanning thousands of feet below Wyoming's surface with electromagnetic surveys – a prospecting method that reads the strength of the earth's subsurface magnetic field to identify likely locations of valuable metals and minerals like vanadium, niobium and...

Graphic of satellite collecting and transmitting mineral exploration data.

Gravity of space-based mineral exploration

Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News | Nov 5, 2024

Fleet Space adds gravity surveys to ExoSphere, providing mining clients with an even more powerful mineral exploration solution. The satellite-enabled and AI-enhanced ExoSphere mineral exploration solution has already attracted the attention of Rio Tinto, Barrick Gold, and other global mining companies that are using this subsurface imaging technology to discover buried deposits of cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel, and other critical metals. Fleet Space Technologies, the...

A trail exposes white salts under red rocks at a South American lithium project.

Rio Tinto explores for lithium from space

Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News | Oct 29, 2024

Joins a growing number of mining companies leveraging Fleet Space's satellite-enabled and AI-powered mineral exploration technology. Toward its longstanding commitment to finding a better way to provide the minerals and metals the world needs, Rio Tinto is leveraging Fleet Space Technologies' satellite-enabled ExoSphere mineral exploration solution to gain greater insights into what lies below the surface at its Rincon lithium mine project in Argentina. "Rio Tinto and Fleet...

Three rows of columns connected with pipes, wiring and valves.

Ucore readies RapidSX for copy and paste

Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News | Oct 25, 2024

Pentagon-backed testing to demonstrate company's rare earths separation tech outperforms its antiquated predecessor. With the backing of the U.S. Department of Defense and the Canadian government, Ucore Rare Metals Inc. is making headway toward establishing a North American plant that will deliver a secure supply of the rare earth elements essential to a wide array of household goods, high-tech devices, military hardware, and clean energy technologies. Developing a...

A hydraulic hammer attached to a mechanical arm inside a crushing plant.

Safer rock crushing with TRS, Steelwrist

A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News | Oct 29, 2024

Australian automation teams up with Swedish coupling to increase safety, efficiency, and uptime in crushing plants. In crushing plants, where frequent tool changes often cause production delays, Total Rockbreaking Solutions' integration of BoomSafe's boom control technology with Steelwrist's quick couplers steps in to improve efficiency and safety by enabling fast, hands-free attachment changes to keep operations running smoothly. Based out of Perth, Australia, Total...

Closeup of a metallic gold-colored periodic table entry for nickel.

Manitoba First Nation buys nickel mine

Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News | Nov 4, 2024

Norway House Cree Nation acquisition of Minago brings ESG advantages to near-development nickel-PGM project. In a deal that could result in an Indigenous-owned mine delivering energy transition metals into North America's supply chains, the Norway House Cree Nation has acquired the Minago nickel-platinum group metals (PGM) project in Manitoba from Flying Nickel Corp. for nearly C$9 million ($6.5 million). "By taking full control with 100% ownership and management, we can...

  • Artistic rendering of a mining truck dumping a load of rocks.

    ESG reporting makes mining transparent

    Laurie M Clark, Onyen Corp. | Oct 29, 2024

    Accurate and verifiable data provides a path to improving economics, optimizing resources, engaging stakeholders, and attracting talent. With a warming planet and unpredictable extreme weather events, all business leaders are faced with increasing and more complex challenges, costs, and regulatory oversight. Having access to accurate and verifiable real-time information about business impacts and activities is quickly becoming a necessity in navigating budgeting and...

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