The Elements of Innovation Discovered
The Elements of Innovation Discovered
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Lithium Nevada receives Department of Defense grant to accelerate the domestic production of battery-grade lithium carbonate. To help meet growing demand for the batteries powering America's energy transition and military hardware, the U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Lithium Nevada Corp., a subsidiary of Lithium Americas Corp., $11.8 million to accelerate the extraction and processing of lithium carbonate at its Thacker Pass mine project in Nevada. "It is critical that...
Chilean copper miner leverages ABB's global automation and electrification expertise to power its net-zero goals. Toward an overarching goal to "develop mining for a better future," Antofagasta Minerals is collaborating with ABB to implement net-zero emissions haulage solutions at its copper mines in Chile. Antofagasta's four mines produced 715,000 metric tons (146.3 million pounds) of copper last year, making it the fifth largest producer of this metal critical to energy...
DOD awards Electra Battery Materials $20 million to help bring online enough North American cobalt supply for 1 million EV batteries. As part of its mission to shore up reliable and sustainable supply chain minerals and metals critical to America's economy and security, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded Electra Battery Materials Corp. $20 million to complete the construction and commissioning of North America's only refinery capable of producing cobalt sulfate,...
Eagle Mountain leverages Fleet Space's AI-enhanced and satellite-enabled ExoSphere technology to discover copper deposits below Silver Mountain. In the two years since Fleet Space Technologies launched ExoSphere, this satellite-enabled mineral exploration technology has rocketed up the list of solutions for discovering the minerals critical to the energy transition – especially copper. The list of companies deploying ExoSphere ranges from junior mineral exploration companies l...
Global electrification and equipment companies join forces to develop zero-emission solutions for mining. To accelerate the development of technologies that will help global mining companies achieve their climate goals, ABB and Komatsu are collaborating on the development of technologies to reduce and eventually eliminate the need for diesel to fuel the heavy machinery that does the digging and hauling at mines around the world. Under a strategic agreement, ABB and Komatsu...
The U.S. relies on imports for 82% of its supply of this strategic mineral; China is the world's largest supplier. In its latest move to tighten controls of critical minerals, China has announced that it is placing state-controlled restrictions on the export of antimony, a vital ingredient in a wide range of household, industrial, high-tech, and military goods. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, American manufacturers use nearly 50 million pounds of antimony each year...
These self-driving mine trucks are safely and efficiently hauling more than 2 billion metric tons of material per year. In a major milestone for mine safety, efficiency, and productivity, Komatsu reports that the more than 750 Komatsu autonomous haul trucks deployed around the world have hauled more than 10 billion metric tons of material. As a pioneer in the commercial automation of mining haul trucks, Komatsu launched the FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) in 2008....
Study shows that trolley assist for trucks would halve CO2 intensity of what is expected to be one of the world's cleanest sources of nickel. A recently completed engineering study has found that a trolley assist system for haul trucks would significantly reduce the carbon intensity of nickel produced at Baptiste, a project in central British Columbia being advanced by FPX Nickel Corp. that is already shaping up to be one of the cleanest sources of future nickel on the...
Curiosity rover cracks open a rock with yellow sulfur crystals, an unexpected find that poses new questions for earthbound scientists. While exploring a region of the Martian landscape that has all the telltale signs of ancient floods and landslides that occurred when Mars' climate was much more like Earth than the frozen desert it is today, NASA's Curiosity made a surprising discovery – the first ever pure sulfur ever discovered on the Red Planet. This Martian minerals d...
US Department of Defense recognizes potential of critical energy metal; National Science Foundation offers First Tellurium grant opportunity. Tellurium is a rare element with some powerful properties that are being leveraged in American-made solar panels, solid-state batteries that could significantly extend the range of electric vehicles, and thermoelectric generators that convert temperature variations into clean electricity. Recognizing tellurium's criticality to clean ener...
Brazil-based miner is working with Komatsu and Cummins to develop dual-fuel engines that are expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 70%. In a move that is expected to significantly lower the carbon dioxide emissions from the large mining trucks at its mines and strengthen the biofuel industry, Brazil-based mining giant Vale has partnered with Komatsu and Cummins to develop engines that burn a mix of ethanol and diesel. Under this Dual Fuel Program, the partners will focus on...
BHP applies for $250 million trolley system to lower greenhouse gas emissions, increase haul truck efficiency at Escondida. Toward its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, mining giant BHP has applied for the permits needed to install a $250 million electric trolley to help pull ore-laden haul trucks out of the open pit at Escondida, the largest copper-producing mine on Earth. Operated under a joint venture with Rio Tinto (30%) and Japan-based JECO Corp....
Export-Import Bank of the United States invites USSM to apply for a $400 million loan to develop critical minerals mining, processing, and recycling hub in Missouri. In what is shaping up to be a major boost to its mission to provide the United States with sustainable sources of metals critical to the energy transition, U.S. Strategic Metals (USSM) has been invited to apply for a $400 million loan from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) to fund the development...
Company leverages decades of experience to offer sustainable mining equipment and technologies. With global mining companies focused on minimizing their environmental footprint while maximizing the efficiency and profitability of producing the minerals needed to build a sustainable future, Komatsu will be showcasing its latest electrification solutions at MINExpo 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, from Sept. 24 to 26. Put on by the National Mining Association every four years,...
Critical minerals company signs definitive agreement with VerAI to explore high-grade project in Montana. Solidifying an AI-powered critical minerals exploration partnership announced in May, US Critical Materials Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to deploy VerAI Discoveries Inc.'s AI-powered mineral targeting platform to more efficiently and sustainably expand upon the high-grade rare earths and gallium discoveries made on the Sheep Creek project in southwestern...
Silicon Valley-based EV manufacturer to buy anode material from G1's coming graphite plant in Ohio. Toward its goal of creating sustainable mobility with cars that make the best possible use of the world's resources, California-based Lucid Motors has entered into an agreement to buy domestically produced graphite for the batteries powering its electric vehicles from a processing and recycling plant to be built by Graphite One Inc. in Ohio. "We are committed to accelerating...
Mining school adds a two-part program to prepare students to tackle domestic critical mineral challenges and help fill the nation's massive mining workforce shortage. Looking to help bolster the domestic production of minerals and metals essential to clean energy, high-tech, and everyday living, South Dakota Mines is offering two new minors that will prepare students to tackle critical mineral challenges. "We have a need in the United States for these materials. If it can't...
Mining equipment and tech company will showcase "future of mining" innovations at world's largest mining event. Net-zero. Connected. Digitized. Automated. Electrified. These are some of the adjectives Sandvik is using to describe its vision for the "future of mining," which will be on full display at the global mining technology and equipment company's 21,000-square-foot exhibit in the Central Hall of MINExpo International 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A global mining...
Interlune will use TechFlights to advance its proprietary technology for recovering helium-3 and other resources from the Moon. Interlune, a Seattle-based space mining tech startup led by a team of seasoned space exploration executives, has been awarded a $348,000 grant from NASA to advance a proprietary technology designed to recover helium-3 and other minerals from the Moon. "This award is one more step toward our goal of rebuilding the entire U.S. industrial base for lunar...
PyroDelta is developing a tellurium-based thermoelectric generator that could transform prop downwash into longer drone range. Can tellurium-based thermoelectric generators provide extra lift to drones? First Tellurium believes they can and a company it created to advance research and development of thermoelectric devices for clean energy generation is developing a prototype specifically for drone applications. Thermoelectric generators transform the differences in temperature...
Norge Mineraler partners with Finnish materials tech company for low-carbon mining and waste management solutions for mine in Norway. Anglo-Norwegian mineral exploration company Norge Mining and Finnish materials technology company Betolar have forged a partnership to explore solutions that increase the sustainability and value of producing critical minerals at the Storeknuten titanium-phosphate-iron-vanadium project in southwestern Norway. Being advanced by Norge Mining's...
Canada's Global Innovation Cluster for digital technologies invests C$3.5 million in surgical mining of high-grade deposits. Mining tech start-up Novamera has received a $2.6 million (C$3.5 million) investment from Canadian technologies accelerator DIGITAL to advance a technology to surgically mine metals from high-grade deposits that have been overlooked because they are uneconomic with conventional mining technologies due to their size and shape. Many high-grade narrow vein...
Barrick Gold leverages satellite-enabled AI mineral exploration technology to explore the larger copper potential at Pakistani project. Barrick Gold Corp. is the latest in a growing number of mining companies to use space tech and AI mineral exploration solutions developed by Australia-based Fleet Space Technologies to discover hidden deposits of minerals needed for the clean energy transition. While Barrick is best known for being one of the world's largest producers of...
Autonomous, zero-emissions ore haulage system to be showcased at Ontario rock quarry test site. Replacing the diesel haul trucks that currently do the heavy lifting at most mines is the largest hurdle to overcome when it comes to achieving the net-zero emissions goals of mining companies. An electric ore hauling monorail being developed by Canadian mining tech startup RIINO Inc. could provide an efficient zero-emissions solution to the diesel ore haulage dilemma. Having...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory experiments demonstrate that critical metal can withstand prolonged reactor heat and radiation. Conventional nuclear reactors and next-generation modular and microreactors rely on thousands of sensors delivering data to sophisticated electronic monitoring devices for safe and efficient operations. Traditional silicon-based electronics, however, do not hold up to the heat and radiation emitted from the core and must be installed at a distance. New...
