The Elements of Innovation Discovered
The Elements of Innovation Discovered
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After successfully discovering copper via machine learning technology, the company has attracted eager investment and notable names. At the end of 2023, KoBold Metals, a software-driven mining startup out of Berkeley, California, made headlines by utilizing machine learning technology to expand its search for lithium across several continents, including projects in the United States, Canada, Australia, South Korea, and Zambia. KoBold's innovative approach utilizes artificial... Full story
Automated on-site resource utilization will likely be first wave of lucrative off-world industry. NASA's multibillion-dollar Artemis program isn't just about America returning to the Moon or even extended visits – it's also paving the way for lunar resource mining operations, with a lunar economy expected to include mining metals like aluminum, iron, manganese, rare earths, and titanium. But surprisingly, its first product will most likely be mundane by Earth standards – water... Full story
Global investors and mining companies alike are excited about company's tech for mineral exploration on Earth and in space. There are certain moments when a step-change technology is perfectly timed to fill a need that is urgent and growing. Australia-based Fleet Space Technologies' satellite-enabled and AI-enhanced ExoSphere platform for discovering minerals critical to the energy transition is one of those technologies. "As we continue to strive for a net-zero future, the...
Along with BlueScope and Woodside Energy, Western Australia iron ore is on its way to being a world leader when it comes to low-carbon. In the first partnership between Rio Tinto and BHP on a downstream project, the two top iron ore miners and BlueScope, Australia's biggest steelmaker, are teaming up to construct the country's largest groundbreaking low-carbon electric smelting furnace (ESF) at a facility in the Kwinana Industrial Area, south of Perth. The ESF will process... Full story
Metalplant is feeding CO2-absorbing minerals to hyperaccumulating plants at its carbon-negative nickel farm in Albania. A plant with golden flowers and a propensity to draw nickel up from the slopes of the European Alps in northern Albania is combatting climate change on two fronts – absorbing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and providing a sustainable source of a key ingredient in electric vehicles batteries that help prevent CO2 emissions in the first place. "These v... Full story
Claroty report reveals vulnerabilities in mining sector's digital defenses. Cybersecurity experts at Claroty warn that the mining and materials sector has become a frequent target of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, with nearly half of attacks in 2024 exploiting vulnerabilities when external vendors or service providers access critical operational systems. The growing digital danger for mining companies is a byproduct of the shift into a digital era that has brought... Full story
Fast chargers aim to begin electrifying heavy mining operations by 2025. As mining shifts toward decarbonization, Fortescue is taking steps to electrify its operations with a 6-megawatt (MW) fast charger test unit, backed by funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) – a project that aims to revolutionize charging technology for heavy mining equipment, with the eventual deployment of 250 fast chargers across its iron ore operations by the end of the decade. F...
Buyout of OEM-agnostic autonomous mining tech provider is expected to expand the scope of Sandvik's AutoMine platform. To expand upon the capabilities and compatibility of its already world-leading AutoMine mining automation platform, Sandvik has acquired Universal Field Robots (UFR), a fast-growing Australia-based provider of autonomous interoperable solutions for the surface mining and underground mining markets. In recent years, Sandvik has significantly grown its...
Earth AI and Legacy Minerals make unexpected palladium discovery in New South Wales. Exploration and joint venture partners Legacy Minerals and Earth AI announced the discovery of one of the largest palladium systems in Australia using Earth AI's proprietary artificial intelligence and predictive mineral exploration technology. In the Southwestern Slopes of New South Wales, Australia, in a mineral-rich part of the Lachlan Fold Belt is an area called the Fontenoy Project....
VerAI's mineral discovery tech identifies larger rare earths, gallium potential across US Critical Materials' Sheep Creek project in Montana. The AI-powered mineral exploration technology developed by VerAI Discoveries Inc. has identified the potential for large bodies of high-grade rare earths, gallium, and a suite of other critical minerals ready to be discovered with drilling at US Critical Materials Corp.'s Sheep Creek project in southwestern Montana. Sampling on the...
Caterpillar debuts aggregate sector-sized autonomous haul trucks at Luck Stone Quarry in Virginia. "Blue lights are on! One of my favorite phrases signaling another customer site is using Caterpillar Inc.'s autonomous solution," Caterpillar Resource Industries Group President Denise Johnson penned in a LinkedIn post celebrating the debut of its newest class of Cat automated mining trucks at Luck Stone Corp.'s Bull Run aggregate plant in Virginia. The flashing blue lights sets...
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 t...
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 creating...
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 technology...
Founders Factory unveils first cohort of companies developing innovative solutions for more productive and sustainable mining. Founders Factory has unveiled the first cohort of startups under its Mining Tech Accelerator, a program being advanced in partnership with Rio Tinto to discover and foster breakthrough technologies with the potential to transform the way mining companies deliver the minerals and metals the world needs. To build upon its legacy of innovation and...
Pilot tests demonstrate that a mine site hydrometallurgical refinery at Baptiste could produce high-quality, low-carbon nickel sulfate. A recently completed pilot-scale program has confirmed the idea that a hydrometallurgical refinery built alongside a mine at FPX Nickel Corp.'s Baptiste project in British Columbia could offer a significant supply of low-carbon battery-grade nickel sulfate for North America's energy transition. "Baptiste would represent an almost 50% increase...
As the future of mining takes shape beneath the prairies of Saskatchewan, Nutrien's innovative use of tele-remote technology is advancing safety in their potash mines and earning prestigious recognition. This year, Nutrien's Lanigan mine team received the John T. Ryan Mine Safety Technology Award for their commitment to improving underground operations, alongside the National Safety Council's Green Cross for Safety Innovation, recognizing their transformative approach to miner... Full story
Partners with Value.Space to use satellites to assess the risks of mine tailings storage facilities. To help safeguard people, environment, and mineral supply chains critical to the clean energy transition, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is collaborating with Value.Space to deploy satellite-based monitoring and risk profiling to strengthen the United Nations' mining safety initiatives. The primary objective of this partnership is to lower the risk... Full story
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... Full story
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...
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... Full story
Sets higher goal of Real Zero by 2030, challenges colleagues to adopt aggressive climate targets. Most mining companies do not lead their climate goals page with "We're part of the problem." Australia-based iron ore producer Fortescue is not like most mining companies when it comes to admitting it is "a heavy emitter" or setting carbon dioxide reduction targets that are much more aggressive than their peers or even those outlined in the Paris Agreement. While most major... Full story
Sees satellite-enabled mineral exploration tech as an ideal solution for its gold-silver-silver copper mine in the Andes Mountains of Northern Chile. As part of its ongoing commitment to leveraging new technologies that maximize productivity and minimize its environmental footprint in some of the harshest conditions on Earth, Gold Fields has deployed Fleet Space Technologies' ExoSphere mineral exploration solution to expand upon its reserves of gold, silver, and copper at the...
Heavy equipment manufacturer showcases Zero Emissions, Zero Downtime, and Zero Entry mines strategy at MINExpo 2024. Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas' 25,500-square-foot booth at MINExpo 2024 featured equipment and innovation focused on addressing its mining customers' top priorities – reducing carbon emissions, increasing productivity, and improving safety. During the world's largest mining show, the Japanese heavy equipment manufacturer provided insights into a t... Full story
German firm unveils $2.8 billion zero-emissions mining equipment partnership with Fortescue. MINEXPO INTERNATIONAL 2024, LAS VEGAS – Grabbing the spotlight during the world's largest mining event is no small feat. A historic $2.8 billion partnership to further advance the technologies needed for zero-emissions mining, however, put German heavy equipment manufacturer Liebherr and West Australian miner Fortescue front and center during the main event that comes around just o... Full story
