The Elements of Innovation Discovered
The Elements of Innovation Discovered
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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... Full story
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... Full story
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... 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
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... Full story
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
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... 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
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... Full story
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
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... Full story
Emerging tech addresses limitations in conventional brine evaporation method for increased domestic lithium production in North America. Direct lithium extraction (DLE) technologies promise incredibly fast processing times (hours instead of months) and higher yields, broadening the range of usable brine resources across diverse geographical locations in North America. DLE methods can vary widely, with some being more energy-intensive while others require higher amounts of...
Dynamic Energy Transfer system is a highly customizable and scalable system for charging haul trucks on the move. To meet the immediate and long-term climate goals of mining companies around the globe, Caterpillar Inc. has introduced an innovative solution for charging haul trucks while they are on the move. Much like the range anxiety preventing many drivers from making the switch to electric, concern over loss of productivity while a haul truck is idling at a charger is a...
A fleet of 14 autonomous surface drill rigs to be delivered to Western Australia lithium mine. Pilbara Minerals, the world's largest independent hard rock lithium producer, has ordered a fleet of surface drill rigs from Epiroc for its Pilgangoora lithium mine in Western Australia. This large order includes 14 SmartROC D65 surface drill rigs, as well as a contract for Epiroc to provide spare parts for the surface drill rigs to keep downtime to a minimum. Several giants of the...
Innovation Mining's proprietary non-toxic formula competes with cyanide in terms of effectiveness and costs. Innovation Mining recently passed a major milestone on its path to providing global mining companies with a cost-effective and environmentally preferred alternative to cyanide for gold recovery. For more than 130 years, cyanide has provided an inexpensive and effective means of extracting gold from ore. A chemical compound of carbon and nitrogen, cyanide dissolves gold...
Alaska Energy Metals has partnered with the Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Polytechnic Institute to answer that question. Alaska Energy Metals has partnered with the Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Polytechnic Institute to determine how much carbon dioxide a mine at its Nikolai project in Alaska could capture and store while also providing a domestic supply of nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum group metals (PGMs) for the energy transition. Research has shown... 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
Computers, programmable logic controllers, and hundreds of sensors automate Ucore's 52-stage RapidSX rare earth separation platform. Behind the secret formulas and innovative methods being developed to separate the tightly interlocked rare earths into individual elements used in a growing array of modern products is another layer of technology that increases the efficiency and reliability of emerging separation technologies. A recent update on the RapidSX separation platform b... Full story
Funding aims to bolster workforce needed for reliable mineral supply chains in the U.S. Tackling one of the major roadblocks on the path to establishing secure and reliable domestic supplies of the minerals and metals critical to America's economy and security, the U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Montana Technological University (Montana Tech) $6.56 million to develop and deliver mining workforce training programs. "The dearth of individuals with the requisite skills... Full story
Cyber threats are no longer an abstract concern for the mining sector; they are an active and evolving danger. Over the past year, a surge in cyberattacks has exposed critical weaknesses in even the most fortified digital infrastructures across nearly every industry. Given the mining sector's fundamental role in the global economy and energy transition, its growing dependence on automation, cloud computing, and interconnected systems has turned this sector into a prime... Full story
Power Nickel leverages Fleet Space's AI-powered ExoSphere mineral exploration tech to scan projects along Chile's Atacama Fault System. From Barrick Gold's Reko Diq mine project in Pakistan to Inflection Resources' Macquarie Arc land package in Australia and Eagle Mountain Mining's Silver Mountain property in Arizona, Fleet Space Technologies' ExoSphere mineral exploration technology has emerged as an increasingly important tool to efficiently and sustainably discover new... Full story
Case study shows innovative ore haulage system improves financial returns while lowering CO2 emissions at underground mines. Lowering carbon dioxide emissions and operating costs while also increasing productivity and profits are high on the priority list for modern mining companies. A comprehensive case study completed by EcoHoist, in conjunction with Mining One and ABB Hoisting Australia, indicates that the Australia-based mining tech company's innovative solution for the... Full story
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... Full story
