by Gordon Barratt | Dec 17, 2024 | News
Rio Tinto, BHP and BlueScope will join forces to develop a new ironmaking electric smelting furnace (ESF) pilot plant in Kwinana, Western Australia. The plant, dubbed “Australia’s largest”, will test technology to enable the use of Pilbara iron ore to produce iron...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 17, 2024 | News
Cobalt Blue has made strides in developing its Kwinana cobalt refinery in Western Australia, with testwork demonstrating over 95 per cent cobalt extraction from several feedstocks. Cobalt Blue is developing the Kwinana cobalt refinery to process critical battery...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 16, 2024 | News
Major miners such as BHP, Rio Tinto, Fortescue, Anglo American, and South32 have shown support for the Science-Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) decision to review its framework for managing Scope 3 emissions. Scope 3 emissions, which are generated along the supply...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 16, 2024 | News
Rio Tinto is looking to the extraction and valorisation of gallium, a critical mineral present in the bauxite from its alumina refinery in Canada. The major plans to build a demonstration plant for extraction technology in Saguenay, capable of producing up to 3.5...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 13, 2024 | News
Canada is examining the use of export taxes on major commodities it exports to the US — including uranium, oil and potash — if incoming President Donald Trump carries out his threat to impose broad tariffs. Export levies would be a last resort for Canada, according to...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 13, 2024 | News
Gold developer Osisko Development has received Environmental Management Act (EMA) permits for its 100%-owned Cariboo project in British Columbia, marking the completion of the permitting process. Combined with the BC Mines Act permits secured in November, these...
