by Gordon Barratt | Nov 22, 2022 | News
Aclimate fund founded by Bill Gates is investing in technology that uses surges of electricity to shatter rocks and mineral ores in a bid to reduce energy use and carbon emissions at mines. A European fund tied to Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures invested...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 22, 2022 | News
The Queensland Government has released a discussion paper looking at changing the way exploration is run for critical minerals, including speeding up approvals in the state. Resources Minister Scott Stewart said Queensland had vast reserves of the critical minerals...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 22, 2022 | News
Thiess will host Mining3’s 2022 Innovation Forum at its global headquarters in South Bank, Brisbane this week. The invitation-only event will welcome industry experts and thought leaders who will take part in interactive workshops and panel discussions, exploring...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 21, 2022 | News
Two-thirds of the 33 million tonnes of hydrogen produced in China in 2020 was produced from coal, emitting 360 million tonnes of carbon dioxideA shift to low-emission production of hydrogen is crucial to China achieving its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2060,...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 21, 2022 | News
The exchange, the world’s oldest and largest market for industrial metals, launched a discussion paper on the subject in October and then said on November 11 it had decided against banning Russian metal as a significant portion of the market was still planning...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 21, 2022 | News
The union representing about 1 000 employees at the Mary River mine on Baffin Island, Nunavut, has expressed its “deep disappointment” with the federal government’s rejection of an expansion proposal for the mine. The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local...