Albemarle said it aims to expand its lithium operations in Chile’s Atacama salt flat as early as 2028 with direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology under a current government contract, reported Reuters. “Depending on environmental and other permits needed in Chile, as well as scaling technologies, we believe [DLE] should be implemented, if everything goes well, towards 2028 or 2029,” Chilean…
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BHP and the Chilean state-owned Codelco have signed a five-year collaboration agreement that will focus on the accumulated experience of both miners in innovation projects focused on strengthening the sustainability of its operations. Full story.
Read MoreMSHA reported that on April 9, a miner died at South Pittsburg Stone #2, Marion Tenn., while mounting off-road truck tires on rims. The miner was in the process of mounting a tire on its rim when another tire’s outer lock ring dislodged, became airborne and struck the victim in the head. Full story.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) will hold its first “Stand Down to Save Lives” on May 17 as part of a national campaign to encourage the nation’s mining community to take steps to prevent injuries and illnesses and stop an alarming rise in the number of miners killed on the job in 2023. Full…
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Fortuna Silver Mines’ San Jose operation in Mexico is presumed to still be idled after an illegal blockade that began last week. Full story.
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Teck Resources said Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Teck Coal have entered into a long-term rail agreement for the transportation of steelmaking coal from Teck’s four operations in southeastern British Columbia. Full story.
Read MoreA fire at a gold mine in southern Peru has taken 27 lives, and an investigation has commenced into the cause. According to the Associated Press, Peruvian authorities reported the workers were underground at the Yanaquihua operation early morning on 6 May when the incident occurred. The mining company told the news service that 175 workers had been safely evacuated,…
Read MoreGlobal miner South32 said its Hermosa project in southern Arizona has been confirmed by the United States Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (FPISC) as the first mining project added to the FAST-41 process. Full story.
Read MoreResearchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, are developing a new mining technique that uses microbes to recover metals and store carbon from mine tailings, promising an advancement in sustainability. “We can take tailings that were produced in the past and recover more resources from those waste materials and, in doing so, also reduce the risk of residual…
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Position Partners announced the availability of Quantum Systems’ new Trinity Pro remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS), designed for surveys, for the Australian and New Zealand market. Full story.
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