The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said it has earmarked $16 million for two projects in West Virginia and North Dakota for the development of a first-of-its-kind rare earth element and critical minerals extraction and separation refinery. Read the full story here.
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Bell Equipment has announced plans to create a dedicated OEM business division for underground mining, as it has identified it as an opportunity for further growth.
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Those eyeing the opportunity to mine the ocean’s floor will finally get their chance beginning in July when the United Nations’ International Seabed Authority will reportedly open the floor for applications.
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) said it will offer free, confidential black lung screenings to coal miners this month through a mobile testing unit at convenient community and mine locations. Full story.
Read MoreTirupati Graphite has confirmed commercial production of 97% pure flake graphite from the Vatomina project in Madagascar. The company said its first container of 97% jumbo flakes greater than 50 mesh size has now been produced for a German manufacturer of specialty graphite products, and that it is now working toward increasing its high-grade output and associated sales. Additionally, the…
Read MoreTriton Minerals, owner of the Ancuabe graphite project in Mozambique, has selected China-based equipment engineering group Yantai Oriental Metallurgical Engineering (YOME) as its front-end engineering design (FEED) contractor for the asset’s process plant and non-process infrastructure. YOME, an associate of Yantai Jinpeng Mining Machinery, will begin work this quarter and target the enhancement and improvement of the plant’s design. The…
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Canadian miner Teck Resources has rejected an unsolicited $22.5 billion offer from Glencore, citing reluctance to expose its shareholders a large thermal coal business, an unwanted oil trading business and significant jurisdictional risk, reported Reuters. Glencore’s proposal was to merge with Teck and to simultaneously demerge their combined metals and coal businesses to create MetalsCo and CoalCo. The remaining company…
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Mining and explosives supplier BME, part of Omnia Holdings, has inked a conditional sale and purchase of shares agreement (CSPA) to solidify a joint venture with Indonesian group PT. Multi Nitrotama Kimia (MNK). Full story.
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Global automaker Ford has joined PT Vale Indonesia and China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt as a new partner in a US$4.5 billion nickel processing plant in Indonesia, reported Reuters. Full story.
Read MoreOEM Epiroc has signed a collaboration agreement with global lunar resource developer ispace that will see the company contributing its technology and solutions for commercial missions to the moon. The Luxembourg-based partner company is planning to provide lunar transportation and gain a better understanding of the moon’s environment and available resources. It will initially explore the lunar surface and collect…
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