Week of December 4, 2024
Week of December 4, 2024
The cutoff of gallium and germanium could send America's GDP plummeting by $3.4 billion; antimony a top concern for the Pentagon. In a move that could deal a multibillion-dollar blow to the American economy and impact the nation's military readiness, China has completely banned the exports of gallium, germanium, antimony, and superhard materials to the United States. Gallium and germanium are essential ingredients for semiconductors used to make computer chips; and antimony...
Partners with Value.Space to use satellites to assess the risks of mine tailings storage facilities. To help safeguard people, environment, and mineral supply chains critical to the clean energy transition, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is collaborating with Value.Space to deploy satellite-based monitoring and risk profiling to strengthen the United Nations' mining safety initiatives. The primary objective of this partnership is to lower the risk...
Buyout of OEM-agnostic autonomous mining tech provider is expected to expand the scope of Sandvik's AutoMine platform. To expand upon the capabilities and compatibility of its already world-leading AutoMine mining automation platform, Sandvik has acquired Universal Field Robots (UFR), a fast-growing Australia-based provider of autonomous interoperable solutions for the surface mining and underground mining markets. In recent years, Sandvik has significantly grown its...
Fast chargers aim to begin electrifying heavy mining operations by 2025. As mining shifts toward decarbonization, Fortescue is taking steps to electrify its operations with a 6-megawatt (MW) fast charger test unit, backed by funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) – a project that aims to revolutionize charging technology for heavy mining equipment, with the eventual deployment of 250 fast chargers across its iron ore operations by the end of the...
Study suggests Martian rocks may be saturated with fuel-building ingredients. Onsite production of materials such as fuel and construction resources have been under study to extend the distances and livability of space exploration. Rockets that can make or collect fuel can go farther, and astronauts that don't need to bring their own tools and building materials can stay in space longer. This use of the surrounding environment to produce new materials has its own discipline...
As the future of mining takes shape beneath the prairies of Saskatchewan, Nutrien's innovative use of tele-remote technology is advancing safety in their potash mines and earning prestigious recognition. This year, Nutrien's Lanigan mine team received the John T. Ryan Mine Safety Technology Award for their commitment to improving underground operations, alongside the National Safety Council's Green Cross for Safety Innovation, recognizing their transformative approach to...
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...
Earth AI and Legacy Minerals make unexpected palladium discovery in New South Wales. Exploration and joint venture partners Legacy Minerals and Earth AI announced the discovery of one of the largest palladium systems in Australia using Earth AI's proprietary artificial intelligence and predictive mineral exploration technology. In the Southwestern Slopes of New South Wales, Australia, in a mineral-rich part of the Lachlan Fold Belt is an area called the Fontenoy Project....
