Vale offers $1M for COVID-19 innovations
Vale, a Brazil-based mining company with operations in Canada and around the globe, is challenging innovators to come up with solutions to minimize the societal impacts of COVID-19... — Updated 4/4/2020 Full story
Texas REE separation plant makes progress
Texas Mineral Resources Corp. and USA Rare Earth LLC April 2 said the COVID-19 outbreak thus far has not held up progress on their Round Top critical minerals project in Texas and... — Updated 4/3/2020 Full story
Mining refinery waste for solar energy
Solar accounted for nearly 40% of the new electricity generating capacity added in the United States during 2019. With sun-fueled electricity expected to continue growing with more... — Updated 4/5/2020 Full story
Predictive maintenance dodges downtime
Advanced wireless sensors are being developed to accompany automated vehicles in next-generation artificial intelligence-operated heavy machinery in mining and other sectors, to... — Updated 3/31/2020 Full story
Robotic mines of the future are here
Minerbots unite! With an arsenal of lasers and explosives able to reduce mineral-rich bedrock to rubble before morphing into trucks, loaders and other heavy equipment to deliver... — Updated 4/3/2020 Full story
Solar future looks bright for society
Solar energy accounted for nearly 40% of all new electricity generation added in the U.S. in 2019, the largest annual share in the industry's history. According to the most recent... — Updated 4/1/2020 Full story
First Cobalt advances Canada refinery
First Cobalt Corp. has taken another step on its path to becoming a North American producer of cobalt sulfate for the electric vehicle industry. An important ingredient in the... — Updated 4/3/2020 Full story
Discovering the elements of innovation
Are you ready to join Metal Tech News on an expedition to discover the elements of innovation that will ensure a more sustainable and prosperous future for mankind? I understand... — Updated 3/31/2020 Full story
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