The International Council on Mining and Metals has published training material based on the ICMM ‘Tailings Management: Good practice guide’, designed to improve awareness of the importance of integrated tailings management at the site level across sustainability disciplines.
Teck Resources Limited and MEDATech have announced the pilot of a fully electric on-highway transport truck to haul copper concentrate, marking the first use of a battery-electric truck to haul copper concentrate worldwide.
The US Department of Energy has awarded US$2.2 million of funding to a Rio Tinto-led team to explore carbon storage potential at the Tamarack nickel joint venture in central Minnesota.