Mining

Metso introduces the Outotec® Robotic Split Strip, an advanced solution for separating the cathode sheets from the cathode plate in copper electrorefining operations.

Resolute Mining Limited and Nimba Mining Company S.A. – a 100% Guinean state-owned company – have announced that a strategic Memorandum of Understanding has been signed regarding the potential co-development of gold projects in Guinea.

Founders Factory and Rio Tinto have announced six new investments through their mining tech accelerator, as unprecedented demand for raw materials drives the need for new technologies across exploration, processing, and critical mineral recovery.

Cornish Tin Limited, a company focused on the discovery and development of high-grade tin and hard-rock lithium in Cornwall, has announced the closing of its latest funding round, exceeding its initial target and reaching over £2.2 million.

ABB has announced it has integrated its generative AI solution, ABB Ability™ Industrial Knowledge Vault (IKV), with ABB Ability™ Energy Management System (EMS).

Energy Exploration Technologies, Inc., a leading innovator in lithium extraction and refining technologies founded by CEO Teague Egan, has announced the successful commissioning of a first-of-its-kind, US-based lithium production facility at Project Lonestar™, marking a major milestone toward commercial-scale domestic lithium production.

Metso has signed a major agreement with Southern Peru Copper Corporation, one of the largest copper producers in the world, for the supply of copper Solvent Extraction and Electrowinning technology to the company’s Tia Maria project in Cocachacra, Province of Islay, Arequipa, Peru.

Rio Tinto’s development of its replacement mines in the Pilbara has increased its spend with Western Australian suppliers to a record AUS$12.1 billion in 2025, AUS$1.8 billion more than the prior year.