Mining

Scott Evans, President and Director, Triton Uranium, outlines how despite trade tensions with the US, Canada remains America’s most important partner in winning the critical minerals race.

Vizsla Copper has entered into an agreement with Agnico Eagle to acquire the Delta base and precious metal project and the Helm Bay gold project – expanding its Alaska portfolio.

Following more than 18 months of successful autonomous hauling at Luck Stone's Bull Run Quarry, Luck Stone and Caterpillar are expanding the technology to two additional Virginia operations.

Tungsten West is deploying six TOMRA Mining XRT sorters equipped with OBTAIN™ Deep Learning technology at the Hemerdon tungsten mine in England, targeting ramp up to full scale production in 1Q27.

Zach Agioutantis, Co-Chair of the SME Mineral School Department Heads Committee, advises that as the US invests billions in new mining and processing capacity, workforce development must operate on the same long-term horizon.

India is emerging as a new force in sourcing critical minerals, competing with China and the West. New Delhi’s ambitious industrial and clean energy ambitions means that attention is now focused on Africa’s abundant mineral resources.

Argentina’s next copper mines remain years from production, but engineering, early works, infrastructure, and equipment procurement are already creating opportunities for mining suppliers.

Geothermal Engineering Ltd (GEL) recently announced a major technological milestone in the production of lithium onshore in the UK.

The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME), its divisions and affiliates are once again offering scholarships to SME student members seeking a career in the mining and minerals industries.

Glencore Technology’s Jameson Cell continues to deliver against its performance objectives at Valterra Platinum’s Mogalakwena North Concentrator, with the operation reporting further mass pull improvements alongside higher concentrator recoveries.

Anshuman Saini and Rahul Arora, Evalueserve, examine rare-earth supply concentration and present Evalueserve’s 5R framework for strengthening resilience through efficiency, recycling, diversified sourcing, regionalisation and substitution.

Pervinder Johar, CEO of Avathon, considers why mining companies already have the data they need and why the next step is turning that information into operational knowledge that drives better decisions, faster.

Metso is introducing the Sampo™ Cell, a breakthrough innovation in coarse particle flotation that enhances recovery of coarse particles without compromising fine particle recovery, helping mining companies improve the efficiency, profitability, and sustainability of their operations.

Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc. (IWT) has been selected for negotiation of an award by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to lead a Mine of the Future: Proving Ground Initiative project.

SPH Engineering, a global developer of drone software and integrated solutions for industrial applications, has expanded its partnership with Measur, a division of The Hoskin Group.