US mining news

Nalco Water, an Ecolab company, has acquired Flottec to expand its flotation and mineral processing solutions.

Rare Element Resources has received approval for a rare earth processing and separation demonstration plant to be built in Wyoming, US.

Sandvik is investing US$50 million in the company’s largest US facility to date, in Elko, Nevada.

ExxonMobil has begun lithium production in Arkansas, US, aiming to be a leading supplier for electric vehicles by 2030.

American Pacific has reported further assay results from its drilling programme at the Palmer Project in Alaska, USA.

Metso is expanding its service centre and will build a new training centre in Mesa, Arizona, USA.

Bradda Head Lithium has announced initial results from core drilling at San Domingo, Arizona, USA.

Alaska Energy Metals has announced results from its exploration programme at the Nikolai Nickel Project, Alaska, USA.

Caterpillar will implement an autonomous haulage system at Freeport’s Bagdad mine in Arizona, USA.

Ioneer has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with EcoPro to produce refined lithium materials for the US EV battery supply chain.