2025

Austmine has announced the six finalists selected to pitch at this year’s Innovation Hour, which will take place at Copper to the World 2025 conference in Adelaide, South Australia, later this month. Returning for its second year,…

A year after PLS commissioned the world’s largest lithium ore sorting plant, TOMRA Mining’s sensor-based sorting technology is delivering measurable value at the Pilgangoora operation in Western Australia, contributing to the strongest…

July’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 62.3% share in Sweden, a slight improvement over the same month in 2024 (59.6%), but with BEVs still below their 2023 levels. PHEVs have grown instead. Overall auto volume was 17,684 units, up some 8%…

Coal India Limited (CIL), the world’s largest coal-producing company and a Maharatna PSU under India’s Ministry of Coal, has set an ambitious target to supply 900.24 million tonnes (MT) of coal in the fiscal year 2025–26 (FY26), marking an…

A new phase in crypto regulation officially began on August 1, as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission launched what it’s calling a “crypto sprint.” Acting Chair Caroline Pham confirmed that the CFTC is teaming up with the SEC, led by…

The Hasdeo Arand forest in Chhattisgarh, often called the “lungs of Central India,” is one of the country’s last unfragmented old-growth forests, spanning 187,800 hectares across Surguja, Surajpur, and Korba districts. Beneath its dense…

The Mangampeta baryte deposit in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa (Cuddapah) district is a geological marvel, recognized as the world’s largest and thickest single-layer baryte deposit. Supplying nearly 95% of India’s baryte production, this site in…

Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco concluded a harrowing rescue operation at its El Teniente mine, the world’s largest underground copper mine, after a devastating tunnel collapse claimed the lives of six workers. Triggered by a…

Smelting, a cornerstone of mineral processing, is far more than simply heating ore to extract metal—it’s a sophisticated chemical process that blends scientific precision with practical expertise. In gold smelting, achieving high purity and…

Larsen & Toubro (L&T), a leading Indian multinational in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects, announced that its Minerals & Metals (M&M) business vertical secured a significant EPC contract from…