Drones in Mining: Regulatory Trends
Regulators face huge challenges when it comes to developing appropriate drone regulation. They have to balance a duty to enforce…
18 Jan 2021
Drones in Mining: Macroeconomic Trends
The ongoing development of the Internet of Things (IoT) combined with rising demand for drones among enthusiasts and enterprises – in addition to military organisations – is driving innovation in,…
13 Jan 2021
Itronics develops new technology to recover metals from leach tailings
US-based cleantech materials growth company Itronics has developed a Rock Kleen process that enables recovery of silver and gold from silver-gold leach tailings, through the combination of Rock Kleen liquid…
07 Jan 2021
How digital innovation will lead mining practices into the future
Digital transformation and the leap to Industry 4.0 in the mining industry has been a little slower than in other heavily-regulated industries, but now, at the end of 2020, the…
16 Dec 2020
WEF Mining and Metals Blockchain Initiative releases proof of concept
The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Mining and Metals Blockchain Initiative has launched a proof of concept for its Carbon Tracing Platform, named the COT. The COT platform ensures traceability of…
10 Dec 2020
FREYR and Glencore agree for battery raw materials supply
Battery company FREYR has signed an agreement with Glencore for the supply of ethically sourced battery metals. As part of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed, the companies will supply…
18 Nov 2020
Downer trials blockchain technology to improve customer experience
Engineering and construction company Downer Group has announced that it is trialling new blockchain technology ‘to manage complex shutdown’ as well as ‘turnaround maintenance work’. The company claims trialling this…