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University of Arizona Approves Formation of School of Mining and Mineral Resources

June 30, 2021

As the global population works to reduce carbon emissions, the need for mined resources such as copper is increasing, with the World Bank estimating demand for copper could grow 200 percent by 2050. Arizona, which produces 74 percent of the

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Schlumberger New Energy, Panasonic Energy to Collaborate on Battery-Grade Lithium Production Process

June 30, 2021

Schlumberger New Energy and Panasonic Energy of North America, a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, have entered into a collaboration agreement for the validation and optimization of the innovative and sustainable lithium extraction and production process to be

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DOE Awards $499K to Microbeam Technologies to Use Coal as Building Materials

June 30, 2021

Coal as a means of generating energy is known for being nonrenewable, as well as causing severe environmental damage and adverse health effects to those who work with it in that capacity. However, Microbeam Technologies President Steve Benson said utilizing

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Glencore to Acquire JV Partners’ Shares in Cerrejón Coal Mine for $588 Million, Colombia

June 30, 2021

Following notices from its joint venture partners, BHP and Anglo American, offering to sell their entire shares in the Cerrejón mine in Colombia, Glencore has reached agreement with each of them to acquire their respective 33.3 percent interests. The transaction

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Columbus McKinnon Publishes Inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility Report

June 30, 2021

Columbus McKinnon Corporation has published its inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report. This 2021 report details key initiatives the company is undertaking in the areas of environmental, social, and governance, further illustrating Columbus McKinnon’s resilience and agility in delivering for

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Chief Industries and Catahoula Partner to Advance Carbon Capture and Sequestration in Nebraska

June 29, 2021

Chief Industries and Catahoula Resources have entered into an agreement to jointly develop carbon capture and permanent sequestration (CCS) within Nebraska. Through this arrangement, Chief Ethanol, a division of Chief Industries based in Hastings, Nebraska, joins forces with Catahoula, a

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Rio Tinto Opens New $6 Million Scandium Plant in Canada

June 29, 2021

Rio Tinto has started operations at a new commercial scale demonstration plant to produce high-quality scandium oxide at its Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) metallurgical complex in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec. The $6 million project, in which the Government of Quebec

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Cleveland-Cliffs Named GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors

June 29, 2021

Cleveland-Cliffs was named GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors during a virtual ceremony honoring the recipients of the company’s 29th annual Supplier of the Year Awards on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. This is the fourth consecutive year Cleveland-Cliffs/AK

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Steelworkers Reject Vale’s Concessionary Offer, Call for Good-Faith Negotiations as Strike Continues

June 29, 2021

For a second time in two weeks, United Steelworkers (USW) members in Sudbury have soundly rejected contract concessions demanded by mining giant Vale, prompting the union to call on the company to commit to good-faith negotiations to settle a strike

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Alcoa Sells Former Eastalco Site for $100 Million, Maryland

June 29, 2021

Alcoa Corporation has completed a sale of land in the state of Maryland for $100 million in cash. The 2,100-acre property covers more than three square miles in Frederick County, Maryland and once served as the site of the former

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