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It is a known fact that any mining operation heavily depends on expensive machinery and equipment, highly skilled personnel, and a watertight safety culture as well as the best governance structures. In order to optimize mining operations and limit equipment downtime, several methods are available while setting up a robust maintenance program. We highlight some … Continue reading “Prerequisites for Setting Up a Robust Maintenance Program for Mining Machinery”

A recently released annual report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration highlights that a huge majority of the uranium that was used last year by operators and owners of private citizen nuclear power reactors in the U.S. was imported. More than 30% of the uranium came from Canada and Australia with an additional roughly 50% … Continue reading “EIA Report Finds That Most Uranium Used in the US Last Year Was Imported”

A group of researchers from Pacific Northwest, Lawrence Berkeley and Sandia national laboratories have discovered a mineral that can absorb uranium from ground water. The researchers discovered the mineral, which is known as calcium apatite, at a former uranium mill in Colorado. The sponge-like mineral reduced the levels of uranium in groundwater significantly. The project’s … Continue reading “Mineral Sponges May Help Absorb Residual Uranium from Contaminated Sites”

Last month, the director of International Consolidated Uranium, Anthony Milewski, commented that global sentiments on uranium were improving, with nuclear fuel slowly gaining attention once more following a decade in the dark after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Radioactive metals plutonium and uranium are usually used in nuclear fuel. Of the two, uranium is the main … Continue reading “Demand for Uranium Forecasted to Increase in Near Future”

Researchers reveal that the present supply of minerals and metals will not be able to support a universal economy that’s producing net zero carbon emissions. These experts argue that the rates of extraction of these resources has to be increased, even if it’s only in the short term, adding that in due course, recycling on … Continue reading “Researchers Assert That Going Green Will Prompt Increase in Mining Activities”

In the 19th and 20th centuries, the production of gold in California was booming, which is how it got its name: the Golden State. Exploration for gold began in the late 1700s when a group of Spaniards found gold in Imperial County, which prompted small-scale mining to begin. Despite this, it wasn’t until the mid-1800s … Continue reading “A Look at the Golden State’s Mining Sector”

According to a report authored by GlobalData, wearable technology has a significant role to play in the mining sector of the future. The following are some of the notable reasons why every mining company needs to incorporate some form of wearable technology in its operations. Aiding the fight against COVID-19 Workers in mining operations often … Continue reading “The Role of Wearable Technology in Mining”

A report prepared by an environmental not-for-profit organization known as the Institute for Sustainable Futures for Earthworks proposes that recycled metals may help meet a huge chunk of the steadily growing demand of electric cars. The report centers on copper, nickel, lithium and cobalt, which are all important lithium-ion battery ingredients. It proposes that recycling … Continue reading “Opposition to Mining in the U.S. May Affect Energy Transition”

The coronavirus pandemic negatively affected different industries and sectors across the globe. However, it also led to a few positive impacts, such as the massive surge in the demand for gold, which was in a way fueled by panic. Gold has often been used as a store of value. This precious metal is considered to … Continue reading “How Gold Mining in the Amazon Can Become More Sustainable”

The mining sector has always had a robust culture of disaster preparedness, safety and health awareness, given its familiarity with the volatility of the markets and its innate inelastic supply and demand. However, the coronavirus outbreak last year resulted in an unprecedented downturn in almost all economic activities, including mining operations. A few weeks after … Continue reading “How Nevada Mining Companies Stayed Afloat During the COVID-19 Storm”