A new one-step, water- acid- and alkali-free method for extracting high-purity lithium from spodumene ore has the potential to transform critical metal processing and enhance renewable energy supply ...

Deep-sea mining of manganese nodules can yield copper, nickel, and cobalt sustainably, minimizing waste and environmental ...

Master the journey "From Ore to Metal" with this eBook on metal analysis. Designed to guide you through the complexities of mining, refining, and quality control, it introduces advanced analytical ...

Ubaid Manzoor, PhD researcher at the MPI for Sustainable Materials and first author of the Nature publication, using an electric arc furnace to reduce low-grade nickel ores with hydrogen plasma. To ...

H7 Technologies Inc., a pioneer in commercially scalable critical metal extraction solutions, announced the initial closing of USD $25.6 million as part of its Series B financing round.

THE domestic extraction of materials, which includes biomass, metal ores, non-metallic minerals and fossil fuels, rose 8.1% ...

Refractory gold ores present significant challenges to conventional extraction methods. In these ores, gold is tightly encapsulated within sulphide minerals or locked by carbonaceous matter, thereby ...

Canada-based startup pH7 Technologies has developed a new chemical process solution that can extract precious and critical metals, mainly platinum-group metals (PGM) from both primary and secondary ...

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Scientists have developed a carbon-free, energy-saving method to extract nickel for batteries and stainless steel. To combat climate change and achieve a climate-neutral industry, carbon emissions ...