This article details a solvent-free and sustainable process by flash Joule heating to recover precious metals and remove hazardous heavy metals in electronic waste (e-waste). The process has been developed by Deng, B et al. and published in the Nature Communications journal.
Looking at Kassianidou, V. et al's paper published in the journal Antiquity, this article discusses the results of a project aimed at reconstructing the ancient industrial and cultural landscape of the Skouriotissa copper mine in Cyprus, which is the island’s last operating copper mine.
BluVein has developed a two-in-one electric power and charging solution for the mining industry. Using an approach that it calls “dynamic charging”, the company's rail-based solution allows for the total electrification of heavy-duty trucks operating on inclined roads.
The IoT is changing how entire organizations operate and has the potential to transform the mining industry. It allows the industry to introduce underground monitoring and control systems to improve safety, and to automate certain operations so they run more efficiently and at a lower energy and financial cost.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
16 Nov 2021
South Africa’s University of Pretoria (UP) and Exxaro have announced a partnership that will provide innovative mining technologies, including extended reality.