The UK needs to look at a multi-faceted approach overseen by a national strategy in order to overcome any future shortages of critical minerals for the economy. In a breakfast chat hosted by Jeff Townsend of the Critical Minerals Association (CMA), the panel looked at technological substitutes, integration of mining businesses and a contribution to […]
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ABMEC urges more self-reliance in UK mining
UK mining should have greater reliance on itself and be more responsive to external market forces in order to meet the industry’s demands, said the country’s mining equipment body. STUDENTS Yorkshire-based Association of British Mining Equipment Companies (ABMEC) also raised concerns over fewer applications from students to geoscience-related courses following the decision by Camborne School […]
Power Metal to drill at Silver Peak before winter
Power Metal Resources plc aims to start drilling for silver after signing a contract to test the Victoria Vein at the Silver Peak project in British Columbia, Canada. The project includes the Eureka-Victoria Silver Mine, the first Crown-granted mineral property in British Columbia. The drill programme is expected to be completed within a two-week window […]
Boulby polyhalite mine increases production and recruitment
ICL Boulby said increased production has resulted in new vacancies and apprenticeships for its 200-hectare polyhalite mine in North Yorkshire. VACANCIES General manager and vice president Andrew Fulton said that the company had completed its first shipment of 25,000 tonnes of polysulphate to India, and contracts totalling more than a million tonnes for customers in […]
CSM research could predict rare earth element deposits
Pioneering research led by the Camborne School of Mines (CSM) could help geologists locate new concentrations of some the most valuable rare earth deposits. A team of geologists, headed by Professor Frances Wall from the CSM and including the Australian National University, has discovered a new hypothesis to predict where neodymium and dysprosium could be […]
Alba to test ilmenite and drill deeper at Thule Black Sands
Alba Mineral Resources plc will conduct tests for ilmenite products and produce samples for customers and offtake partners at its Thule Black Sands (TBS) project in northern Greenland. The company added it also expected to increase tonnage at the site by drilling at depth next year. TBS has a combined mineralised strike length of around […]