Fleet Space launches Centauri-6 satellite on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-1 mission
Australian space exploration company Fleet Space Technologies has successfully deployed its next-generation Centauri-6 satellite on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-1 mission, launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday.
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Fleet Space, Stanford University’s Mineral-X team up to advance space-enabled climate innovation
Australia-based Fleet Space Technologies, developer and operator of microsatellites, announced Monday that it has been named an industrial affiliate of Stanford University’s Mineral-X program — a research organization combining expertise in geoscience, resource optimization and artificial intelligence (AI) to enable a decarbonized mineral supply chain.
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Fleet Space technologies launches expert-in-residence program, appoints former BHP VP
Fleet Space Technologies, an Australian company specializing in space-enabled mineral exploration, has launched an experts-in-residence (XIR) program, which it said will act as an internal group of industry leading experts that will support and advise on the company’s efforts to accelerate mineral exploration globally.
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Researchers monitor emissions from Africa’s Copperbelt mines from space
Mining News Pro - A new study led by the US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) found that emissions associated with mining operations in Africa’s Copperbelt can be quantified from space.
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New solution aims to effectively monitor tailings facilities from space
Mining News Pro - A new solution that uses satellites and earth observation coupled with ground sensors to monitor mine tailings facilities was recently launched by a Tokyo-based company and a London-based startup.
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Tiny pure-gold pin is ‘pulsing heart’ of European space mission
Mining News Pro - A pure-gold pin not much bigger than the tip of a pencil is the ‘pulsing heart’ of the European Space Agency’s Low Earth Orbit Facility, LEOX.
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Space tech start up discovers path to emission-free future for steel industry on earth
Mining News Pro - On its mission to develop onsite resources for the Moon, Israel-based space tech startup Helios stumbled across a novel approach to iron production.
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Giant black diamond said to come from space could fetch $6.8 million
Mining News Pro - A 555.55-carat black diamond that is literally out of this world could fetch at least $6.8 million when it goes under Sotheby’s hammer next month in London, after being exhibited in Dubai and Los Angeles.
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‘Just Transition Transaction’ can unlock fiscal space for South Africa’s low-carbon shift
Mining News Pro - A Just Transition Transaction (JTT) that enables South Africa to secure highly concessional finance from rich countries in return for accelerated decarbonisation would help create the fiscal space required to take such a programme forward, a new Meridian Economics study asserts.
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Li-ion battery manufacturer Xerotech to venture into space
Mining News Pro - Lithium-ion battery manufacturer Xerotech announced that it will qualify one of its core proprietary battery safety technologies for space applications, in conjunction with the European Space Agency.
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Space mining enthusiasts to discuss legal framework
Mining News Pro - Scientists, economists and space mining enthusiasts are set to gather next week in Luxembourg to discuss and analyze the latest discoveries on the subject, as well as new concrete use cases for extra-terrestrial resources.
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Experts warn of brewing space mining war among US, China and Russia
Mining News Pro - A brewing war to set a mining base in space is likely to see China and Russia joining forces to keep the US increasing attempts to dominate extra-terrestrial commerce at bay, experts warn.
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Experts warn of brewing space mining war among US, China and Russia
Mining News Pro - Miner and commodities trader Glencore added on Tuesday a third female director to its nine-person board, appointing former Anglo American chief executive Cynthia Carroll to its board.
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Luxembourg to set up Europe space mining centre
Mining News Pro - Luxembourg is stepping up efforts to achieve its goal of becoming Europe’s hub for space mining by announcing plans to create a European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC), in charge of laying the foundations for exploiting extra-terrestrial resources.
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Africa has opportunity in battery metals space
Mining News Pro - Despite analyst fears at the start of this year that countries could shift their focus away from reducing carbon emissions, business intelligence firm CRU senior analyst George Heppel says much of the year has been focused on green recovery concepts.
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Rock-mining bacteria could support human presence in space
Mining News Pro - A new paper published in the journal Nature Communications suggests that bacteria can extract useful materials from rocks on Mars and the Moon and pave the way for new technologies to help humans explore and establish settlements on distant worlds.
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A new method to monitor soil stability at open-cast mines from space
Mining News Pro - Researchers from Germany and China are using data from the Sentinel 1 mission of the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation program to monitor soil stability at open-cast mines.
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NASA seeks to set law for space mining
Mining News Pro - NASA wants to buy some moon rocks, and it’s seeking out companies to make space mining trips so that it can establish a legal framework for its galactic aspirations.
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Shrinking aerospace demand to keep pressure on cobalt
Mining News Pro - Cobalt prices are at 10-month lows due to sagging demand from the electric vehicle and aerospace sectors amid the covid-19 pandemic and look likely to slide further as airlines defer maintenance.
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Gold bars fight Covid-19 kits for space on the plane
Mining News Pro - Swiss refiner Valcambi tried for five straight days last month to move a shipment of gold out of Hong Kong. Twice the metal was packed carefully onto a plane, only to be offloaded again.
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Satellites to monitor copper supply from space
Mining News Pro - Geospatial intelligence company Earth-i, in collaboration with Britain-based commodities broker Marex Spectron and the European Space Agency, will launch next week a satellites-based service monitoring the up-to-date operational status of up to 90% of the world’s copper smelters.
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Water from near-earth asteroids could fuel space mining
Mining News Pro - Scientists planning to start mining the moon as early as 2025 may soon shift their attention to other celestial bodies as a new study suggests that there are about 1,000 asteroids closer to our planet than the lunar surface and which contain large amounts of the most precious resource: water.
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Bacteria could be used to mine iron in space
Mining News Pro - Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Department of Geological Sciences are studying the possibility of mining metals from asteroids in space using bacteria.
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New space mining policy needed, says Colorado School of Mines
Mining News Pro - At Colorado School of Mines in the US, home to the world’s first graduate programme in space resources and the Payne Institute for Public Policy, a group of researchers are calling for policies to be developed now to ensure the advancement of the burgeoning industry
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