First Cobalt acquired the refinery in 2017 and wants to position it as a toll milling operation, processing cobalt hydroxide from global producers. The company said they have the only permitted facility in North America capable of extracting cobalt to produce battery-grade material. They’re considering production of a finished cobalt sulphate product... read more →
May
10
May
09
The U.S. Army has added $21 million to its contract for JCB High Mobility Engineer Excavators (HMEE), the company said in a press release. Although no specific number of machines was attached to the figure, the company said it with keep production lines busy through 2021. “This add-on to our existing... read more →
May
09
The withdrawal of services began at various worksites on May 6. Darryl Stewart, executive director of the Ontario Sheet Metal Contractors Association (OSMCA), said there were rotating strikes at a handful of shops and the OSMCA offices were targeted on the first day but by the third day (May 8)... read more →
May
09
Following a “very intense” endeavour requiring a series of drafts and revisions by the erosion subcommittee which wrote it, the standard reached the semi-approved stage last October. After its own review and a 60-day public review process it was “unanimously approved” by the parent technical committee. If a municipality or other... read more →
May
08
Plans to start work on a replacement for the Pattullo Bridge that connects Surrey to New Westminster, B.C. took a step forward May 2 as the province’s ministers of Environment and Climate Change Strategy and Municipal Affairs and Housing signed off an environmental assessment for a new four-lane bridge. Along with... read more →
May
08
The vertical farm will create training and research opportunities in a variety of fields including waste management, clean energy, sustainable building design, water conservation, and urban agriculture, among others, indicates a release. U of T Scarborough and Centennial College signed a memorandum of understanding in early 2019 and have already undergone... read more →
May
08
Noront Resources, the leading mine developer in the James Bay mineral belt, selected the northeastern Ontario city to be the home of its $1-billion ferrochrome production facility. Noront has chosen the expansive port lands site on the Algoma Steel property for its ferrochrome production facility. It's huge news for the city, which... read more →
May
07
Crushing materials for use on job sites, namely road building projects, has become a more attractive venture in recent years with the evolution of mobile, track mounted crushers. High-powered operation, low fuel consumption and intuitive technology form the bedrock of innovation across all models. Both on- and off-site, contractors are taking... read more →
May
07
While the use of 3D printing to build whole structures in much of the civilian commercial construction industry has been limited to one-off specialty projects, the military has found practical applications. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Automated Construction of Expeditionary Structures (ACES) program is partially funded by the National Aeronautics... read more →
May
07
2002- the official opening of the Gateshead Millennium Bridge in Gateshead, UK