Coal exports from Queensland recently hit a four-year low as tensions between China and Australia continue to hamper the latter’s coal trade. We ask two analysts for their take on the ongoing trade war and...
With Australia reportedly mulling a net-zero emissions target that could bring its climate goals in...
Desecration is a word no one wants levelled at them. For mining giant Rio Tinto, it’s one it has heard a lot in recent months. Some of its actions in Australia have been widely condemned and resulted in the departure of senior executives. We dive into the damage done by the scandal.
A new project developed at Nazarbayev University’s Institute for Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence, Kazakhstan, could improve the safety of miners underground. The new technology is being developed to determine the location of miners based on an algorithm of available Wi-Fi spot signals and inertial measurement unit sensors. We find out more about the venture.
Efforts by the US to reduce its reliance on China for rare earths have taken a new turn, with the Department of Defense now bankrolling a rare earths refinery in Texas, to be built by Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths. We look into this new example of state-level investment in rare earths projects, and what it could mean for the future of an ever-escalating resource conflict.
| Assignee | Filings |
|---|---|
| JFE Holdings Inc | 387 |
| Kobe Steel Ltd | 194 |
| Hitachi Ltd | 190 |
| POSCO | 168 |
| Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd | 148 |
| Mitsubishi Group | 90 |
| ArcelorMittal SA | 67 |
| Jinchuan Group Co Ltd | 65 |
| Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co Ltd | 38 |
| SASAC | 35 |
The combined company will have nearly 100 royalties on assets that are in various development stages.
The partners expect the solution to contribute to sustainable lithium production by using microgrids.
Noble will undertake a work programme to identify existing showings and historic drill holes at the Buckingham property.
The GoldSpot’s AI approach is developed to identify most efficient and cost-effective way to explore the prospective ground.
The term smart city has evoked various descriptions at some point, but the world’s existing cities will need to smarten up as IoT evolves, as Giacomo Lee reports.
Robot use is becoming increasingly practical, which means that such machinery is being increasingly employed – and AI can only make robotics better, as Giacomo Lee finds out.
AI deals, jobs and patents have been booming in the last few years. But is the mining sector keeping up?
A new scientific paper has outlined a potentially inexpensive way to extract lithium from seawater.
Flaws in AI training give as bad a name to face recognition. But as Giacomo Lee discovers, computer vision gives more than just a reflection of societal biases.
Chatbots, like AI, may seem terribly modern, but in fact have a long history – and interesting times ahead, explains Giacomo Lee.
The interest around quantum computing continues to grow, but many still see it as something that will happen in the future. The reality is that it is already making an impact, explains Giacomo Lee.
2021 is seen as a year of catch-up for the Internet of Things. But IoT cyber security issues which dogged the tech in the 2010s continue to do so, Giacomo Lee explains.
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