All articles by Alejandro Gonzalez

Alejandro Gonzalez

Q&A: RadiXplore on unlocking mining’s ‘dark data’ with AI

Mineral exploration generates vast quantities of geological information, but much of it remains difficult to use. Historical reports, maps, drill…
Q&A: Sandvik Australia’s Craig Johnston on the technologies reshaping mining

Australia is one of the most competitive mining markets in the world, says Sandvik Australia, New Zealand and Papua New…
Critical minerals supply starts with getting more from existing mines: ABB

For years, the conversation around critical minerals has centred on discovering new deposits and diversifying supply. Both remain essential, but…
Can hydrogen become platinum’s next big market?

The global transition toward battery-electric vehicles presents a structural challenge to the platinum market. Autocatalysts for internal combustion engines have…
How Myanmar’s civil war is reshaping its mineral economy

Mining does not necessarily stop when war visits a country. It can continue as territory changes hands, with the conflict…

OECD: Critical-mineral traceability adoption grows but remains fragmented

Traceability systems are becoming more widely used across critical-mineral supply chains, although adoption remains uneven and fragmented, according to a…
Platinum surplus masks persistent supply challenge for PGM miners

The platinum market is forecast to return to a modest surplus in 2026, but the improvement says little about the…
AI could improve in-situ recovery of critical minerals

A physics-informed AI model could eventually help improve the efficiency and predictability of in-situ recovery (ISR), an extraction method in…
Can digitised colonial records unlock the DRC’s mineral exploration potential?

The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeking greater access to historical geological records held in Belgium as it looks to…
How robotics and automation are building the mine of the future

Walk through a modern mine today and you will find some of the largest and most complex robotics in the…