Surface mining: assessing global equipment trends
Surface mining uses a variety of often highly specialised equipment such as trucks, dozers and excavators for extracting resources from…
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Ed Pearcey
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As Albanese returns, what next for Australia’s mining and minerals?
When Anthony Albanese, leader of Australia’s Labor Party, secured his second term as prime minister in May of this year…
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A new approach to dealing with the dangers of tailings
Mining is a process that produces vast amounts of material, for which the industry is trying to find a sustainable…
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Q&A: Reducing emissions and energy use in comminution
As the mining sector faces growing pressure to extract critical minerals more sustainably, the focus on comminution – still the…
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The potential of electric vehicles for decarbonising mining
With environmental concerns now firmly at the centre of strategic decision making in the global mining industry, it may be…
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Assessing AI’s growing role in crushing and grinding
Crushing and grinding remains one of the most energy-intensive processes in mining, often accounting for almost half of a mining…
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Why the US needs a critical minerals deal with Ukraine
So near, yet so far. Just when we thought that an end to Russia’s war with Ukraine was in sight…
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Saudi Arabia ready to mine the future as it looks beyond oil
Saudi Arabia – a nation built upon the extraction and export of hydrocarbons – is facing a series of challenges…
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2024 in data: the trends that shaped the mining sector
As 2024 draws to a close, we look back at some of the biggest trends that impacted the mining sector…
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Donald Trump appoints Doug Burgum as his ‘energy czar’
Incoming US president Donald Trump has picked Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department, incorporating a czar-like role to oversee…