Assessing efforts to decarbonise iron ore and steel
For iron ore miners, it could be considered an inconvenient truth that the carbon emissions of steel (which account for…
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Heidi Vella
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Drilling down: how Western Australia can tackle its mining workforce shortage
For eight years straight, employment in Western Australia’s (WA) mining industry has been climbing. Government data shows that in 2024,…
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Inspiring women in mining: Patience Mpofu, Insight Mining Experts – Australia
After more than 30 years working in mining and sustainability, Dr Patience Mpofu is an undisputed industry veteran – but…
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Measuring for success: innovation comes to ore screening
The mining industry is facing up to a new reality that has, for some time, been taking root: ore grades…
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“I’ve never seen such societal acceptance of mining” – Wheaton Precious Metals’ Randy Smallwood
Early in his geological engineering studies, Randy Smallwood was a recipient of a Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum…
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Innovation comes to tailings management
Today, it is impossible to talk of mine tailings – the unfortunate but unavoidable legacy of mining – and not…
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Uranium crunch: the race to fuel the West’s nuclear energy revival
The devastating accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan in March 2011 triggered a global reassessment of nuclear power,…
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Automated exploration drill rigs: the next frontier
Mineral exploration is often be considered to be a rudimentary process; one of hardcore geoscience, with prospectors poring over maps…
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Peak coal: are we witnessing coal’s last hurrah?
Peak coal could be considered akin to that of mythical folklore – a narrative widely told but never experienced in…
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NiWest: the Australian mine looking to defy the nickel downturn
Last year nickel was the worst performing metal on the London Stock Exchange, with prices remaining persistently depressed due to…