“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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Heidi Vella
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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…
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Why are miners diversifying into metals and minerals recycling?
South African-based mining company Sibanye-Stillwater is one of the world’s largest primary producers of platinum, palladium and rhodium, as well…
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France looks to lithium – but can projects get off the ground?
"Let’s use France’s strengths,” Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said last year as he announced plans to expedite lithium, geothermal…
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Queensland’s Mines Minister promises to restore confidence in the mining sector
For the first time in 12 years, the Australian region of Queensland has a new government. In a win that…
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Can Australia capitalise on its cobalt potential?
Located approximately 25km south-west of Broken Hill in far western NSW, Australia, the Broken Hill cobalt project was primed to…