All articles by JP Casey

1. Mapping South Australia’s big mines and new projects

   Mines in operation Olympic Dam This BHP-owned project comprises above ground and underground operations, and boasts more than 450km of…
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   9 Dec
2. “Punching above their weight”: the power of mining lobbyists in Queensland

   Australia boasts some of the world’s richest mineral deposits, with over 60 billion tonnes of coal and a further 21.9…
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   9 Dec
3. Debate: can tech giants like Tesla and Apple change mining for the better?

   Molly Lempriere: The only way to meet supply and ensure sustainability? As demand increases, deposits dwindle and the pressure to…
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   19 Nov
4. Going underground: Codelco’s $5bn plan to adapt the Chuquiacamata mine

   The Chuquiacamata mine is vast. The copper mine in the north of Chile is the world’s largest open pit copper…
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   18 Nov
5. Cleaner minerals: could a new framework clean up the industry?

   Establish company management systems The first of the OECD recommendations is for companies to establish “a supply chain policy” for…
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   14 Nov
6. A fractured world: how political divisions could impact mining investments

   US-China trade war The most significant economic dispute of what EB Tucker called our new “fractured world” has a significant…
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   4 Nov
7. What Trudeau’s re-election means for mining in Canada

   With more than 60 minerals and metals currently being pulled from Canadian soil, the mining industry is a major contributor…
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   24 Oct
8. Deepsea mining: the environmental debate

   Molly Lempriere: deepsea mining is a huge opportunity for a warming world As the world increasingly turns to electrification to…
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   14 Oct
9. Climate-Smart Mining: inside the World Bank’s ambitious mining fund

   This year, the World Bank unveiled a new fund to support initiatives that encourage mineral extraction that is both financially…
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   9 Oct
10. Fura and the future: could the Canadian miner restart Australia’s sapphire industry?

    In June, Canadian miner Fura Gems announced that it had purchased the Capricorn sapphire mine from Richland Resources in a…
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    2 Oct