Could Australia benefit from ‘wonder metal’ scandium?
In column three of the periodic table, the first of nine dedicated to transition metals, is a little -known element…
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Lindsay Dodgson
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Growing with green tech: Sweden’s metal mining strategy
The targeting of the growing global green economy is a key element of the Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU’s) metals…
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Mine simulation made simple
When Immersive Technologies released its WorksiteVR product earlier this year, expectations ran high: the company anticipated that virtual reality would…
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Tongo: A promising new Stellar Diamonds project
Diamond production has been fairly flat since 2009, and there is likely to be a supply and demand imbalance in…
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How the Goldcorp Hack can teach us to protect the data goldmine
Though a technologically complex business, mining is in many ways a world away from the spreadsheets, memos and databases of…
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Kenya’s mining industry: set for a boom?
Kenya has benefited from its tourism industry, but it falls behind its neighbouring countries when it comes to mining. While…
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Rio Tinto’s driverless train woes
The mining sector has been awaiting the launch of Rio Tinto's autonomous freight train programme in Pilbara, Western Australia, for…
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Greenland rare earths: what’s the hold up?
Currently, around 95% of the world's demand for rare earth metals is supplied by China. The country started mining for…
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Mining in Zambia: Africa’s safe haven
Mining is a major contributor to Zambia's economy. Copper is responsible for around 80% of the foreign earnings, and despite…
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Carmichael coal mine: economic potential vs environmental disaster
Last April, three individual mining leases were approved in Queensland's Galilee Basin, marking the beginning of a $21.7bn coal mine…