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Analysis
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![Timeline: how Australian mining reacted during Covid-19]()
Timeline: how Australian mining reacted during Covid-19
From Australia’s Government declaring mining work as essential to the nation’s Minerals Council issuing a roadmap to post-Covid-19 recovery of one of the country’s biggest industries, we chart the impact...
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![Wabtec’s digital twin: how predictive modelling could save miners millions]()
Wabtec’s digital twin: how predictive modelling could save miners millions
Mining remains an expensive business, with inefficiencies, accidents, and mistakes costing vast sums of money. To help cut these costs, Anglo American partnered with Wabtec to use the latter’s digital...
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![In gold we trust: new issue of MINE Magazine out now]()
In gold we trust: new issue of MINE Magazine out now
In this issue: gold during the Covid--19 pandemic, Canadian miners and international law breaches, deadlock at New Zealand’s NZ$1bn sand mining project, and more.
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![From Australia to Africa]()
From Australia to Africa
Several Australian-listed mining companies, including Resolute Mining, reported excellent production during the March 2020 quarter, thanks largely to their overseas operations in Africa. Here, we examine those African countries most...
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![Could Covid-19 spark an autonomous revolution in mining?]()
Could Covid-19 spark an autonomous revolution in mining?
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted mining operations across the globe but, as lockdowns lift and miners adjust to new ways of working, we look at whether coronavirus could be the...
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![Rio Tinto to release Aboriginal heritage review after site destruction]()
Rio Tinto to release Aboriginal heritage review after site destruction
Rio Tinto has bowed to pressure to release an internal review of its destruction of Juukan Gorge, a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal heritage site in Western Australia, which generated international outrage and...
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![Mapping out autonomous and remote mine projects in Western Australia]()
Mapping out autonomous and remote mine projects in Western Australia
The Covid-19 pandemic has thrust remote and autonomous mining technologies into the spotlight as a solution that could prevent mine closures. Western Australian mines have often been lauded as world-leading...
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![Liability: how a new court ruling could put Canadian miners in the dock]()
Liability: how a new court ruling could put Canadian miners in the dock
In a 5-4 decision back in February 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada gave the green light to Canadian courts to develop new forms of civil liability based on alleged...
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![Q&A: searching for gold in Scotland’s Loch Tay with Erris Resources]()
Q&A: searching for gold in Scotland’s Loch Tay with Erris Resources
Erris Resources recently raised additional funding towards the development of its Loch Tay Gold Project, part of the Grampian Gold Belt in Scotland. We spoke with chief executive officer David...
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![Circular economy: the projects leading the way in mining waste recovery]()
Circular economy: the projects leading the way in mining waste recovery
As mining operations grow, so too does their waste production, despite the fact that many waste streams contain useful and even precious resources. We round up some of the innovative...
