AI and Covid’s symbiotic relationship may make for tech’s Trojan horse
With AI more than rising to the challenge of Covid-19, its spread throughout the business ecosphere will only be a matter of time – and industries are already changing because...
Analysis
The end of the affair: new issue of MINE Australia out now
In this issue: China's ban of Australian coal, when the Pilbara came to Mars, the...
The great upskilling: Australia looks to the future of resources
We dive into the specifics of a new training strategy and what it could mean for budding Australian miners.
Covid-19 majorly disrupted mining supply chains – was it a taste of things to come?
South Africa’s state-owned ports and rail operator, Transnet, experienced disruptions at the start of 2021 owing to the impact of...
School of (space) rock: First academic degree in space mining launches
The Colorado School of Mines, currently the only academic institution in the US to offer an advanced degree in space...
A new dawn: could a start-up mentality change Madagascan mining?
As the world’s mineral deposits are depleted, miners are forced to look further afield for productive mining enterprises. Similarly, as technological innovations spread throughout the world, minerals and metals that…
The gold standard: new issue of MINE Magazine out now
Gold is an asset traditionally viewed as a good long-term investment and in times of economic turmoil, such as that caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, investors tend to rush to…
Can a green revolution reinvigorate the UK steel industry?
The UK steel industry has been in decline for several years now. Not only have British steel producers been undercut by China, which produces more than half the world’s steel,…
A view from above: could satellite imagery help in the fight against illegal gold mining?
With social media enabling images to be shared far and wide, the innovative, satellite-based, near real-time deforestation monitoring system known as the Monitoring of the Amazon Project (MAAP) has demonstrated…
Boom and bust: is gold trapped in a cycle?
Gold is typically considered among the safest of investments, where consistently high demand and a reputation of stability have helped create a haven asset that investors flock to in times…
The tipping point: large-scale challenges for the mining industry
While the mining industry remains one of the world’s largest industrial sectors, there are a number of concerns regarding its long-term viability. Spiralling exploration costs, depleting ore reserves, and mounting…
