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Globally, lithium resources are dominated by Argentina and Chile, but a recent discovery of huge reserves by Canadian company Plateau Minerals could bring Peru into the South American ‘lithium triangle.’...
Awareness of our dwindling resources and the fragility of our planet have meant mining companies are turning their gaze outward – and upward – for alternative resources, looking to the...
Following in the footsteps of tech firms like Amazon and Google, US mineralogists and scientists are experimenting with machine learning and big data to discover new, potentially lucrative mineral deposits....
Production is expected to begin later this year at Australia-based Resolute Mining’s Syama mine in Mali which, when operational, is expected to become the world’s first fully automated mine, using...
Junior mining firm Alba Mineral Resources is starting exploration work in North Wales, in the hope of reviving gold mining operations that have been closed since the 1990s. Alba executive...
Global diamond production stabilised at 127 million carats in 2016, as miners saw a 20% revenue increase on 2015 figures, according to Bain & Company.
In this issue: Junior mining companies leading the charge in Australia, Volvo’s plans to use 5G mobile technology in autonomous operations, how miners can protect wildlife, the problem of recruiting...
All mining operations are built on finite mineral reserves, and as old mines are exhausted, new ones are built in their place to keep the mining industry moving.
Australia is the land of mining giants, but it’s not just the big players that can prosper. Targeting the future demand for so-called ‘clean energy’ minerals, the juniors are also...
From the Californian Gold Rush of the mid-19th century to the Dolgellau Gold Belt in Wales, the achievements of exceptional individuals helped to define the early years of Western mining....
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