Is mining ready for cloud-based fleet management systems?
Since the 1990s, fleet management systems (FMS) have enjoyed ceaseless innovation, from infrared beacons to ever more agile, smaller sensors.…
19 May 2025
Automation: how smart tools are reshaping Australian mining
Advancements in automation and drones are rapidly transforming industries across the board, and mining is no exception. From mineral exploration to transportation, site inspections and clean-ups, technologies such as drones,…
15 May 2025
Introducing the Mining Technology Excellence Awards 2025
The Mining Technology Excellence Awards celebrate the industry’s greatest achievements and innovations. The programme provides a platform to recognise companies that are driving change. Our programme is designed to highlight…
15 May 2025
Could state bans on Australian uranium mining be lifted?
Uranium mining has more than 70 years of contentious history in Australia, reflected in complex state-level legislation in the form of absolute bans, exceptions for exploration or full approvals. Advocates…
13 May 2025
Exploring Australia’s push for green aluminium
Aluminium is the second most used metal globally after steel, essential in everything from aviation and marine applications to electric vehicles, with usage expected to rise as nations double down…
09 May 2025
Exploring US efforts to find a secure supply of rare earth elements
In April, China imposed a new round of export controls on seven rare earth elements (REEs) that are essential for modern technology ─ dysprosium, gadolinium, lutetium, samarium, scandium, terbium and…
06 May 2025
Uranium crunch: the race to fuel the West’s nuclear energy revival
The devastating accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan in March 2011 triggered a global reassessment of nuclear power, radically reshaping and diminishing the industry, with reactors shut down…