How Australia’s gold refiners are protecting their global advantage
Australia’s gold refining sector is the world standard. Its two primary refiners – the state-owned Perth Mint and independently operated…
03 Sep 2026
How autonomous vehicle fleets are reshaping Australia’s mining workforce
Autonomous mining vehicles are becoming increasingly common across Australian operations, reshaping the day-to-day responsibilities of the workers who used to drive and operate them. According to GlobalData figures, more than…
31 Aug 2026
Breaking down silos: improving coordination in autonomous mining
Mining has spent much of the past decade automating individual tasks. Driverless haul trucks now transport ore continuously across some of the world's largest open pits. Autonomous drill rigs execute blast plans with centimetre…
26 Aug 2026
Q&A: why the DRC wants control of its geological future
The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) dominance in cobalt production has made it central to the global energy transition. According to a recent GlobalData report, the DRC holds half of…
25 Aug 2026
Q&A: AMLM’s CEO on how automation is taking flight in WA mineral exploration
Mining automation is increasingly moving into the earliest stage of the mining life cycle: exploration. According to GlobalData's Autonomous Mining: Unlocking Innovation and Competitive Advantage report, advances in AI, high-resolution…
24 Aug 2026
Urban mining: how battery recycling is creating a new source of domestic cobalt
Cobalt extracted from mined ore eventually enters batteries, but when those batteries reach the end of their lives, their critical minerals can become an urban-mining resource. That opportunity is becoming…
18 Aug 2026
Autonomous mining’s next challenge: making the whole fleet work together
Automation and electrification are rippling through the mining vehicle industry, but the industry's next challenge extends beyond deploying individual driverless trucks. Increasingly, miners are looking for intelligent systems capable of…