Smarter and safer: explosives enter a new age
In mining, it’s fair to say nothing lasts forever. From the parts fitted to ground-engaging technologies to the practices and…
16 Jul 2025
Pit-to-port: BHP Copper SA cements its sustainability drive
With the ongoing energy transition and subsequent technological advances, the world needs copper now more than ever. Demand is at historical highs and, according to projections, will remain there for…
14 Jul 2025
Q&A: Best practice for transport of uranium ore concentrates
The World Nuclear Transport Institute (WNTI) recently updated its standard on Packaging and Transport of Uranium Concentrates. The fourth version of the standard, published in March, outlines industry best practices…
08 Jul 2025
Top four lessons from the art of the tariff deal
Believers will say it’s been months of 4D chess. But believers of the US tariff policy are few and far between. It is more likely that, following months of whiplash…
07 Jul 2025
Crisis in the copper chain: innovation, geopolitics and Australia’s role
As demand for clean energy tech rises, the global copper market is facing a supply-demand gap that analysts warn could be near impossible to close if production remains at its…
04 Jul 2025
Inspiring women in mining: Comfort Asokoro-Ogaji, Women in Mining – Africa
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, you make your own seat, or you make your own table and seat. By all means, you must be a…
01 Jul 2025
Cutting edge copper: can innovation help meet rising demand?
Sixty-five miles east of the sun-drenched city of Tucson, Arizona, lies the historic copper mine, Johnson Camp. Active on and off since the 1970s, the mine is being resurrected in…