Can Australia turn cobalt into a viable battery supply chain?
As 2025 drew to a close, after two years of technical tinkering, Australian miner Cobalt Blue Holding (CBH) met a…
07 May 2026
Automation and FIFO: changing roles in Australia’s remote mines
There are estimated to be more than 100,000 fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers in Australia, with the bulk of them in mining. The working model staffs mines across the country’s most…
05 May 2026
Will green demand push Australian transition metals into a new supercycle?
At what point a boom becomes a supercycle is a somewhat contentious question. Like the boiling frog metaphor, the event occurs so gradually that a supercycle cannot be confirmed as…
20 Apr 2026
Technology targets a revival in copper refining
Australia is home to some of the world’s largest copper reserves, with the US Geological Survey (USGS) reporting that the country houses some 100 million tonnes (mt) of the mineral…
14 Apr 2026
Robotic smelting: how automation is reshaping aluminium production
Lightweight and durable, aluminium demand is on the up. Production is scaling to meet need, and the aluminium smelting industry is looking to automation for reliability, efficiency and safety. A cornerstone of the…
02 Apr 2026
Underground mining safety: why accidents persist and what technologies help
Underground mining accidents are rarely random. They tend to occur in predictable conditions: at intersections, around blind corners and in confined drifts where vehicles and people move through shared space…
27 Mar 2026
Q&A: how mine tailings technologies will make liability lucrative
Long treated as a long-term environmental and financial liability, mine tailings are attracting renewed scrutiny as operators search for additional revenue streams amid declining ore grades and ambitious decarbonisation targets.…