How DLE is turning oilfield wastewater into a valuable lithium source
Lithium demand is set to grow four times by 2035, but the establishment of new projects for traditional lithium mining…
28 May 2026
Q&A: Thunderstone’s CEO on whether mining can extract more metal with less rock
With the mining industry facing mounting pressure to decarbonise operations while securing future supplies of energy transition commodities, companies across the critical minerals mining sector are exploring alternatives to conventional excavation and processing. Among them…
26 May 2026
Decarbonising mining: solar lights the way for electrification
Complete decarbonisation of mining operations is expected to be a lengthy process, hindered by as-yet immature technologies and costs associated with integrating new infrastructure. Tried and tested, renewables are increasingly…
24 May 2026
The world’s worst coal mining disasters
Coal mining has produced some of the deadliest industrial accidents in modern history. From methane explosions and coal dust ignition to structural collapse and flooding, the industry’s worst disasters have…
13 May 2026
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 much-coveted milestone – it produced cobalt sulphate that met the…
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…