The latest issue of our digital magazine, MINE, is out now. Read it online here on any device.

Our August issue examines how technology, processing and resource strategy are reshaping mining beyond the mine face. Automation is a recurring theme, from the challenges of making an entire autonomous fleet think as one system to the role of robotics in building the mine of the future. Mining engineering professor Steve Schafrik and Epiroc's Brad Baillio discuss robotics' expanding role in safer, more productive mines.

We also examine how better coordination can break down silos between autonomous operations, while drones, LiDAR and AI are transforming mine rehabilitation in Brazil.

Elsewhere, we look at Indonesia’s evolving nickel challenge as processing takes precedence over mining, and Benoist Ollivier, Ferroglobe chief technology and innovation officer, considers the four reasons the West has lost ground in critical minerals. We then turn our focus to cobalt, with an analysis of urban mining as a potential domestic source and an interview with the founder of Mukuba Minerals Forum on why the DRC wants greater control over its geological future.

Our MINE Australia supplement considers the Genesis-Vault deal and Australia’s changing gold landscape, the role of automation in Western Australia mineral exploration, and how autonomous mining is transforming the country’s workforce.

Read all this and more insights into the global power industry in the latest issue of MINE.

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What to expect in the next issue of MINE

Our October issue examines the technologies and equipment shaping mining operations, with coverage spanning crushing and grinding, coal, iron ore, and surface and underground equipment and machinery.

Our Australia supplement also focuses on surface equipment and machinery, as well as copper and manganese, exploring the technologies, projects and market developments influencing these key areas of Australian mining.