Measuring for success: innovation comes to ore screening
The mining industry is facing up to a new reality that has, for some time, been taking root: ore grades…
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New tricks: the evolution of quadruped robots in mining
Analysis from GlobalData suggests that the use of robotic dogs is becoming widespread in emergency use cases, but it also highlights…
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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…
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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…
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Retrofitting mining trucks: an alternative path to electrification
“In our industry,” Perenti’s head of mining electrification and technology, Darren Kwok, told MINE Australia, “we want to understand something…
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GLAD 2025: improving lifting awareness in the mining sector
The mining and lifting industries have much in common. Both sectors operate heavy-duty machinery, have a high focus on safety…
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Deep-sea mining remains a hostile battleground
Ever the disruptor, in April, US President Donald Trump took a naked flame to the already incendiary issue of deep-sea…
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Why Chile’s mines are turning to the sea
Water is a critical input in mining, used to process ores, suppress dust and cool equipment – but in Chile’s…
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AI-powered ore sorting: transforming mining efficiency and sustainability
Environmental concerns, operational risks and plummeting metal prices have led to a steady decline in revenue for major mining operators.…
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Mining the Arctic: a rare earth ‘cold rush’?
In its 2024 Economic Report, the Arctic Economic Council (AEC) highlighted the potentially pivotal role mining in Arctic nations could…
