Huawei’s Pangu 5.5 AI: Intelligent mining in action
The mining industry, long defined by harsh conditions and heavy labour, is undergoing a tech-driven transformation. Such technologies are not…
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Mining’s next shift: Expanding business with autonomous fleets
Situated in the high grasslands of Inner Mongolia, Yimin is an open-pit coal mine where the climate is so extreme…
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Critical minerals at COP30: the hot topic that didn’t get a mention
COP30 was the first Conference of the Parties (COP) to put critical minerals in the spotlight. Essential to the energy…
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China and mining innovation: The trends and developments that shaped its sector in 2025
The mining sector is currently witnessing a digital transformation as mine operators embrace autonomous vehicles, AI-driven monitoring systems, robotics and…
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Mining’s forgotten ‘S’: has decarbonisation obscured the social angle of ESG?
ESG – environmental, social and governance – strategies were the hot topic of the early 2020s, but policy researchers generally…
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Inspiring women in mining: Sue Keay, director, UNSW AI Institute
“I have had to get comfortable with feeling like a square peg in a round hole”, says Sue Keay, director…
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US ‘the epicentre’ of growing anti-ESG movement
An anti-ESG movement that is gaining traction in various regions around the world is rooted in the US and will…
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Trialling the world’s first full battery trolley dump truck
At the edge of the open-pit mine, a massive dump truck rounds the corner. Without stopping, it raises two pantographs…
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Assessing efforts to decarbonise iron ore and steel
For iron ore miners, it could be considered an inconvenient truth that the carbon emissions of steel (which account for…
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Western Australia positions itself in the rare earth race
“Western Australia's leadership in minerals research gives this state a unique opportunity to play a key role in decarbonising the…
