Zinnwald Lithium plc has announced that its 100%-owned subsidiary, Zinnwald Lithium GmbH, has been granted a permit to construct an exploration tunnel to access the Zinnwald ore body that underpins the Zinnwald Lithium Project.
Will Owen, Editor of Global Mining Review, sat down with Rebecca O’Donnell, Senior Product Manager at Baker Hughes to discuss her latest article in the August 2024 issue of Global Mining Review.
Sandvik Mining has secured an order to supply a DR410i rotary drill rig, equipped for autonomous operation, to Mariana Minerals’ Copper One mine in Utah, USA.
Iván Arriagada, CEO of Antofagasta plc and speaker at the World Mining Congress 2026, warns that closing South America’s mining investment gap is crucial to meeting global demand for critical minerals.
Syntax, a leading global technology solutions provider driving enterprise transformation in the cloud, has announced the successful completion of an SAP transformation for Rio2 Limited, delivering a future-ready digital core that has enabled the junior mining company to transition efficiently from construction to full operations at its Fenix Gold Mine in Chile within a year.
The viability of mining projects can increasingly be compromised by unforeseen challenges to their environmental and social sustainability – highlighting the role of due diligence from the earliest stages of project planning.
At the meeting of the Federation of Copper Workers, the presidents of Codelco highlighted the importance of collaboration between the company and its union organisations to promote the growth, sustainability, and operational continuity of the corporation.
Komatsu has reached a historic milestone in autonomous mining, commissioning its 1000th autonomous ultra-class haul truck equipped with the company’s industry-leading FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System.
Progress towards ratification of the International Seabed Authority’s Mining Code seems to have stalled, while US national initiatives are accelerating. 2026 will decide who governs deep-sea mining moving forward.
Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation has announced an update on its exploration activities at the Hycroft mine,
located in Nevada, USA, a Tier 1 mining jurisdiction.
Vulcan Energy has entered into a circa €40m major project framework agreement with Siemens AG for the supply of engineering, automation, telecommunications, and building technology systems for the company’s flagship Lionheart Project in Germany’s Upper Rhine Valley.