February 2026
The January/February issue of Global Mining Review is available now! Check out our annual special report from Deloitte, reflecting on 10 trends to look out for in 2026, as well as this month’s cover story from Austin Powder. Bringing you all of the latest industry insights and developments, this issue features technical content from mining technology leaders such as ABB, ANDRITZ, Metso, Orica Digital Solutions, Dyno Nobel, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Regal Rexnord, to name a few. Article topics include: Drilling & Blasting; Digitalisation; Tailings & Water Management; Mine Planning, Optimisation, & Maintenance; ESG & Sustainability; and much more.
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Contents
Editor’s Comment
Guest Comment
Industry News
Working Together To Create Lasting Value Through Mining And Metals
Ian Sanders, Global Mining & Metals Sector Leader at Deloitte Global, presents 10 trends across which mining companies, governments, technology firms, and communities could work more closely to help create lasting value in 2026.
Building A Greener Future For Mining
Elinor Price, ABB Process Industries – Industrial Digital Solutions, USA, explores the pivotal role of digital solutions in mining's transformation.
Flexible Solutions For Mining’s Water Challenges
David Oliphant, VP Business Development – Heavy Industry for Veolia’s water technologies in North America, reveals how mobile treatments systems are changing the game for mining operations.
Battery Minerals Redefined: An Innovation To Make Every Drop Count
Vishal Wadhvani and Ben Zhou, ANDRITZ Dedert, consider the history of spray dryers in the production of lithium-ion battery minerals – and how the research and development department has worked to redefine the current limits of this technology.
A Holistic Approach To Flowsheet Development
Audrey Walters, Metso, takes a look inside the Metso Test Centre in Pennsylvania and locations around the globe.
Centralising Safety And Precision In Underground Blasting
Ricardo Medina Garcia, Sales and Technical Services Representative, Austin Powder Mexico, outlines how the company’s new solution is rendering the blasting process safer and more efficient.
Embracing Digital Tools In Blasting Operations
Alfred Tsang, Orica Digital Solutions, details how embracing digital tools can help mining companies overcome blasting challenges and optimise resource extraction.
Blasting As The First Crusher: A Strategic Lever For Energy Efficiency And ESG In Mining
Dr. David S Jensen, Dyno Nobel, emphasises the pivotal role of blasting in mining operations, and lays out how it can be optimised for improved energy effiency and ESG.
Fusing Inertial Navigation With Laser-Based Velocity
Matthew Suntup, Advanced Navigation, UK, examines how a hybrid approach to navigation systems is shifting the paradigm in underground mining.
Reliable Flow Control Keeps Tailings Operations Running Smoothly
Ville Lindh, Valmet, Finland, highlights the pivotal role of slurry valves and pumps in combatting the challenges posed by tailings handling.
A Deep Dive Into Real-Time Elemental Analysis
Luke Joyce, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Australia, reviews how real-time elemental analysis can be used to transform mineral recovery for smarter, safer, and more sustainable mining.
An Alternative To Traditional Phased-Based Optimisation Tools
Javier Castaneda and Brianne Valdes, Deswik, North America, evaluate the latest developments in strategic mine planning and offer a comparison between new tools and traditional pit optimisation methods.
Addressing Environmental Challenges In Mining Conveying
Michael Ronsman, Regal Rexnord, lays out strategies for optimising conveyance systems in mining, emphasising the importance of selecting durable components and keeping up maintenance.
Conveyor Belts: Reducing Environmental Impact And Running Costs
Bob Nelson, Conveyor Belt Specialist, proposes that a simple re-tuning of purchasing policy is all that is needed to make conveyor belt production more sustainable and cost-efficient.
Inefficiency Bites The Dust: The Importance Of Dust Control
Atish Singh, Donaldson, Africa, explains how effective dust control can support safety and productivity in mining operations.
Managing Operator Fatigue Underground
Josh Savit, Hexagon’s Principal Advisor, Mining, USA, provides a technical analysis of management of change and technology integration in mining.
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