Mining

Eloise McMinn Mitchell, Flyability, Switzerland, explores the applications of drones in underground mining.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved an aquifer exemption request from the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) that will allow the expansion of copper mining in a part of the Burro Canyon aquifer in San Juan County, Utah.

RCT - Powered by Epiroc are proud to have worked with Fortescue at its flagship iron ore mine and production site, Solomon to further grow their Non Line of Sight (NLOS) fleet on site and in turn further drive efficiency and productivity.

History has been made deep beneath the earth’s surface, in one of the world’s most modern mines, as 55 runners from 18 countries have completed the World’s Deepest Marathon.

Newmont Corporation have announced that its Ahafo North project in Afrisipakrom, Ghana has achieved commercial production, marking the successful completion of one of West Africa's most significant recent mining developments.

Sustaining capital often accounts for 50% or more of mining capex but gets far less attention than growth capital. Liam Connolly, Stuart Love, Alistair Corbett, and Rosey Kaur from Bain & Company explain how fragmented budgets, poor visibility, and missed forecasts are fixable with the right approach.

Metso has received an order to deliver the third iron ore sintering plant to be built at Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) in Asansol, West Bengal, India.

Claire Boyd, Justin Mannolini, and David Stokes, Gilbert + Tobin, assess the current mining landscape in Australia, discussing how the sector is responding to challenges such as geopolitical volatility, market turbulence, and a shift in investment attractiveness.

Cornish Lithium, the innovative mineral development company, today announced that, in a first for the UK, it had started production of refined LHM from lithium extracted from granite in Cornwall.

Epiroc AB, a leading partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has successfully converted – from manual to fully driverless – all 78 mining haul trucks at Hancock Iron Ore’s Roy Hill mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

The new Hägglunds Thunder is a fully electric, frequency-controlled drive solution with the proven advantages of Hägglunds drive technology.

Omnia Holdings company BME has strengthened its blasting software offering beyond its premium Blastmap™ blast planning platform through a new partnership with technology leader Strayos.

Following a flooding incident at Tumela Mine in early 2025, ABB stepped in to restore critical infrastructure and restart mining operations.

Maaden (Saudi Arabian Mining Company), one of the world’s fastest-growing mining companies, has awarded a major Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) contract to Bechtel for its Ar Rjum gold mine.

The World Mining Congress 2026 (WMC 2026) successfully closed its call for technical abstract submissions, receiving 660 proposals from 38 countries across five continents.