Jane Marsh, Editor-In-Chief at Environment.co, explores how advanced data analytics and digital technologies can revitalise brownfield mining operations, enabling resource companies to boost yield, reduce costs, enhance safety, and extend mine life.
Catch-up on this headline article and more from GMR March 2025 – Luiz Claudio Sampaio, specialist in mining lubrication, emphasises the need for lubricants to create a more sustainable future for the mining industry.
Catch-up on Austin Powder’s cover story and more from GMR January/February 2025 – Abraham Lindo, Austin Powder, Panama, provides some technical learnings and takeaways from a major copper mine project in Latin America.
As part of the frame agreement announced in August 2024, Reko Diq Mining Company has awarded Metso with the remaining major contracts to supply advanced Metso Plus beneficiation and dewatering equipment for Reko Diq Mining Company’s copper-gold project in Pakistan.
Kwadwo Sarkodie and Prince Asafo-Adjei, Mayer Brown International, explore the legal and institutional framework governing green minerals in Ghana, highlight current policy directions, and identify practical considerations for investors, lenders, and sponsors evaluating upstream and midstream opportunities.
Sandvik has received a large order for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) from the Canada-based mining company Eldorado Gold, to be used at its Lamaque mine in Val-d’Or, Québec.
The mining industry is transforming as autonomy, clean-tech, and a digital workforce reshape operations. Without modernised permitting and domestic processing, the US risks ceding critical mineral leadership to global competitors.
Ben Lawrence, Gecko Robotics, USA, evaluates the optimisation of infrastructure health in mining, and considers the importance of speed, smarter CAPEX, and identifying the root cause when tackling issues.
Codelco and Hexagon have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that sets the foundation for a strategic partnership focused on exploring, developing, validating, and implementing advanced technological solutions throughout the corporation’s operations.
Makor Resources is advancing its Muli Copper Project as a district-scale copper opportunity in Zambia’s Central Province – an emerging copper corridor of increasing relevance to global supply security, electrification, and long-term industrial growth.
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved a transformative project developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia and supported by the African Development Bank Group to dramatically reduce mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM).
Technology group Wärtsilä has renewed its operation & maintenance agreement with Tasiast Mauritanie Limited S.A., a subsidiary of the Canadian group Kinross Gold Corporation for another three years.
In a recent study published in the journal The Extractive Industries and Society, researchers have proposed a two-stage decision-making framework explaining why Latin American countries take sharply different approaches to governing their lithium industries.
Almonty Industries Inc., a leading global producer of tungsten, has announced the first truckload of ore has been successfully delivered to the ROM (Run-of-Mine) pad at the Sangdong Mine.
Northern Star Resources Ltd, one of Australia’s leading gold producers, has selected Sandvik to supply Toro® TH663i underground trucks and Toro® LH621i and Toro® LH517i intelligent loaders for its operations in Western Australia.
Teck Resources Limited and Anglo American plc have received regulatory approval from the Government of Canada under the Investment Canada Act for the merger of equals between Anglo American and Teck which was announced on 9 September 2025.
Bechtel has been selected by Harmony to deliver the Eva Copper Mine Project copper concentrator and non-process infrastructure in Northwest Queensland, a landmark greenfield development that will establish a long-life opencast mining operation.
Zinnwald Lithium plc, the European focused lithium company developing the integrated Zinnwald Lithium project in Germany, reports that the German Federal Government has confirmed its support for the project, noting its alignment with Germany’s strategic raw materials priorities, and will advocate for its recognition at European level.
ABB has been selected by Vulcan Energy to deliver the complete electrical infrastructure for its Phase One Lionheart Project in the Upper Rhine Valley, Germany.
Anglo Asian Mining has started production from two new larger filter presses and an associated thickener at its Gedabek flotation plant, resulting in record copper production in November.
Volvo Autonomous Solutions has taken the first step toward industrialising autonomous mining trucks, with the first Volvo FH Autonomous being assembled at the Volvo Buses plant in Säffle.
pH7 Technologies Inc., a pioneer in commercially scalable critical metal extraction solutions, has announced the initial closing of US$25.6 million as part of its Series B financing round.
Montero Mining is playing a leading role in defining the application of AI in early-stage mineral exploration by providing a real-world testing ground for advanced technologies in Chile.
Metso is launching an innovative, configurable Grinding classification system, setting a new benchmark for the highest efficiency in design, supply and installation of a grinding system while reinforcing safety, quality, and reliability in minerals processing.
Allonnia, the bio-ingenuity company that develops scalable solutions to improve mineral recovery and reduce environmental impact, has announced it has raised more than US$20 million in a Series A extension round.