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Special reports - 16 February 2026

Morocco: A new frontier for copper exploration

Morocco’s 2016 mining code reforms opened the country to international investment, sparking renewed exploration. Tim Mccutcheon explains how companies like Talisman Metals are targeting sediment-hosted copper, aiming to confirm scale, thickness, and economic viability.

 

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.

 

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.