Special reports

Dr. Uwe König, Global Mining Segment Manager at Malvern Panalytical, reviews 2024 and discusses strategies to meet 2025 investor and consumer expectations.

Erik Vlot, Weir, the Netherlands, describes why collaboration is important when tackling the challenges of tailings management.

Sophie Clayton, Orica Digital Solutions, celebrates the 35th anniversary of Orica’s key blasting application, providing insight into innovative advancements in blasting technology.

Ruediger Schroedter, Global Lead for the Mining Industry Business Unit at SAP, provides suggestions for using AI to ensure tailings facilities are as safe as possible.

Max Luedtke, ABB, Switzerland, explains how connected engineering innovations such as truck electrification, gearless conveyor drives, and ventilation on demand are helping mine operators balance productivity with sustainability as they transition to the all-electric mines of the future.

Yash Thakker, Searce, discusses how cloud and AI-driven supply chain optimisation can help the mining industry tackle logistical, market, and governance challenges.

Luiz Sampaio, TotalEnergies Lubrifiants, France, highlights the critical role of lubricants in reducing the ecological footprint of mining activities.

Joshua Robinson, Co-founder of Darwin Financing Co., shares insights into China’s recent decision to restrict exports of critical minerals to the US – a significant escalation in the rivalry between the two superpowers.

Ramon Barua, CEO, Aclara Resources, examines the disconnect between rare earths’ critical role and its current market reality, and how it poses significant challenges for the future of energy and technological advancements to meet climate goals.

Ernesto Heller – Market Development Manager, Mining & Bulk Materials Handling at Conductix-Wampfler – recommends three questions to ask before adopting new solutions.

Tom Cawley, CEO of MaxMine, considers how, faced with pressure to increase copper output amid rising costs, declining ore grades, and decarbonisation requirements, AI and data analytics could help the industry do mining differently.

Alvaro Silva-Santisteban, Executive Director of PROMPERU in the US, comments on Peru’s recently signed MOU with the US and the country’s position as a key player in the global transition to a green economy.

China Mining Expo 2024 took place at Xi’an Airport Convention and Exhibition Center on 23 – 25 October 2024, focusing on a future shaped by the nation’s new quality productivity forces advocate.

Graeme Hird, Principal Geologist consulting for STRYDE, examines how reflection seismic, used for over a century in the oil and gas industry, is now transforming mineral exploration.

The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada has announced the recipients of its 2025 PDAC Awards, recognising significant contributions to the global mining industry.