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Special reports

 

Treading New Ground

Josh Griffiths, Bridgestone Americas, USA, highlights how developments in tread compound formulation can be used to optimise performance for use in mines worldwide.

 
 
 
 

Elucidating Invisible Mining

David Tait, CEO of the World Gold Council, explains how we can reshape the global gold ecosystem to ensure regulated and sustainable ASGM practices.

 
 

Servicing the conveyor cleaning blade

Chris Schmelzer, Director of Conveyor Products at Martin Engineering, discusses the importance of conveyor belt cleaning and maintenance for optimal performance and longer component life.

 
 

Peru: Mining for the Future

Doris Hiam-Galvez PhD, Programme Chair WMC 2026, comments on the role of South America, and especially Peru, in meeting the demand for critical minerals in the context of the global energy transition.

 
 

Industrial intelligence reimagined

As industrial data grows in complexity and scale, traditional methods of managing information, focused on storage and basic organisation, are no longer enough.

 

The key to nature-positive mining

Dr Vere Ross Gillespie, Senior Aquatic Ecologist and Mining Sector Lead at NatureMetrics, details why habitat insights and species-level data are the key to nature-positive mining.

 

Boliden to host World’s Deepest Marathon

In October 2025, 60 amateur runners from across the globe will take part in a world first: a full marathon 1120 m below sea level, hosted in Boliden’s Garpenberg zinc mine in Sweden.