Alex Hamer

Alex Hamer

Alex Hamer

Alex came to Mining Journal from the Courier newspaper in Ballarat, Australia, where he was a business journalist. This round included the Western Victorian mining and METS sectors. Previously he was based in Jakarta where he contributed to Tempo Magazine, the Jakarta Globe and the Diplomat.

ENVIRONMENT

On the currency of sustainability

Alastaire Dick talks cutting carbon emissions from the mining sector at Mining Indaba

08 February 2019

EXPLORATION

Blockchain firm buys asteroid mining hopeful

Blockchain firm ConsenSys has bought asteroid mining hopeful Planetary Resources

02 November 2018

TECHNOLOGY

Eldorado to upgrade Kışladağ mill

Eldorado Gold will spend US$520 million on a mill project at the Kışladağ gold mine in Turkey

29 October 2018

MANAGEMENT

Restarting Europe's biggest nickel mine

Base metal bulls would be smart to keep an eye on Finland's government-controlled miner Terrafame

21 September 2018

UNDERGROUND

Agnico busy with new Kittilä shaft

Beneath a herd of grazing reindeer Agnico Eagle is working on expanding the Kittilä gold mine

11 September 2018

TECHNOLOGY

Preparing for the impact of automation

Mining-reliant countries must think about job replacement as automation starts affecting jobs

12 July 2018

ENVIRONMENT

ICMM report: 'resource curse' not so simple

The existence of the 'resource curse' is up for debate, says new ICMM study

11 July 2018

ENVIRONMENT

Is ignorance blocking renewables take-up?

Many miners are sticking with what they know works when building power plants at off-grid mines

25 May 2018

PARTNER CONTENT

Mine tailings: Technology and Risk

WSP speaks with Mining Journal, Mining Magazine and Australia's Mining Monthly

PARTNER CONTENT

Transformational Tailings Solutions from Weir

Mining Journal, Mining Magazine and Australia’s Mining Monthly speaks with Weir.

PARTNER CONTENT

Weir's transformational tailings flowsheets

Weir has developed a range of transformational flowsheets for tailings management

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2024 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of exploration trends and technologies, highlighting the best intercepts and discoveries and the latest initial resource estimates.

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Future Fleets Report 2024

The report paints a picture of the equipment landscape and includes detailed profiles of mines that are employing these fleets

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations that use digitalisation technology to drive improvements across all areas of mining production

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations using autonomous solutions in every region and sector, including analysis of the factors driving investment decisions