TECHNOLOGY

Tackling comminution smartly

Cost and productivity are two chief issues that drive today’s mines. Donna Schmidt examines the idea of energy efficiency in comminution and some technologies helping to get the industry to its goals

CRC ORE’s Integrated Extraction Simulator (IES) was put to work at the Minera San Cristobal project

CRC ORE’s Integrated Extraction Simulator (IES) was put to work at the Minera San Cristobal project

Energy efficiency and energy management are at the heart of smart mining, and thanks to its high costs one issue crucial  to any mine's endeavours - from Australia to Zimbabwe, from cobalt to zinc - is...

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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 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