News Analysis

Rio Tinto's Bingham Canyon mine in one of the world’s deepest open-pit sites. Photo: Rio Tinto Kennecott
OPERATIONS

Into the unknown: Deep mining's new frontiers

'Working with the earth is not engineering, it's art"

01 May 2024

Dam breach analysis is an instrument that allows owners and designers to assume a failure of the tailings storage facility Credit: Shutterstock / Ajdin Kamber
PROCESSING

Sandcastles and supercomputers: Algorithmic advances aid tailings dam safety

Going beyond traditional methods, MPM analyses complex scenarios for dam breach prevention

01 May 2024

Impossible Metals is developing an autonomous sub that will harvest nodules with robotic arms
ESG

Op:ed - Seabed mining innovators face murky IP waters

OEMs that risk the plunge on deep-sea mining technology could secure first-mover status

30 April 2024

The flooded city near the river's burst banks Credit X / Victor Vicktop
SAFETY

Flooded uranium mines in Russia raise radioactive pollution fears

Rosatom has denied that its facilities have been impacted by flooding in the region

30 April 2024

Credit: Shutterstock /frank60
ESG

$270BN funding gap for critical minerals threatens energy transition, warns UNCTAD

“A world powered by renewables is a world hungry for critical minerals,” says the UN

29 April 2024

Finland's Onkalo is the world's first final nuclear repository, where waste can be safely stored for at least 100,000 years. Photo: International Atomic Energy Agency
ENVIRONMENT

Nuclear's mining footprint smaller than solar and wind, says 'ecomodernist' group

While nuclear energy may require less mining, it comes with much greater risk

29 April 2024

Sight Power’s LiDAR solution can boost shaft safety. Photo: Sight Power
SAFETY

How technology is helping create safer mine shafts

Shaft tragedies are prompting a tech revolution as scanners and sensors replace human inspections

25 April 2024

Credit: Weir Group
PROCESSING

Weir bullish on mining after solid Q1

Aftermarket segment emerged as a growth engine

25 April 2024

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 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

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2023 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of current exploration rates, trending exploration technologies, a ranking of top drill intercepts and a catalog of 2022 Initial Resource Estimates and recent discovery successes.