The great beyond: inside Debswana and Huawei’s 5G connected mine
In March 2023, technology firm Huawei announced a partnership with Botswana diamond producer Debswana, to implement 5G technology at the…
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Giles Crosse
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The gulley of graphite: the return of Lincoln to Australian mining
In September 2020, Australian miner Lincoln Minerals suspended operations, withdrawing from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) once the company’s operations…
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Breaking ground: inside Castillo Copper’s latest extraction push
Earlier this year, Castillo Copper announced plans to visit a number of copper deposits across Australia to identify targets for…
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Flicking the switch: could electrification jolt Australian mining?
Big news is hitting Australian mining. The Electric Mine Consortium (EMC) is a growing group of leading mining and service…
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Voices in the deep: the value of underground communication collaboration
Some 95% of potash is used in global fertiliser to support plant growth, increase crop yield and disease resistance and…
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The mining vehicles mining… vehicles?
Hard-Line, Murray Engineering and Beltor Engineering have collaborated on one of the more unique mining projects in recent memory: a…
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All that glitters is coal: inside Queensland’s new coal mines
The world of resources and extraction today is curious indeed. On the one hand, top level voices like the International…
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Challenges and solutions: how mining could embrace the IOT cloud
Mining was once a rudimental business, driven by axes and candles, ropes and chains. No longer. Companies like Syntax, InfosysBPM,…
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People, profits, power: how Rio Tinto reaches out to indigenous owners
Rio Tinto has made many claims about its newfound interest in protecting indigenous rights in Australia, and these claims have…
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Following the East Star: inside rare earth mining in Kazakhstan
For years, China has dominated the rare earth minerals scene. Almost every analysis on the subject notes the world’s dependency…