Copper
At the AusIMM 2025 Mineral Resource Estimation Conference, Dr Oscar Rondon, principal geostatistician at Datamine, tackled a question that has dogged mining professionals for decades: Is estimating recoverable resources still hopeless?
The talk revisited a decades-old challenge in resource estimation, combining Rondon’s clear communication with Assibey-Bonsu’s extensive experience in the mining industry.
A quiet revolution may be underway in the metallurgical processing world, and it starts not with a new orebody, but with the way water is removed from copper concentrate.
In 2017, Carrapateena's Site Operations Centre (SOC) was nothing more than a demountable container in the desert.
In the high-stakes world of minerals processing, separating fine wine from snake oil isn’t just a metaphor — it’s a business imperative.
Godolphin Resources is sharpening its exploration focus at a time when market appetite is realigning toward precious and critical minerals.
The increasing adoption of underhand stoping supported by cemented paste backfill (CPB) is offering mining operations both productivity gains and geotechnical stability—but not without cost.
Waratah Minerals has struck a chord with the exploration community following its compelling update at the RIU Sydney Resources Round-up in early May, where managing director Peter Duerden unveiled a genuine gold-copper discovery story unfolding at the company’s Spur Project—just kilometres from one of Australia’s premier porphyry operations, Cadia Valley.
At the RIU Sydney Resources Round-up 2025, Titan Minerals Ltd revealed a resource growth story that's hard to ignore — a gold developer with copper upside, strong institutional backing, and a serious drilling campaign underway across multiple fronts in Ecuador.
As ESG performance becomes a core determinant of value in mining, a quiet revolution is underway in mine planning.
With rigs spinning, ounces growing, and a royalty revenue stream just months away, Emmerson Resources is showing how lean exploration models can still deliver material upside—especially when paired with infrastructure alignment and a heavyweight JV partner.
