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When Sweden-based miner Boliden set out to futureproof its Renström underground operations for autonomous mining, it quickly ran into a persistent problem: water.
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.
As mining operations around the world grapple with rising energy costs, water-intensive processes, and decarbonisation pressures, a relatively simple but underused technology is quietly gaining momentum.
In a pitch that blended geology with geopolitics, American West Metals managing director Dave O’Neill delivered a standout presentation at the RIU Sydney Resources Round-up 2025, offering investors a compelling vision of what could become the world’s lowest-cost copper mine.
They call it Orient—but there's nothing vague about the trajectory of this polymetallic system buried just inland from Atherton in North Queensland.
Global mining major BHP has defied a volatile operating environment to post record production in both copper and iron ore for the nine months ending 31 March 2025, underscoring the resilience of its operations and the strategic momentum behind its key growth and sustainability initiatives.
Australia has solidified its status as a global leader in the resources sector, emerging as the world’s largest holder of vanadium resources and a dominant force in critical minerals essential for clean energy and advanced technologies.
