Asia

Critical minerals get political as tariffs tighten supply chains and China plays hardball with the West’s electrification ambitions

As global demand for clean energy technology intensifies and geopolitical tensions rise, the importance of critical minerals has reached new heights.

By Jamie Wade on July 26, 2025
Efficiency, Process Improvement, Equipment Maintenance, Costs, Financial Planning, Procurement Efficiency, ESG, Regulatory Adherence, Legislative Updates, Sustainable Practices, Extraction, Mineral Extraction, Resource Sustainability, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Process Innovation, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Crisis Management, Mines & Projects, Project Overviews, Development Stages
Australia, North America, United States, Canada, South America, Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Guinea, Europe, Germany, Turkey, Oceania, Asia, China, Indonesia
Industrial Minerals, Tantalum, Uranium, Indium, Base Metals, Rare Earth Elements, Gallium, Copper, Nickel, Neodymium, Germanium, Zinc, Dysprosium, Aluminium/Bauxite, Yttrium, Cobalt, Strategic Minerals, Antimony, Lithium

Mobile crushers get brainy as smart, silent and battery-powered machines redefine rock breaking for the next generation of agile, adaptive mining operations

Mobile crushing and screening is undergoing a radical shift.

By Jamie Wade on July 22, 2025
Safety, Occupational Health, Efficiency, Process Improvement, Equipment Maintenance, Costs, Procurement Efficiency, ESG, Community Development Projects, Sustainable Practices, Environmental Stewardship, Workforce, Training and Development, Health and Well-being Programs, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Product Innovation, Risk, Risk Mitigation, Mines & Projects, Case Studies
Australia, Asia, China, Thailand
Construction Materials, Sand and Gravel, Crushed Stone

Historic Kazakh mine boosts output with modern planning: Kazzinc’s Ridder-Sokolny uses risk scoring and scenario modelling to shape its future

In the remote Altai Mountains of eastern Kazakhstan, a centuries-old underground mine is undergoing a transformation.

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Content By Jamie Wade on June 10, 2025
Efficiency, Production Optimisation, Workflow Management, Costs, Financial Planning, Cost Control, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Process Innovation, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Mines & Projects, Mine Profiles, Project Overviews, Development Stages, Case Studies, Exploration, Geological exploration and resource modelling
Asia, Kazakhstan
Lead, Precious Metals, Gold, Silver, Base Metals, Copper, Zinc, Strategic Minerals

Firebird metals flies into China with game-changing manganese tech and the low-cost edge to power the battery revolution from cathode to mine

While many Western critical minerals hopefuls scramble to decouple from China, Firebird Metals is doing the opposite — and for good reason.

By Jamie Wade on May 24, 2025
Efficiency, Process Improvement, Mineral Processing, Costs, Financial Planning, Cost Control, ESG, Waste Management, Environmental Permits, Sustainable Practices, Extraction, Mineral Extraction, Resource Sustainability, Innovation, Research and Development, Technology Adoption, Process Innovation, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Mines & Projects, Project Overviews, Development Stages
Australia, Western Australia, Pilbara, Asia, China
Base Metals, Manganese, Industrial Minerals, Phosphate Rock (Apatite), Strategic Minerals, Lithium