Australia’s contract mining sector is undergoing a quiet revolution—one that could fundamentally reshape the relationship between contractors and mine owners.
Dr Sandra Occhipinti, research director in minerals at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, is leading a team of more than 100 scientists focused on one of the most complex challenges in modern exploration: how to accelerate mineral discovery in covered terrains while simultaneously improving geometallurgical insight across the mining value chain.
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.
