sustainable mining
From the outside, the conversation around digital mining often gets framed in broad terms - automation, Information of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) but for those working underground or in control rooms, the real question is more practical: how do these tools actually solve the daily challenges?
For Stewart Johnston, Account Manager - Mine Electrification and Automation at ABB Australia, the key lies in making information usable, timely, and connected across the mining value chain.
As ore grades decline and sustainability pressures rise, mining operations are being forced to find new ways to optimise resource extraction.
For Superintendent of Mine Planning Anne-Marie Ebbels, the expansion of BHP’s Prominent Hill operation isn’t just a technical upgrade—it’s a strategic shift in how the mine approaches longevity, productivity and sustainability.
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 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.
As ESG performance becomes a core determinant of value in mining, a quiet revolution is underway in mine planning.
An historic tin camp in New South Wales is getting a second life — and this time, it’s riding shotgun with a next-gen XRT sorter that’s doing the heavy lifting.
For underground mining professionals, the AusIMM Underground Operators Conference in Adelaide delivered no shortage of technical insights—but it was a keynote from one of the industry’s most accomplished leaders that left the deepest impression.
When Laura Tyler took the stage at this year’s AusIMM Underground Operators Conference in Adelaide, she did more than deliver a keynote—she issued a call to action.
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.
