Production Optimisation
WA-listed companies added almost A$131 billion in market value during FY26, but the strongest performers did more than catch a commodity upswing.
Australia's share of China's lithium concentrate imports has almost halved since 2022, but the interesting question is not who took it – it is why they are being paid so much less for it.
The WA Mining Club wanted Aaron Morey’s last word on Four Corners – what it got was a more revealing argument about mining, technology and the dangerous appeal of simple answers.
Arafura Rare Earths Managing Director and CEO Darryl Cuzzubbo told the WA Mining Club that Nolans is moving from critical minerals rhetoric to construction reality, but the real test will be processing, ramp-up, suppliers and whether Australia can help build a serious rare earths supply chain outside China.
There are two stories inside Grant Thornton's latest mining contractors report, and the one getting most of the attention is the wrong one.
A recent industry webinar hosted ahead of the AusIMM International Mining Geology Conference 2026 brought together leading practitioners to tackle one of underground mining’s most persistent challenges: reconciliation.
There’s a moment in every technological revolution when optimism meets reality - when the glossy promise of transformation hits the grit of practical deployment.
As the global mining industry continues to adapt to shifting expectations around productivity, sustainability, and cost-efficiency, exploration remains one of the most critical—and complex—phases in the mining life cycle.
When Whitehaven Coal acquired BMA’s Daunia and Blackwater mines in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, it wasn’t just the company’s biggest purchase to date.
The future of mining is already here - and it’s being shaped by AI systems that can think, act and integrate seamlessly with the tools you already use.
