Process Innovation
At this year’s AusIMM Mineral Resource Estimation Conference (MREC2025) in Perth, one presentation stood out not just for its rigour, but for its challenge to long-standing assumptions in resource modelling.
At the 2025 AusIMM Underground Operators Conference in Adelaide, Dyno Nobel Senior Technical Consultant Ed Wargem delivered a message that cut through the noise of technical jargon and digital disruption: sometimes, the biggest improvements in underground development blasting come not from cutting-edge technology, but from going back to basics.
As global demand for high-purity copper climbs in step with electrification and renewable energy targets, attention is turning to the tankhouses that produce this critical metal.
When MMG’s Rosebery operation in Tasmania rolled out a fatigue detection system for its underground truck fleet, it wasn’t just about plugging in hardware — it was about rewiring the mindset of a seasoned workforce.
When a critical piece of underground infrastructure collapsed at Burkina Faso’s Yaramoko Mine, the clock was ticking.
When Laércio Bertossi took to the stage at AusIMM’s 2025 Mineral Resource Estimation Conference in Perth, he didn’t unveil a new machine learning model or simulation breakthrough.
In the remote Altai Mountains of eastern Kazakhstan, a centuries-old underground mine is undergoing a transformation.
Underground haulage is often regarded as a necessary bottleneck—an unavoidable compromise between ore delivery and operational congestion.
It’s not often that a guidance document—rather than an actual regulation—sends shockwaves through the mining sector.
The NSW Resources Regulator has released a revised Technical Reference Guide (TRG): Monitoring and Control of Worker Exposure to Airborne Dust, aimed at helping mine operators meet legal obligations and safeguard workers from inhalable hazards, including respirable crystalline silica.
