Features - Mining Technology https://www.mining-technology.com/features/ Mining news and in-depth feature articles on the latest mining company deals and projects covering trends in mineral exploration with up to date data on the most mined metal and mineral commodities Wed, 03 May 2023 15:41:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 https://www.mining-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2022/01/cropped-Mining-Technology-Favicon-1-32x32.png Features - Mining Technology https://www.mining-technology.com/features/ 32 32 Drones, decarbonisation and the future of mining technology https://www.mining-technology.com/features/mining-gear-decarbonisation-drones/ Thu, 04 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Innovations in equipment are pushing the industry to a brighter future. Kit Million Ross investigates.

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]]> Flicking the switch: could electrification jolt Australian mining? https://www.mining-technology.com/features/electrification-mining-australia-consortium/ Tue, 02 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Giles Crosse takes a look at the 22-strong consortium investigating mining electrification and decarbonisation in Australia.

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]]> Moving earth: the new issue of MINE is out now https://www.mining-technology.com/features/moving-earth-the-new-issue-of-mine-is-out-now/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:27:27 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/uncategorized/moving-earth-the-new-issue-of-mine-is-out-now/ In this issue: new blasting technology, the UK's role in rare earths and the prospect of green steel.

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]]> Digital transformation: how Australian mining is embracing technological innovation https://www.mining-technology.com/features/digital-transformation-how-australian-mining-is-embracing-technological-innovation/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 09:58:35 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/uncategorized/digital-transformation-how-australian-mining-is-embracing-technological-innovation/ To increase productivity and take necessary safety measures, Australian miners are investing in AI, sensors and tunnel safety optimisation. Smruthi Nadig investigates.

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]]> Data insight: the EU’s import reliance for critical materials for wind energy is 77% https://www.mining-technology.com/features/data-insight-the-eu-critical-material-import-reliance/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:52:19 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/uncategorized/data-insight-the-eu-critical-material-import-reliance/ The EU has an import reliance of 77% on average for the extraction of critical materials needed for wind energy. In addition, 54% of critical materials processing is done outside the bloc.

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]]> Clean energy and critical minerals: inside mining in British Columbia https://www.mining-technology.com/features/british-columbia-mine-exploration/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/uncategorized/british-columbia-mine-exploration/ British Columbia spent about $550.8m in mineral exploration spending in just 2022, the highest spending recorded in the country. Smruthi Nadig reports.

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]]> Hitting the road: the new issue of MINE Australia is out now https://www.mining-technology.com/features/hitting-the-road-the-new-issue-of-mine-australia-is-out-now/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 11:48:40 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/uncategorized/hitting-the-road-the-new-issue-of-mine-australia-is-out-now/ In this issue: the environmental footprint of Australia's mining vehicles, the nature of the Pilbara's railways and the importance of critical minerals.

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]]> “The potential to provide more”: inside British Columbia’s mining skills roadmap https://www.mining-technology.com/features/british-columbia-mining-skills-roadmap/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/features/british-columbia-mining-skills-roadmap/ Andrew Tunnicliffe asks how British Columbia’s Mining Skills Roadmap might help prepare the workforce for life in the mines of tomorrow.

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]]> Voices in the deep: the value of underground communication collaboration https://www.mining-technology.com/features/ericsson-mine-communications-ambra-nutrien/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/features/ericsson-mine-communications-ambra-nutrien/ Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson hopes a cross-industry collaboration including Ambra Solutions and Nutrien will change mine communications.

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]]> Managing mining’s environmental waste https://www.mining-technology.com/features/environmental-waste-management/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/features/environmental-waste-management/ Global coal consumption increased by 1.2% in 2022, recording the highest record since 2013. Smruthi Nadig asks what the sector can do.

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]]> “A ‘frozen’ geopolitical issue”: Svalbard and the geopolitics of Arctic mining https://www.mining-technology.com/features/arctic-mining-svalbard-russia/ Mon, 10 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/features/arctic-mining-svalbard-russia/ Russia has had a presence on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard since 1920, but as military tensions rise, the cluster of islands is growing in significance for the mining sector. Florence Jones investigates.

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]]> When I find true north: the new issue of MINE is out now https://www.mining-technology.com/features/when-i-find-true-north-the-new-issue-of-mine-is-out-now/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 11:08:34 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/uncategorized/when-i-find-true-north-the-new-issue-of-mine-is-out-now/ In this issue: mining in the Arctic, innovations in technology and the growth of coal in China.

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]]> The mining vehicles mining… vehicles? https://www.mining-technology.com/features/mining-vehicles-rescue-recovery-hard-line/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/features/mining-vehicles-rescue-recovery-hard-line/ Giles Crosse speaks to Hard-Line about its work on a collaborative vehicle retrieval project, that could deliver safety benefits and big savings for the mining industry.

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]]> How high-purity graphite could change Greenland mining https://www.mining-technology.com/features/purity-graphite-greenland-mining/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/features/purity-graphite-greenland-mining/ With the news that GreenRoc has delivered a graphite product of a purity of 99.97%, there are big hopes for the future of mining in Greenland. Nnamdi Anyadike investigates.

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]]> The Australian innovators embracing cloud technology https://www.mining-technology.com/features/cloud-technology-australia-groundhog-greaseboss/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/features/cloud-technology-australia-groundhog-greaseboss/ Cloud-based technologies are heralding a new era of mining, from the way it’s done, who’s needed to do it and the skills they bring with them. Andrew Tunnicliffe takes a look.

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]]> Why recycling is no golden ticket to endless critical minerals  https://www.mining-technology.com/features/why-recycling-is-no-golden-ticket-to-endless-critical-minerals/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:28:10 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/uncategorized/why-recycling-is-no-golden-ticket-to-endless-critical-minerals/ Recycling more critical minerals is important, but it will not produce sufficient supply to meet booming energy transition demand.

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]]> Enhancement or replacement? How technology will affect Australian mining workers https://www.mining-technology.com/features/australia-mining-technology-replacement-automation/ Thu, 23 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/features/australia-mining-technology-replacement-automation/ How will ancient professions respond to dramatic changes in technology? JP Casey investigates how the work of Australian miners could change.

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]]> The eternal question: the new issue of MINE Australia is out now https://www.mining-technology.com/features/the-eternal-question-the-new-issue-of-mine-australia-is-out-now/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:29:48 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/uncategorized/the-eternal-question-the-new-issue-of-mine-australia-is-out-now/ In this issue: balancing productivity and sustainability, new satellite technology and the return of a miner from the brink.

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]]> The abandoned mines haunting Indonesia https://www.mining-technology.com/features/abandoned-mines-indonesia-kalimantan/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/features/abandoned-mines-indonesia-kalimantan/ In Indonesia, legal liability has not stopped illegal, abandoned mines becoming deadly traps that now hold back the country's future. Matt Farmer investigates.

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]]> Drilling for success: inside excavation innovation in mining https://www.mining-technology.com/features/drilling-innovation-future-sandvik/ Tue, 14 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000 There are promising signs in mining, as one of the most critical elements of the industry – drilling – its committing to innovation and collaboration, as Andrew Tunnicliffe explains.

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