In this issue
Skillings Mining Review June 2025 spotlights the people-power gap reshaping mining. Our cover features—“Mining Minds Wanted” and “Mining Jobs Hit Record High”—unpack why talent is now the decisive input, from WA’s record workforce to global shortages in geology, processing, and automation.
Alongside the workforce story, we track the next wave of critical-minerals moves—India’s MECL ramping up lithium exploration, the IEA’s warning on refining concentration, and corporate bets from Harmony Gold’s $1B copper move to Rio Tinto’s $1.8B hydropower investment. Technology takes center stage with TOMRA laser sorting at Hill End, data-rich looks at global iron ore and crude steel, and science that challenges old models of kimberlite discovery. Policy and geopolitics cut both ways—Sweden revives uranium, CPEC accelerates Pakistan’s sector, Rwanda–DRC tensions, and EU backlash that may slow approvals.
As an advertorial issue, we’ve curated solution pieces—nitrogen tyre sustainability (Oxair), low-carbon mineral processing (Exterra)—clearly labeled for transparency. The through-line: hire, upskill, and deploy smarter tech now to stay ahead of the next up-cycle.
