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The global mining industry has crossed a decisive operational Rubicon. For decades, autonomous haulage systems (AHS) were viewed as capital-intensive experiments restricted to select tier-one iron…
Nevada Gold Mines complex in northern Nevada. Barrick Mining and Newmont have settled their long-running dispute over Nevada Gold Mines in an agreement that requires Newmont…
An autonomous ultra-class haul truck operates on a terraced open-pit mine haul road. Autonomous mining technology 2026 has reached a new scale threshold. Komatsu has commissioned…
An Indonesian nickel processing complex reflects the growing importance of ore availability to the global market. Indonesia’s decision to limit 2026 nickel ore production to roughly…
Mine-tailings reprocessing and critical-minerals recovery facility. Image: Skillings Mining Intelligence. **WASHINGTON : ** The U.S. Department of Energy has selected nine projects for up to $162…
Lithium brine ponds and processing infrastructure in an arid Andean landscape. Canada has opened a national security review process into Lithium Chile Inc.’s proposed US$175 million…
White Mesa Mill is a uranium, vanadium and rare-earth processing facility near Blanding, Utah. WASHINGTON : President Donald Trump has reduced the boundaries of Utah’s Bears…
Illustrative bauxite plateau landscape in Odisha. Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (BALCO), a subsidiary of Vedanta Ltd, has been declared the preferred bidder for the Karlapat bauxite…
Copper and cobalt processing infrastructure at a large mining complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned exports of copper…
OTTAWA : The federal government has formally approved Canada Nickel Company’s massive Crawford nickel-cobalt project north of Timmins, Ontario, clearing the path for what is slated…
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