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The remote Great Sandy Desert landscape surrounding the proposed Winu copper-gold project. Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) has secured Aboriginal consent for its Winu copper-gold…
An Australian coal operation viewed from above. Mining news around BHP has taken a legal and workforce turn after the Mining and Energy Union began funding…
Private 5G can connect autonomous trucks, dispatch systems, charging infrastructure and mine-control teams across a single operating network. Autonomous mining fleets are moving from isolated pilot…
A heavy M&A week is testing whether mining valuations can keep pace with commodity prices. Copper has retreated from a record near US$14,875 a tonne as…
Nickel processing infrastructure links Indonesian ore supply to global stainless steel and battery markets. Nickel prices are entering the final stretch of 2026 with a stronger…
The United States is backing Kenya’s ambition to build a domestic critical-minerals processing industry, turning a preliminary minerals framework into a test of whether African producers…
Large-scale gold operations are generating unusually wide margins as prices outpace cost inflation. Gold producers entered 2026 with an unusually powerful financial advantage: the price of…
Large-scale lithium brine operations are central to the supply outlook, but production data and inventory estimates remain difficult to compare across markets. Lithium prices entered early…
An engineered mining pile with drainage and geotechnical monitoring infrastructure in Brazil. Brazil is moving toward a dedicated national framework for the safety management of mining…
Battery-electric haulage is moving from pilot fleets into larger commercial mining operations. Autonomous mining technology is moving from controlled pilot projects into commercial fleet planning. EACON…
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