Each year I like to look back and see which articles have garnered the most interest. This not only helps to inform what we’ll cover on The Intelligent Miner over the next 12 months, but also makes for a rather pleasing roundup post.
So, without further ado, here are the most read articles of 2023… Click the links below the images to read
1. Mine tailings: waste not, want not
How innovative tailings management practices are providing a fast-growing stream of value for smart mining and metals companies. Click to read
2. The role of mining in mitigating the effects of climate change
The mining industry may be a major contributor to climate change, but it is also playing a vital part in climate change mitigation efforts. Ailbhe Goodbody finds out more. Click to read
3. Investment & innovation: mining’s perfect storm
With a wave of fresh capital and startups from outside of the mining ecosystem comes opportunity, but also risk. 2023 could be the year that mining innovation changes for good, writes Carly Leonida. Click to read
4. Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals through mining
What role can the mining industry play in delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals? Carly Leonida asks two companies for whom creating positive social and environmental change is part of their very fabric. Click to read
5. Mining, metals & recycling – an integrated approach to critical minerals
As calls increase for greater transparency and circularity in critical metals, the gap between miners and recyclers is narrowing. Carly Leonida explores opportunities for mutual learning and growth. Click to read
6. How to grow metals using plants
As the old saying goes, if you can’t grow it you have to mine it – but what if you could ‘grow’ metals after all? Ailbhe Goodbody finds out more about phytomining. Click to read
7. The rise of autonomous mine haulage
When will we see the widespread adoption of autonomous mining trucks? And how can we get further improvements from the deployments we do have? Carly talks shop with Richard Price and Ben Miller. Click to read
8. How to deliver mining projects on time and in budget
Carly Leonida and Jason Fearnow explore how a more holistic approach inclusive of new models and optimised teams can deliver better outcomes for large-scale mining capital projects. Click to read
9. The mining, investment and ESG 101
Environmental, social and governance matters are fast becoming a cornerstone for mining investment decisions, but the ESG landscape is changing fast. Carly Leonida goes back to basics with Elizabeth Freele and Kevin D’Souza. Click to read
10. Lighting the way to digital transformation in mining and metals
Carly Leonida speaks to Iman Darus Hikhman, Mining & Business Development Director of PT Petrosea Tbk, about the company’s transformative digital programme and why it’s now working to inspire success in others. Click to read