Category: Technology & Innovation

CSIRO has produced a new hyperspectral map showing the mineral composition of Australia's surface, helping explorers identify areas with potential mineral deposits.

Micron Technology is investing in US critical minerals processing to strengthen domestic supplies of high-purity materials essential for advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

Fortescue (ASX: FMG) has sold more than 40t of copper concentrate processed using its arsenic removal technology, marking a milestone for a process that the miner says could unlock previously uneconomic deposits.

BHP and Bellevue Gold geologists weigh AI’s productivity gains against the risks of eroding geological judgement, skills and confidence in mining decisions.

A quantum technology developer claims to have mapped an Indian iron ore deposit with 95% accuracy, without drilling a single hole. 

Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) and Shougang Group have successfully commissioned an industrial-scale carbon capture trial facility for blast furnace gas at Shougang’s operations in China.

Western Australians are getting the opportunity to get behind the controls of the future of grading technology at WesTrac’s Cat Next Generation Motor Grader Roadshow this month. 

Sandvik has officially released the Toro TH663i I Gen2 underground truck, the latest evolution of its 63t haulage platform.  

The Federal Government is investing $26m in a $53.6m project by Perth-based company Element Zero to fund technology that could convert Australian iron ore into lower-emissions iron using renewable electricity. 

Geoscience Australia has released a new global mineral chemistry database to help researchers, governments and industry better understand critical minerals.

Alcoa (ASX: AAI) and Australian Vanadium (ASX: AVL) will work to evaluate the potential deployment of a vanadium flow battery (VFB) at Alcoa’s WA alumina refinery operations.