Mining Innovation & Technology Trends

Mining’s next big move is thinking small smarter systems set to outpace bigger machines in the race to adapt, thrive and lead under uncertainty

The mining industry’s next leap won’t be powered by bigger trucks or more data, but by intelligent systems built to adapt, anticipate and thrive in uncertainty.

Exploding stars send cosmic rays to Earth and now explorers are using them to see deep underground, reduce drilling, and uncover hidden mineral riches

In a world-first approach that sounds more like science fiction than geoscience, Ideon Technologies is leading a charge to reduce geological guesswork in mineral exploration using cosmic rays generated by exploding stars.

Why your TSF might not be as safe as you think if you're trusting curves over chaos, it's time to rethink your probability of failure game plan

Pepe Moreno, principal consultant and director of Tailex, isn’t one to blindly follow the crowd.

Flotation revolution lifts recovery rates, cuts energy use and boosts ESG wins with clever coarse particle tech and smart circuit thinking

In a mining landscape increasingly defined by lower ore grades, ESG scrutiny, and complex feedstocks, recovery performance has never been more critical.

Taming the data beast: Turning exploration chaos into clarity with smarter tools for faster finds and better decisions underground

As mineral exploration enters an era defined by data complexity and digital transformation, one of the biggest hurdles geoscientists face is not a lack of information, but too much of it.

Tailored not templated: How one consultancy is helping explorers ditch data chaos and make smarter decisions from day one to drill-out and beyond

In an industry awash with plug-and-play software and AI buzzwords, Oliver “Olly” Willetts, senior geologist and resource estimation consultant at SRK Consulting, stands out for his clear-eyed, problem-first approach to geoscientific data management.

No silver bullets in tailings as experts push for smarter stacking strategies and filtered failures get a reality check

As the mining industry edges closer to a tipping point on tailings management, a panel of global experts at the 2025 Life of Mine | Mine Waste and Tailings Conference in Brisbane issued a clear message: discipline in operations, humility in design, and a more adaptive mindset will be critical to preventing the next tailings disaster.

Why safe mine closure is just the beginning and not the end of the story for mining companies, communities and the land they leave behind

If there was one thing the panel on safe mine closure made clear at this year’s Life of Mine - Mine Waste and Tailings Conference in Brisbane, it’s this: closure is no longer just about sealing off the last truckload and planting grass.

Who’s steering the tailings ship when the executives are missing from the room and the risk keeps rising faster than the dams they're meant to govern?

At the Life of Mine | Mine Waste and Tailings Conference 2025 in Brisbane, a panel of experts sat down to tackle the hard questions around how the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) is being implemented and assured across the mining sector.

Tailings are forever so let’s talk about the people who live with them and why mining needs memory systems as enduring as the waste it leaves behind

At the AusIMM Life of Mine - Mine Waste and Tailings 2025 conference in Brisbane, Professor Deanna Kemp delivered a keynote address that cut to the core of one of mining’s most pressing and under-examined challenges: how tailings governance is - and isn’t - working when it comes to people.