July 2026
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Industrial Minerals review 2025
Foreword by Mike Driscoll Greening the future of industrial minerals The future for the industrial minerals sector, and of mining…
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Collaboration without borders at 2026 World Tunnel Congress
The mining and tunneling industries continue to face mounting pressure to deliver increasingly complex infrastructure projects and to do so…
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American Mining Hall of Fame announces 2026 awardees
The 44th Annual American Mining Hall of Fame Awards Banquet and Fundraiser, sponsored by the Mining and Minerals Education Foundation…
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Water is always on the critical path from first permit to final closure
Permitting is consistently one of the longest, least-controlled variables in mine development timelines, yet within that process, water-related decisions are…
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Technical Abstracts
Hybrid machine learning with metaheuristic optimization for predicting blast-induced peak particle velocity in openpit mines
Blast-induced ground vibration remains one of the most critical environmental and safety challenges in openpit mining. Excessive vibration can damage…
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Major challenges associated with the beneficiation of a petalite-type pegmatite
Recently, the European Commission (EC) adopted several strategic projects (SPs) to secure the sustainable supply of critical raw materials and…
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Coal bursting at the Elk Creek Mine: A Western United States case study
Violent failures known as coal bursts remain a major safety challenge for many coal mining regions. Numerous questions remain about…
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Leaching of manganese using bio-solubilized iron reductant to prevent manganese carbonate formation
Conventional manganese bioleaching systems often suffer from manganese carbonate (MnCO3 ) precipitation due to the interaction of dissolved manganese with carbon…
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Integrating carbon capture into copper comminution: A combined techno-economic assessment and carbon footprint analysis
This study shows that carbon dioxide (CO2) can be used as a functional reagent to improve copper ore comminution. By…
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Industry News
EU courts Brazil as strategic partner in global race for critical minerals
The European Union is turning to Brazil as a strategic partner in its push to diversify its critical mineral supplies,…
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