June 2026
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Deep underground, Colorado builds a quantum future
Inside a mountain in Idaho Springs, CO, a century-old mine is taking on a second life. The Edgar Experimental Mine…
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From AI to mental health, 2026WIM USA addresses industry’s biggest challenges
The 2026 Women in Mining (WIM) National Conference unfolded over four days, from April 20-23, in Tucson, AZ. Women from…
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Borehole mining update: A century from 1926 to 2026 – What’s next?
Borehole mining (BHM) is a remotely operated waterjet mining method carried out through wellbores drilled and cased from the surface…
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Dynamic failure predictions using machine learning and geochemical data
Dynamic failures, or “bumps,” are a category of ground failure occurring in underground coal mines that involve the sudden expulsion…
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Beyond the pit: Why laboratory integrity now shapes mining viability
With commodity prices rising across the mining sector, from gold to strategically critical rare earth elements, more material has moved…
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Technical Abstracts
Graph neural networks for 3D spatial continuity analysis: A comparative study with ordinary kriging in ore grade estimation
Reliable modeling of three-dimensional spatial continuity is important for ore grade estimation, mine planning and resource evaluation. This study compares…
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A juxtaposition of autonomous haulage systems in China and Australia: Technological, economic and social perspectives
The integration of autonomous haulage systems (AHSs) in surface mining has transformed operational practices in leading mining nations. This study…
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Using generative pre-trained transformer-4 (GPT-4), FFMPEG and Microsoft Azure to aid in creating a text-to-video generation tool to improve safety shares and incident descriptions in the mining industry
Traditional safety talks often rely on static images, PowerPoint slides or verbal explanations that may not adequately convey the sequence,…
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Recyclability assessment and design for recycling recommendations of end-of-life NMC811 lithium-ion batteries
Improving the recyclability of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is a key requirement for closing material cycles, reducing dependence on primary resource…
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Optimization of fine grinding for banded iron low-grade depositin a vertical stirred media mill
Low-grade banded iron formations (BIF), such as banded hematite jasper (BHJ), represent a significant untapped iron resource. However, their beneficiation…
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