Mining volcanic brine: a new era of mining could be about to erupt
Discovering and accessing viable mineral resources remains a constant pressure across the mining sector, requiring time, money and technology. Even…
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Eve Thomas
Eve Thomas is a reporter writing across a variety of sectors with a specific focus on thematic intelligence. She has a BA in English Literature from the University of Sheffield and an MSt in English from Oxford University.
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38% of companies lack an ESG strategy – GlobalData survey
Well over a third (38%) of companies do not have an ESG strategy, and half (50%) of respondents believe that…
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McKinsey’s Roland Rechtsteiner on the energy transition and commodities markets
Commodities markets have seen rapid growth over recent years, attracting new players and creating new opportunities for a transitioning energy…
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“A bumpy ride” for cybersecurity as AI poses new threats – GlobalData report
AI-led attacks mean that the cybersecurity sector is in for “a bumpy ride for the next two to three years”,…
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China leads in deploying battery-powered trucks – GlobalData report
Battery technology promises to be the next frontier in mining vehicles, and several projects are already underway as operators including…
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Growing robotics sector will plug mining talent gap – GlobalData report
The robotics industry will be worth $218bn by 2030, offering productivity and a solution to the talent shortage facing the…
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How “energy-hungry AI” is straining grids and spreading climate disinfo
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has previously been heralded as a potentially invaluable tool in the fight against climate change, but a…
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Slow EV sales are proving problematic for Australia’s lithium miners
Lithium – a battery mineral essential to the clean energy transition – experienced a price plummet of 80% in 2023,…
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2023 in data: the trends that shaped the mining sector
An assessment of trends in the mining sector during 2023 reveals an industry grappling with rising supply costs and changing…
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Signal: “worst environmental disaster” in metal mining was not an accident
Mexico’s Environment Minister Maria Luisa Albores said on 12 October that the toxic oil spill of August 2014 – “the…