The World’s Next Resource Rush Source: Getty Images It isn’t coal. It isn’t oil. And it isn’t even iron ore — although that stone constructed modern China’s cities and fueled …
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by Team Crafminby Team CrafminA New Frontline in Geopolitics Source: Reuters The United States and Australia are tightening their hold on one of the most fought-over commodities of the century—critical minerals. These are the …
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Australia’s Copper Industry Poised for US Windfall Amid Tariff Turmoil
by Team Crafminby Team CrafminCopper’s Golden Moment Credit: Reuters File Photo The copper industry in Australia is unexpectedly thrusted into the international spotlight. With the United States further down the road towards placing massive …
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LiuGong Powers Australia’s Electric Mining Revolution
by Team Crafminby Team CrafminSource: LiuGong Australia LiuGong is powering Australia’s mining industry with its battery-electric loaders and excavators. Its technology is demonstrating that low-emission, high-performance, and efficient mining machinery is no longer a …
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North Stanmore’s resource upgrade places WA at center of HREE supply chains
by Team Crafminby Team CrafminSource: Discovery Alert Victory Metals has just announced the sort of resource update that brings suppliers, OEMs and national security planners to a grinding halt. The company’s North Stanmore heavy …
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Queensland Acts to Rescue Mount Isa Smelter with Investment Package
by Himanshuby HimanshuCredit: Industry Queensland The Queensland Government has today made a multi-million-dollar specially targeted rescue package to rescue the ailing Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville refinery—pinnacles of Glencore’s business and …
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Caterpillar Now Fits Third-Party Buckets with Cat GET
by Team Crafminby Team CrafminOne GET to Rule Them All: Cat Now Fits Any Bucket Image/Caterpillar Caterpillar has just made a bold move that many within the mining and construction community have been anticipating. …
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Canary Systems Enhances Open‑Pit Safety with Advanced Slope Monitoring
by Team Crafminby Team CrafminCREDIT: Canary Systems Summary: What’s New: Canary Systems has added its slope monitoring suite to enable live alerts and interactive 2D/3D visualizations for enhancing safety in open‑pit operations to its …
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New Zealand’s Fast-Track Mining Policies: Economic Benefits Analysis
by Team Crafminby Team CrafminPhotograph: Marc-Philipp Keller/Alamy New Zealand’s government has adopted a “fast-track” system of granting permits for mining and infrastructural projects seeking to award advanced economic development and reduce bureaucratic obstacles. But …