Introduction: when data lives where people shouldn’t Underground mining has always demanded a difficult trade-off: the most critical data often lies in the most dangerous places. Stopes, ore passes, headings, and old workings hold essential information for production, reconciliation, and ...

Rio Tinto has brought a new 25-megawatt solar facility online at its Kennecott copper mine in Utah, highlighting a closed-loop critical minerals model where materials produced on site are used to generate the mine’s own clean energy. Notably, the tellurium ...

Rio Tinto and Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco) have entered into a definitive agreement with Votorantim (the “Transaction Agreement”) to acquire, through a joint venture to be owned 33% by Rio Tinto and 67% by Chalco (the “Joint Venture”), ...

Within the highly competitive environment of mineral extraction, it has become the standard context within which key decision-makers operate. The pursuit of economic robustness, where the viability of a project is assured across various possible futures, has shifted from being ...

As mining operations expand in scale and complexity, the demand for a stable, high-capacity concrete supply becomes increasingly critical. From haul roads and processing plant foundations to retaining structures and worker facilities, concrete is a core input that directly affects ...