In the April 2025 issue of MINE Australia, we look at industry progress on decarbonisation through both renewables implementation and electrification initiatives.

The mining sector’s transition to renewable energy faces several structural and operational hurdles. Yet with its abundance of sun and wind resources, Australia is well positioned to lead the way.  

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At the St Ives mine in Western Australia (WA), Gold Fields is implementing its largest renewables project to date, aiming to generate 73% of the mine’s electricity from a combination of wind and solar energy by 2026. We ask whether this project could be a blueprint for future decarbonisation efforts and what more could be done to support such initiatives in Australia.

We also delve deeper into Australia’s progress with mine site electrification and explore the country’s ambition to bolster its green metals industry.

Plus, we look at the energy-intensive comminution process and how AI is supporting more sustainable crushing and grinding operations.  

Elsewhere, we examine how WA is looking to enhance its capabilities in automation and robotics with a new government-funded test facility. 

We also speak to Geoscience Australia about a project to map the nation’s critical mineral resources and report from the PDAC 2025 convention on the use of new technologies in minerals exploration.

Read all of this an more in the April issue of MINE Australia at: https://mine.nridigital.com/mine_australia_apr25/

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In the May issue of MINE Australia, we look at the uranium mining outlook in the country. With uranium subject to a myriad of state-based policy and legislation, we ask whether bans in certain regions could be overturned amid growing demand pressure.  

We also explore efforts to decarbonise Australia’s aluminium sector, examine the growing role of autonomous technologies in mining, and delve into the latest enhancements in fleet management technology.