All articles by Giles Crosse

The great beyond: inside Debswana and Huawei’s 5G connected mine

In March 2023, technology firm Huawei announced a partnership with Botswana diamond producer Debswana, to implement 5G technology at the…
The gulley of graphite: the return of Lincoln to Australian mining

In September 2020, Australian miner Lincoln Minerals suspended operations, withdrawing from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) once the company’s operations…
Breaking ground: inside Castillo Copper’s latest extraction push

Earlier this year, Castillo Copper announced plans to visit a number of copper deposits across Australia to identify targets for…
Flicking the switch: could electrification jolt Australian mining?

Big news is hitting Australian mining. The Electric Mine Consortium (EMC) is a growing group of leading mining and service…
Voices in the deep: the value of underground communication collaboration

Some 95% of potash is used in global fertiliser to support plant growth, increase crop yield and disease resistance and…

The mining vehicles mining… vehicles?

Hard-Line, Murray Engineering and Beltor Engineering have collaborated on one of the more unique mining projects in recent memory: a…
All that glitters is coal: inside Queensland’s new coal mines

The world of resources and extraction today is curious indeed. On the one hand, top level voices like the International…
Challenges and solutions: how mining could embrace the IOT cloud

Mining was once a rudimental business, driven by axes and candles, ropes and chains. No longer. Companies like Syntax, InfosysBPM,…
People, profits, power: how Rio Tinto reaches out to indigenous owners

Rio Tinto has made many claims about its newfound interest in protecting indigenous rights in Australia, and these claims have…
Following the East Star: inside rare earth mining in Kazakhstan

For years, China has dominated the rare earth minerals scene. Almost every analysis on the subject notes the world’s dependency…