All articles by Matt Farmer

Matt is a staff writer covering global energy generation, storage, and resource affairs.

Can investor action speed up compliance with tailings safety standards?

Since 2020, miners have sought to draw a line under tailings dam failures. The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management…
Everything you need to know about The Voice to Parliament

When taking office, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised a referendum to change Australia’s constitution. The proposed change would create…
Who holds the future? The new issue of MINE, out now

In every issue of MINE, we examine some familiar but complex trends: the energy transition, the rise of technology, and…
The abandoned mines haunting Indonesia

Many consider the world as divided into two: the haves and have nots, the richer and the poorer. While it…
Rio Tinto apologises for lost radioactive capsule

Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has apologised for losing a capsule containing radioactive material in Western Australia, as announced on…

Macro-economic mining: what will the future hold for Australia?

The macro-economic environment is shifting; or, in simpler terms, the rules of the game will soon change, as many of…
Shell coalition to develop fast-charging electric trucks

A coalition of nine companies, led by oil and gas company Shell, will aim to produce fast-charging electric mining vehicles…
What’s in the Inflation Reduction Act for miners?

On 17 August, US president Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law. This bill, boasting the…
Rio Tinto’s big energy project attracts multiple bidders

British and Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has attracted multiple bids for a massive renewable power infrastructure project. The company…
Mobile vehicles leading cause of miner deaths: ICMM report

According to a new report from the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), ‘Safety Performance: Benchmarking Progress of ICMM…