Alex Hamer

Alex Hamer

Alex Hamer

Alex came to Mining Journal from the Courier newspaper in Ballarat, Australia, where he was a business journalist. This round included the Western Victorian mining and METS sectors. Previously he was based in Jakarta where he contributed to Tempo Magazine, the Jakarta Globe and the Diplomat.

ENVIRONMENT

On the currency of sustainability

Alastaire Dick talks cutting carbon emissions from the mining sector at Mining Indaba

08 February 2019

EXPLORATION

Blockchain firm buys asteroid mining hopeful

Blockchain firm ConsenSys has bought asteroid mining hopeful Planetary Resources

02 November 2018

TECHNOLOGY

Eldorado to upgrade Kışladağ mill

Eldorado Gold will spend US$520 million on a mill project at the Kışladağ gold mine in Turkey

29 October 2018

MANAGEMENT

Restarting Europe's biggest nickel mine

Base metal bulls would be smart to keep an eye on Finland's government-controlled miner Terrafame

21 September 2018

UNDERGROUND

Agnico busy with new Kittilä shaft

Beneath a herd of grazing reindeer Agnico Eagle is working on expanding the Kittilä gold mine

11 September 2018

TECHNOLOGY

Preparing for the impact of automation

Mining-reliant countries must think about job replacement as automation starts affecting jobs

12 July 2018

ENVIRONMENT

ICMM report: 'resource curse' not so simple

The existence of the 'resource curse' is up for debate, says new ICMM study

11 July 2018

ENVIRONMENT

Is ignorance blocking renewables take-up?

Many miners are sticking with what they know works when building power plants at off-grid mines

25 May 2018

PARTNER CONTENT

Navachab Gold Mine boosts recovery & cuts OPEX with STEINERT's sensor sorting technology

Navachab Gold Mine, a low-grade gold ore operation, upgrades its very low-grade ore resources using STEINERT’s suite of innovative dry sorting processes.

PARTNER CONTENT

Vale's circular mining vision: turning waste to value

Vale’s Bruno Pelli shares how circular practices turn mining tailings and waste into

PARTNER CONTENT

From concept to cathode: How Nuton is redefining copper for a low-impact future

Nuton is pioneering cleaner, more efficient copper production through innovative

PARTNER CONTENT

Limestone Quarry Saves Big by Replacing Rotary Airlocks with Aerodyne Vacu-Valve

Maximizing performance while lowering operating costs with Vacu-Valve

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