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

Liebherr Mining continues to deliver decarbonisation solutions

Liebherr has delivered a full trolley solution in Chile and introduces the R 9600

PARTNER CONTENT

The tailings reckoning: Why the mining sector must rethink tailings risk

Why the mining sector must move from incremental change to systemic reform in how it manages, monitors and mitigates tailings risk.

PARTNER CONTENT

The Instruments Behind the Intelligence: Tailings Monitoring with Endress+Hauser

Taylor McKertich shares how Endress+Hauser’s cutting-edge sensor technologies and cloud-based platforms are enabling safer, smarter, and more sustainable tailings storage solutions. From real-time environmental monitoring to digital twins and predictive analytics, he explains how the company is helping miners future-proof their operations.

PARTNER CONTENT

Revolutionising filter press maintenance: innovation for safer, smarter tailings operations

Cory Jenson of McLanahan discusses how the QUICKCHANGE™ system is solving long-standing filter press maintenance challenges - helping mining operations improve safety, reduce downtime, and support more sustainable tailings management.

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