Articles by Craig Guthrie

Rainbow starts rare earth pilot work in South Africa

Rainbow starts rare earth pilot work in South Africa

Rainbow has also identified a potential site for a commercial-scale plant in the US

Plant

06 JUN 2023
InSAR and tailings safety: Scraping the surface

InSAR and tailings safety: Scraping the surface

Can satellites ever provide timely enough information to prevent a catastrophic dam failure?

Innovation

06 JUN 2023
Rio Tinto switches to renewable diesel at Boron mine

Rio Tinto switches to renewable diesel at Boron mine

HVO conversion includes all heavy equipment on the site

Sustainability

05 JUN 2023
Epiroc: Autonomous rig outperforms manual

Epiroc: Autonomous rig outperforms manual

Study conducted on the autonomous SmartROC D65 MKII surface drill rig

Innovation

02 JUN 2023
Metso wins Americas order for processing package

Metso wins Americas order for processing package

The order includes an apron feeder system

Plant

01 JUN 2023
Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's miners turn to solar to ensure reliable energy supply

Zimbabwe gets about 3,000 hours of sunlight a year

Epiroc wins Boliden equipment order

Epiroc wins Boliden equipment order

Equipment order includes the Minetruck MT42 SG hauler

Fleet

31 MAY 2023
Researchers warn on EU minerals shortage

Researchers warn on EU minerals shortage

Scarcity of these metals poses economic and environmental problems for the EU

BHP and Microsoft to use AI at Escondida

BHP and Microsoft to use AI at Escondida

BHP will integrate real-time plant data from the concentrators in combination with AI

Plant

30 MAY 2023
Komatsu hosts GHG alliance meet

Komatsu hosts GHG alliance meet

Alliance has steadily grown its membership

Fleet

26 MAY 2023
Op-ed: People power in mining

Op-ed: People power in mining's shifting workflows

Mining organisations should start looking at their ore body workflows now

Innovation

25 MAY 2023
BQE Water completes electroreduction trial

BQE Water completes electroreduction trial

By-products of the treatment process are solid gypsum and stable non-hazardous iron oxide-selenium

Sustainability

25 MAY 2023