Editor's letter

Welcome to the latest issue of MINE Australia.

This month, we assess the role of mining vehicles and miners’ transportation solutions on the companies’ environmental footprints, and ask, critically, if decarbonising trains, planes and automobiles could make a significant difference to miners’ achievement of their sustainability goals. 

Elsewhere, we ask if rail and automation in particular will have significant impacts on the future of Australian mining. With the sector eager to minimise inefficiencies, and get mineral products to ports for overseas trade as quickly as possible, these adjacent industries could be as important as the actual process of extracting minerals from the earth. 

We also investigate a number of important commodities, from nitrogen, and its use in tyres to improve safety performance, to critical minerals. With the world’s mineral appetite growing by the day, the interaction between these commodities and the well-established mining sector could have a significant impact on the future of the industry.

For all this and more, read on.

JP Casey, editor