Editor's letter

Welcome to the latest issue of MINE.  

From Avatar 2 to Everything Everywhere All At Once, last year was a good year at the cinema. In this edition of MINE, travel from the real-life parallel of the blockbuster film to an endless series of parallel metaverses, all from the comfort of your electric mining vehicle. 

In this issue we look at the struggle of the Dongria Kondh people against Aluminium smelting in India, and why people started drawing parallels with Avatar. Later, two articles ask when we can expect wider adoption of electric mining vehicles. 

In its backend, this issue zooms in on the metaverse. We look at a Chilean company developing a training metaverse, and how it fits into the wider landscape of Chile’s lithium nationalisation. GlobalData’s thematic section will provide data on metaverse adoption, letting you know where the reality stops and the hype begins.

Find all this in your edition of MINE.

Matt Farmer, editor