“The mine of the future will be deep underground with almost no surface expressions ”

» “ There is much hype around big data , data analytics and machine learning , but I think the biggest change we will see in operating mines is how we handle tailings , dewatering in particular .”

» “ A long life means you have the privilege of being associated with many things but two stand out : Century Zinc — an ultrafine mineralisation that required grinding to 7micron for liberation and could be economically recovered by conventional flotation , and then the concentrate used in conventional smelters . The other would be the process for the direct smelting of iron ore .”

» “ The Net-Zero Australia is a focus , as are projects on soil carbon ( quite relevant to mining ), dewatering of tailings and a new project , not yet announced , that builds on previous work in direct smelting .”