[New] SpaceX's 2026 Mars mission represents more than human exploration - it could be the starting point for humanity's first interplanetary mining economy.
BusinessCraft Nordic
[New] By combining cutting-edge robotics, AI, and ISRU technology, SpaceX's mission could transform Mars into a proving ground for sustainable mining, industrial self-sufficiency, and the expansion of human civilization into space.
BusinessCraft Nordic
[New] Australia plans to buy and stockpile minerals essential for defence and advanced technologies from domestic mining companies to help strengthen global supply chains.
Yahoo Finance
[New] While natural graphite mining is diversifying into Africa and other regions, the biggest vulnerability lies in spherical graphite purification and the energy-intensive production of synthetic graphite.
Informachine Private Limited
[New] By 2026, over 60% of new mining projects will use advanced AI-based feasibility analysis tools worldwide.
Farmonaut
[New] Mining companies worldwide are grappling with a dual challenge: integrating sophisticated technologies to maintain competitive advantage while addressing critical talent shortages that threaten operational continuity.
Discovery Alert
[New] By 2026, the adoption of AI-driven analysis, multispectral satellite imaging, automation, and digital remote operations is expected to increase mining efficiency by over 30%, reduce error margins, and minimize environmental disturbance.
Farmonaut
[New] Saudi Arabia is positioning mining as a major economic pillar by 2035, led by Maaden's expansion across phosphate, aluminium, copper and emerging critical minerals.
PwC
[New] Swedish mining infrastructure offers immediate scaling potential.
Discovery Alert
[New] By 2026, AI adoption in mining is expected to enhance operational efficiency by up to 40%.
Farmonaut
[New] Mongolia's Oyu Tolgoi mining will be the world's fourth largest copper mine when completed in 2030.
The Diplomat
[New] Mining initiatives and technological advances in Utah, Nevada, and Colorado position the US for greater supply resilience, reducing vulnerabilities in global trade.
Farmonaut
Chile will continue to focus on being a Latin American leader in mining, energy and the energy transition, artificial intelligence, data centers, and 5G.
itaadmin
Polymetallic nodules on the ocean floor could supply cobalt, nickel, and rare earths without cutting into terrestrial ecosystems, while critics echo calls for a global deep-sea mining ban until ecological impacts are clearer.
Intelligent Living
Last updated: 16 January 2026
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