Mining and Exploration

Just before dawn in Western Australia’s Pilbara, more than a hundred 250-tonne haul trucks wake up with no one climbing a ladder. From a control room hundreds of kilometres away in Perth, a handful of supervisors watch icons move across a digital pit map as driverless trucks roll out, talk to each other over private LTE and begin shifting millions of tonnes of iron ore.

Scenes like this were a curiosity in 2008. Today, they are becoming routine – and they are quietly rewriting how mines are designed, powered and built.

In the race to unlock the deeper ore bodies powering the world’s energy transition, Australia’s underground mines are pushing further beneath the surface than ever before. Achieving this safely, efficiently, and with technical certainty requires a contractor with the skills and systems to meet geology on its own terms. Redpath Australia has steadily positioned itself as one of the country’s most capable underground mining partners, delivering sophisticated vertical and lateral infrastructure in some of the most demanding conditions.
 

Tucked into Portugal’s sun-bleached Alentejo region—better known for cork oaks and Roman ruins than copper veins—sits one of Europe’s most quietly consequential mining operations. The Neves-Corvo mine, operated by Boliden Somincor, runs deep—both literally and figuratively. Beneath its 600-meter shaft lies not only a vast reservoir of copper and zinc but also the infrastructure, innovation, and intent to help shape Europe’s low-carbon future.

Standing at the rim of Chile's Chuquicamata open pit, visitors confront a paradox of modern engineering: a vast terraced amphitheatre carved into the Atacama Desert over generations now sits largely silent, while the real action unfolds invisibly beneath their feet. This copper colossus—once the world's largest open-pit mine—has completed one of the most ambitious infrastructure pivots in mining history, transitioning its operations underground to extend its productive life well beyond 2060.
 

Australian engineering group, Monadelphous, secures key contracts worth A$160 million in Western Australia.

Lycopodium Limited stands as a beacon of engineering and project management excellence within the global mining sector. Renowned for their innovative solutions and meticulous project execution, Lycopodium has successfully positioned itself as a go-to partner for some of the most ambitious mining projects worldwide. This feature delves into their latest projects, unique operational methodologies, and future strategic plans, underscoring their unparalleled commitment to excellence.

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