Mining and Minerals

Explore the three critical new and revised standards for mining and minerals published in December 2025. Covering mining methods, coal sizing equipment, and breaking load tests for natural stone fixings, this in-depth guide highlights essential requirements for industry professionals, engineers, and compliance managers. Discover crucial updates in classification frameworks, performance testing, and specification best practices that impact compliance, safety, and project execution. Stay informed on how these international standards support efficiency, safety, and sustainability across mining, mineral extraction, coal processing, and construction sectors. Essential reading for professionals intent on leading in quality and regulatory compliance.

Explore the latest November 2025 standards for the mining and minerals industry. This article covers two newly published ISO standards: ISO 22932-10:2025, providing unified haulage vocabulary, and ISO 8858-3:2025, offering advanced release evaluation testing methods for coal froth flotation. Both are essential for operational consistency, quality control, and regulatory compliance. Discover the technical highlights, compliance guidance, and practical steps for implementation—essential insights for engineers, quality managers, procurement specialists, and researchers in mining and minerals. Stay at the forefront of industry requirements and ensure your organization's successful adaptation to updated global best practices.

This monthly overview examines the key standards published in October 2025 for the Mining and Minerals sector. Covering five important ISO documents—focused primarily on coal and lignite analysis, classification, and petrographic methods—this roundup provides professionals with a retrospective summary of the latest technical advances and evolving best practices. Key themes include coal sample preparation, petrographic analysis methodologies, vitrinite reflectance measurement, and updated approaches to brown coal and lignite classification. For quality managers, compliance officers, engineers, and researchers, this analytical summary highlights application areas, compliance implications, and the broader industry context guiding these releases. Stay current with October 2025's publications and ensure your organization meets the newest international benchmarks in mining and minerals operations.

This monthly overview examines the standards published in October 2025 for the Mining and Minerals sector (ICS 73), providing a comprehensive summary for professionals who need to stay informed. The article explores two key standards—ISO 11456:2025 on the determination of silver in copper and zinc sulfide concentrates, and ISO 1953:2025 covering size analysis of coal by sieving. Readers will find detailed breakdowns of the scope, requirements, intended users, and practical implications of each standard, as well as an analysis of emerging industry themes around laboratory accuracy, process control, and improved material characterization. This retrospective review highlights how October’s publications signal tightening QA/QC and evolving analytical best practices, offering guidance to quality managers, engineers, compliance officers, researchers, and procurement specialists on what these standards mean for compliance and implementation across the industry.

This monthly overview examines the sole standard published in September 2025 for the Mining and Minerals sector: ISO 23873:2025, which specifies the method for measuring the swelling properties of hard coal using a dilatometer. The article distills key requirements, technical updates, and practical implications for industry professionals, quality managers, and engineers. A focus on laboratory methods and the harmonization of swelling measurement techniques signals ongoing refinement in coal analysis standards. Discover how this standard fits into long-term trends in coal testing and why updating compliance processes is essential for staying ahead in this critical area of mining and minerals regulation.

This monthly overview examines three standards published in May 2025 for the Mining and Minerals sector. Focusing on essential updates for brown coals, lignites, and hard coal, the article analyzes revisions to ISO 5068-1, ISO 5068-2, and ISO 501. It highlights advances in moisture determination and swelling property measurement, explores their significance for quality assurance and processing, and identifies practical implications for operations, labs, and compliance teams. Professionals in mining, analysis, and procurement will discover how these standards reflect evolving best practices and industry priorities, and why staying current is key for reliable production, trade, and regulatory compliance. Read on for actionable insights and direct access to each standard on iTeh Standards.

This monthly overview examines the standards published in May 2025 for the Mining and Minerals sector (ICS 73). Covering five newly published ISO standards, this comprehensive analysis delves into advancements in coal characterization, determination of complex sulfur, mercury testing, and methods to assess plasticity and caking power in various coal types. Key themes include updates to analytical procedures, a focus on resource quality verification, and increasing environmental compliance requirements. Industry professionals, quality managers, and compliance specialists will benefit from this in-depth summary, which not only highlights each standard’s scope, requirements, and implementation guidance, but also synthesizes industry trends and provides actionable recommendations for keeping pace with evolving compliance expectations. Catch up on what you may have missed and ensure your organization’s processes remain aligned with the latest global best practices.