Mining Magazine

What Mining Magazine does

Mining Magazine is a digital publishing platform serving the global mining industry, founded in 1909 by Herbert Hoover and operated today by Aspermont Media Ltd., a private limited company registered in England and Wales. The publication produces ongoing news, in-depth features, expert commentary, and analysis covering mining equipment (surface, underground, processing, power), services (operations, management), technology, ESG, and regional developments across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Its audience comprises mining operations management professionals (primary), mining equipment OEMs and suppliers, and mining services companies that rely on industry-specific intelligence for procurement, operations, and strategy decisions.

The platform is built on a digital publishing architecture with a website hub at miningmagazine.com, complemented by a digital magazine edition, email newsletters, and social channels on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook. The core product, the Digital Magazine, is offered online alongside free news content, while the premium Mining IQ subscription tier provides specialised research reports covering Exploration, Future Fleets, Automation and Digitalisation, and ESG. Annual themed reports include the ESG Index (benchmarking 60+ of the world's largest mining companies across 10 weighted indicators within 6 ESG pillars), Future Fleets Insights, and Automation and Digitalisation Insights. Themed partner content reports extend coverage into Digitalisation in Mining, The Electric Mine, Mineral Processing, and Underground Mining, produced in collaboration with industry sponsors including Schneider Electric, FLSmidth, and Malvern Panalytical.

Mining Magazine operates an asset-light subscription media model with multiple monetisation layers. Free newsletter signups and open news access drive top-of-funnel audience acquisition, while the premium Mining IQ subscription captures research-oriented buyers. Sponsored partner content from mining technology and equipment vendors provides an additional revenue stream through thought-leadership co-creation. Distribution is reinforced through Aspermont Media's broader brand portfolio — including Mining Journal, Mining News, Miningnews, Resource Stocks, Australian Mining Monthly, Energy News Bulletin, and GeoDrilling International — enabling cross-promotion across overlapping mining and resources audiences. The publication maintains a global footprint with content categorised into four regional verticals and several thematic verticals (equipment, services, technology, ESG).

Name

Mining Magazine

Legal name

Aspermont Media Ltd.

Website

https://miningmagazine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1909

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mining Magazine is a digital publishing platform for the global mining industry, founded in 1909 by Herbert Hoover and operated by Aspermont Media Ltd. It delivers technical news, expert analysis, and premium Mining IQ research subscriptions to mining operations, equipment manufacturers, and services firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mining Magazine is a digital publishing platform for the global mining industry that delivers a digital magazine with news, exclusive interviews, and in-depth features on equipment (surface, underground, processing, power), services, technology, ESG, and world mining regions. It also operates the premium Mining IQ subscription service that sells expert-led Insights research reports covering Exploration, Future Fleets, Automation and Digitalisation, and ESG, plus themed partner-content reports produced with industry sponsors.

Product overview

Mining Magazine is a digital publishing platform for the mining industry founded by Herbert Hoover in 1909. The company offers a digital magazine as its core product providing comprehensive technical insight into mining operations, covering equipment (surface, underground, processing, power), services (operations, management), technology, ESG, and world news. The premium Mining IQ subscription tier offers specialized research reports including Exploration Insights, Future Fleets Insights, ESG Index, and Automation and Digitalisation Insights. The company also publishes themed partner content reports on topics such as digitalisation, electric mining, mineral processing, and underground mining, delivered in collaboration with industry partners including Schneider Electric, FLSmidth, and Malvern Panalytical.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Magazine

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Recent moves6 records

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Direct peers

• Mining Journal: Sister publication under Aspermont Media covering mining industry news and analysis; directly competes with Mining Magazine for the same mining professional audience and OEM marketing dollars.
• Engineering & Mining Journal (E&MJ): Established trade publication focused on mining operations, processing, and equipment; serves the same mine management and OEM buyer segments as Mining Magazine.
• Australian Mining: Aspermont Media sister publication covering Australian and global mining news; competes for mining industry readers and OEM partner content in the same portfolio context.
• Mining Technology: Digital-first mining trade publication covering mining projects, equipment, and technology news worldwide; directly overlaps Mining Magazine's editorial scope and audience.
• Mining Weekly: South Africa-based mining news and analysis publication covering projects, equipment, and policy globally; overlaps Mining Magazine in audience and OEM coverage, with stronger African mining ties.
• Canadian Mining Journal: Trade publication focused on Canadian and international mining operations, equipment, and exploration; directly comparable editorial product to Mining Magazine.
• International Mining: Long-standing B2B trade publication covering equipment, technology, and operations across the global mining industry; competes directly with Mining Magazine for readers, advertisers, and partner-content budgets.

Broad incumbents

• Wood Mackenzie: Global research and consultancy firm covering metals, mining, and energy; competes for mining-company and investor intelligence budgets with much deeper resources and a wider service portfolio.
• CRU Group: Commodity research and consultancy business with a sizable metals and mining practice; an established incumbent offering subscription research that overlaps with Mining IQ.
• S&P Global Commodity Insights (Platts / Metals): Large-scale data, analytics, and research provider for metals and mining; a much broader incumbent serving overlapping customers (mining corporates, OEMs, investors) with paid intelligence subscriptions.

Market position

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCO1CCo4-dzaubu6c3rkWhuA/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/Mining-News-Networking-145316085622369
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mining-magazine

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Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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