Mining, Critical Minerals and Tech: What’s Next for APAC’s Workforce?

Published byNES Fircroft19 Aug 2026|News archiveMining, Critical Minerals and Tech: What’s Next for APAC’s Workforce?Asia-Pacific's mining workforce is moving towards roles that support critical minerals production, digital mine operations, automation, electrification, and downstream processing as investment flows into lithium, nickel, copper, rare earths, and battery supply chains.Demand is strongest for mining engineers, automation and control systems specialists, maintenance profe