The expansion of end-to-end Industry 4.0 technologies in various industries has caused a
technological shock in the mineral resource sector, wherein itsdigital maturity is lower than …

The purpose of this work is to explore the most relevant driving factors for innovation in the
mining, mineral processing and metals sectors, related to climate change mitigation …

The paper reviews the debate about transparency in extractive industry commodities trade. It
examines the obstacles to improved transparency. A critical review of the experience with …

This article focuses on patenting in the mining sector during the period of 1970–2018.
Information from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) mining database …

This is the first study to analyse the contribution of context to firms' perception of innovation
barriers in a single country. Using the Ecuadorian Innovation Survey and multilevel logit …

The original research presented in this Special Section analyzes different aspects of the
potential offered to mining firms in developing countries by new demands for solutions to …

This article focuses on the cross-country distribution of mining patent families during the
period of 1970− 2018. Alternatives measures of concentration indicate that only a few …

Technology plays an essential role as climate change becomes a growing concern
worldwide. This article aims to examine the influence that innovation exerts on climate …

This paper examines the trade and innovation specialization patterns in the Latin American
mining sector, in terms of exports of mining products, of its exports of mining equipment, and …

Emerging countries are among the largest mineral producers in the world and, in many
cases, the mining sector represents a notable share of their economies. Considering their …