Australian Mining speaks with several tech luminaries working in the resources sector to discuss the increasing prevalence of tech collaborations that are slowly but surely unpacking the industry’s analytical quandaries.

Mining equipment supplier Hastings Deering has this year consolidated its position as one of Queensland’s leading trainers of apprentices.

FLSmidth’s service exchange program has enabled a leading open cut mine in the Hunter Valley to reduce the potential lead time for a replacement fine coal centrifuge from eight weeks to just 48 hours.

Australian Mining speaks to Will Smith of Bridgestone Mining Solutions Australia about how the company’s revolutionary new conveyor belt splicing procedure eliminates the need for hazardous rubber cement.

Victaulic, the world’s leading manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, continues to strengthen its Australian offer by opening a new 3,205 square metre branch facility in Eagle Farm, Brisbane, due to be open before April 2018.

Komatsu’s aggressive expansion of its autonomous haulage system (AHS) is set to continue, 10 years after the first commercial deployment of the mining automation solution.

Epiroc’s Per Lindberg and Helena Hedblom describe the company’s plans in mining ahead of its split from Atlas Copco into a stand-alone business.

How the industry can ‘bring digital to life’ is the opening topic in Deloitte’s 2018 Tracking the Trends report, and one that remains a constant theme for Australian mining companies.

Australia has always been famously shy of nuclear power and construction of plants is prohibited to this day.

Dani Tamati, recruitment specialist and human resources manager at mining industry agency (and Prospect Award winner) THE resources Hub, identifies three of the biggest employment trends she has identified in the mining industry recently.

After a tough couple of years, the recovery of the mining industry started in 2017, and now is the time to kick it into a higher gear and benefit from being an early mover. Digital investments and new charging models are a couple of the initiatives companies will be pioneering to leverage the industry turnaround … Continue reading OPINION: Digital investments, new business models, digital twins and IoT empower mining →

If there is one piece of advice that Avanco managing director Tony Polglase can offer about mining in Brazil, it’s that local credibility is critical for success.

A recent 30-year milestone was celebrated at Spray Nozzle Engineering’s head office with the delivery of Australia’s largest custom plastic nozzles for a downstream processing gas cooling and wet scrubber system. Stuart Morgan, SNE’s technical sales manager explained: “Our association with pollution control, odour control and water treatment system processing with spray nozzles has now … Continue reading Thirty years of pollution control through total spraying solutions →

The lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery has of late returned to a topical forefront and as global demand for the battery increases, so too does the demand for the tech metals used in its creation.

Lincom Group is an equipment provider almost as storied as the industries it serves; quarries, forestries, construction and mining companies are all well-served by the company’s expertise in the provision of screening and crushing equipment.