Automation

Automation: the Australian mining industry’s current lever for delivering global competitive advantage.  

Newcrest Mining has successfully implemented Papua New Guinea’s first private 4G LTE mobile network at the Lihir gold mine with the support of Telstra Mining Services.

Stay on top of the most read articles on the Australian Mining website over the past week, including the successful trial of an innovative haul truck.

Rio Tinto has introduced Australia’s first nationally recognised qualifications in automation to provide workers with skills in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) industry.

National Group is making moves in the mining industry with the acquisition of automation-focused Wolff Mining.

To stay competitive, mines need to evolve their business and operation models to create a digitally enabled environment that is safe, efficient and sustainable.

Epiroc has revealed its ‘6th sense’ approach, combining digitisation and automation to boost the productivity, sustainability and safety of machinery.

Rockwell Automation is an associate partner of the Austmine 2019 Conference and Exhibition, currently being held from May 21-23 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland.

Fortescue Metals Group’s ambition for a fully autonomous fleet of haul trucks is a step closer after the first Cat 789D trucks fitted with the technology started operating at Cloudbreak.

Resolute Mining is taking advantage of new technology in the mining sector at its Syama underground gold mine in Mali, West Africa.

FLSmidth has secured an $80 million contract for the supply of key minerals handling equipment at Rio Tinto’s Koodaideri mine in Western Australia.

Elko Wire Rope has selected the Enerpac JS500 jack-up system to undeck a 1500-tonne electric rope shovel at a copper mine site in the Southwestern United States, with a preparation process that took 16 hours to complete.

Epiroc has introduced the fifth generation of the Rig Control System (RCS) for Pit Viper blasthole drilling rigs, a development it considers to be the “next evolutionary step” towards fully autonomous mining.

Wenco International Mining Systems will accelerate Hitachi Construction Machinery’s (HCM) autonomous mining plan for an interoperable ecosystem of partners that integrate their systems alongside existing mine infrastructure.

The Connected Mine uses advanced analytics to help mining companies collect and aggregate data to gain end-to-end visibility into their operations and make informed business decisions to improve mining operations.

BHP Western Australian Iron Ore will begin advertising roles with more lifestyle flexibility as it seeks to increase the residential proportion of its workforce in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

An era of analytics and artificial intelligence is emerging in mining, but how do companies make the most of the opportunities?

Australian Mining’s top five stories of the past week included an autonomous truck incident in the Pilbara, mining companies bracing for cyclones across Australia, rehabilitation plans in Queensland, and more.

METS Ignited is responding to mining’s many challenges through close collaboration with technology companies.

Rockwell Automation has launched a customer experience centre (CEC) in Australia to inspire businesses through automation technology.