Automation

Hitachi Construction Machinery continues to make waves in the mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector with the release of new models in its mining fleet.

As mining companies increasingly look to new technologies to improve their productivity, they are starting to think differently about how they approach digitisation and automation.

Epiroc finance manager Claudia Ledesma provides an inside look into the company’s journey to become a standalone company, and what the equipment manufacturer has achieved so far.

ABB provides the platform to connect all electrification, automation and digital offerings to optimise all stages in the mine lifecycle.

A call to arms by METS Ignited is encouraging the Australian mining industry to come together and capitalise on the huge opportunity automation presents.

Stay on top of the most read articles on the Australian Mining website over the past week, including the start of a Victorian development that will turn brown coal into hydrogen.

BHP will potentially introduce up to 500 autonomous trucks at its open cut operations, a tenfold increase on the company’s existing fleet at the Jimblebar mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

METS Ignited has appointed Adrian Beer as its new chief executive officer to guide the organisation’s move into the “execution phase” as an industry growth centre.

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

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

Stay on top of the most read articles on the Australian Mining website over the past week, including the Australian gold price’s continued rise to new heights beyond $2000 an ounce.

BHP will fully integrate and highly automate its value chain, from pit to port, by replicating the operations of the aerospace and automotive industries.

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.

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.