The mining industry may not be at its economic peak, but it is a peak time for it to institute major change.
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What if intelligent machines could learn from each other?
So what happens when we introduce artificial intelligence (AI) into the mix? With AI, these devices can evolve their behaviour in response to changing contexts. Just like how living beings optimise their behaviour to their surroundings, even smaller IoT devices around us can run AI machines that evolve their software over time.
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Industry Q&A: Innovation, organisation design and strategy overhauls
METS industry body Austmine discusses with VCI how innovation is changing the face of the resources industry.
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Automation can leave us complacent, and that can have dangerous consequences
Automation is seen as a panacea for all of mining's problems, but can an over-reliance on the technology lead to complications?
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BHP launch coal remote operations centre
BHP has launched an integrated remote operations centre in Brisbane for its coal business.
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Making mine mapping easier
Automated drones combined with next-gen photography are lifting mapping and surveying safety.
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Honeywell to acquire automation technology company Intelligrated
Honeywell has signed an agreement to acquire supply chain and warehousing automation technology company Intelligrated for US$1.5 billion.
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How machines destroy and create jobs
Visual Capitalist's Jeff Desjardins examines the impact of automation, and the changing nature of the workforce as technology evolves.
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Tracking the 2016 Trends – Part 2
The second of a ten part series examining the trends that will drive the mining industry in 2016.
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FLSmidth partner with GE on minerals processing data platform
GE and FLSmidth have partnered to create develop the minerals processing Industrial Internet of Things.
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Volvo taking automated vehicles underground
Volvo is demonstrating the underground capabilities of its self-driving trucks, following on from its ‘platoon of automated trucks’ journey across Europe.
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Going semi-autonomous with Sandfire
Sandfire’s DeGrussa mine has always been focused on ramping up development and taking the operation to the next level.
The DeGrussa Copper-Gold Mine has set a rapid pace—moving from discovery
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ABB survey shows majority of utilities see IoT as key to asset management
A global survey of executives at leading utility companies by power and automation technology specialist ABB has revealed the increased importance of integrating information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) for effective asset management.
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Lifting underground mining
A world first event has delved deep into robotics and automation in underground mining.
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Septentrio delivers machine control receivers to world’s largest iron ore mine
Septentrio Americas has delivered over 40 GNSS machine control receivers for deployment at Vale's S11D Iron Project in Carajás, Brazil.
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The next four trends for the Industrial Internet
As the mining industry suffers under depressed commodity prices, the Industrial Internet of Everything is helping operators to shave costs and lift productivity. Cole Latimer examines the next four trends leading the sector.
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Automation won’t destroy jobs, but it will change them
As automation and autonomous machinery becomes more prevalent on the mine, it is changing the face of the industry, but how will it affect workers?
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The Internet of Mining Things delivers the next wave of productivity
The Internet of Things (IoT) is increasing the connectedness of people and things on a scale that once was unimaginable.
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ABB to improve uptime and reduce maintenance costs for unmanned oil platforms
Global power and automation technologies specialist ABB will supply integrated electrical and telecommunication systems to the Al Nasr Full Field Development Project in Abu Dhabi, UAE as part of orders worth around $18 million received from National Petroleum Construction Company.
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Cyber security and mining in the age of automation
As more mining operations become computerised, what are the new risks arising? WatchGuard Technologies David Higgins writes*.
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