Many mine sites around Australia are working on implementing automated machinery and the necessary communications infrastructure which goes along with this.
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Anglo American to build mining robots
Global miner Anglo American has signed a five year contract with an American university to develop robotic technology for its platinum mines.
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The future of automation
For experts at Sandvik and the CSIRO, the future of automation in mining is already upon us, writes Andrew Duffy.
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Anglo American installs automated systems at Grosvenor
Anglo American’s new Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland will get an an integrated automation and electrification system.
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BHP going automated, and truckless
BHP has announced that it will implement a fleet of automated trucks at its new Jimblebar mine, and is investigating going completely truckless at future operations.
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Rio Tinto to have world’s largest underground automated system at Argyle
Rio Tinto has announced it will deploy the world's largest underground automation systems at its underground operations at the Argyle diamond mine.
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World’s largest iron ore mine to go truckless
ABB is working Vale to make its Carajas Serra Sul S11D iron ore mine automated and completely truckless.
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Building safer sites
Experts say automation and remote control is key to developing safer sites, but the debate is still ongoing.
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Ampcontrol acquires Primatec
AUSTRALIA’s largest privately-owned electrical engineering company, Ampcontrol, has acquired automation and process control firm Primatec QDA.
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Ansaldo to help introduce Rio’s driverless trains
Ansaldo STS has won two contracts worth $353 million that will see it upgrade Rio Tinto's railways and introduce a system to control the company's driveless trains.
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Has national OH&S created national harmony?
Rob Stummer* investigates how the national OH&S laws have affected you.
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Driverless trucks and trains set for Bowen Basin mines: Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto says the automation technology being rolled out in driverless trucks and trains in the Pilbara will soon move to the Bowen Basin.
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Remote robotic mining system with collision avoidance wins award
Transmin's Rocklogic robotic mining system has won the WA Information Technology and Telecommunications Awards.
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Underground mining: Training up to drill down
Automated drill rigs are fighting the skills shortage.
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Unions Vs Rio: The Automation Battle
Workers fear Rio Tinto’s push into automation may kill their jobs, Andrew Duffy reports.
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Rio Tinto’s economists should check their facts: Union
The CFMEU has rubbished Rio Tinto's assurance that automation won't kill jobs, and labeled a report backing the company's claims biased, misleading, and wrong.
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Rio Tinto approves driverless trains for Pilbara
Rio Tinto has approved a $483 million plan to introduce driverless trains to its iron ore operations within three years.
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Caterpillar and Bucyrus: Changing the game
Following Caterpillar's acquisition of Bucyrus, the company is set to make some huge changes, Australian Mining reports.
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Indonesian crash blamed on weather
The helicopter crash in Indonesia that killed two Australians has been blamed on bad weather.
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Monitoring across the board
Mine maintenance software for control across two continents.
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