With safety the driving factor, ALS continue to integrate inspection approaches that improve safety without tradeoffs to the inspection itself – whether that be from a productivity, quality or financial perspective.
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Webinar: BHP deploys Olympic Dam autonomous drones for greater insights
BHP Olympic Dam’s geotech, geology and engineering teams use drone-based LiDAR data to make better decisions in stope design, orepasses, drawpoints and raises.
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Opening Australian skies to Australian mines
DroneDeploy’s expertise in drone aerial data services is transforming the way mine sites are operated and maintained as the company now takes flight in Australia. Nickolas Zakharia writes.
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Saudi Arabia to resume oil production following drone attacks
Oil prices have spiked after 10 unmanned aerial vehicles attacked the world’s biggest crude-processing facility and its second-biggest oil field, both in Saudi Arabia.
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Guardian angels: How drones make mining safer
Drone technology is becoming an increasingly common sight at mines. Safe to Work talks to three companies working in the space to discover how they help make mining safer.
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Airobotics secures approval for remote Australian drone operation
Airobotics has become the first company to receive approval from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for operation of automated multi-rotor drones at sites in Australia without the need for an aircrew.
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Drone company Airobotics takes flight
Automated drone developer Airobotics has secured several key milestones in the past year. Australian Mining catches up with the company to see what’s next.
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Airobotics pushes funding past $US100m
Drone company Airobotics has raised $US30 million ($42.2 million) in its latest funding round to push its total capital to $US101 million.
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BHP increases use of drones for inspections
BHP is trialing drones to inspect its ocean freight operations, building on the successful integration of the technology at mine sites.
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Alcoa revolutionises mine operations with drone technology
Alcoa continues to pioneer new ways of working with digital tools and is now utilising drone technology to perform its operations across Western Australia.
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Aussie analytics company secures $10m funding round for drone tech
Cloud-based analytics company Propeller Aero has received a major funding breakthrough, securing $10 million from investors for advancement and expansion of its drone-mapping analytics technology.
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Top innovations to change mining [Infographic]
From the industrial revolution to today’s digital revolution – mining has been surprisingly creative when it comes to boosting safety and productivity, according to Volvo.
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Game of drones
Tel Aviv firm Airobotics is spearheading a drone revolution for the Australian mining industry.
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Komatsu takes aerial view of site surveying
Six Komatsu Australia in-house pilots have recently received their 'wings' as certified drone operators, allowing for the ability to provide total site solution, site surveying services that are an improvement on ground-based alternatives.
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Flying into the future of mining
Drones have been regarded as an important technology in the future of mining for many years now. So, how is the use of drones at mine sites evolving
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Japanese company launches drones for Aussie mining industry
Japanese unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) provider Terra Drone has launched an office in Brisbane, aiming to bring more drone technology to Australia’s mining sector.
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Drones boost mine remediation in the NT
Drones are being used to inspect legacy mines in the Northern Territory, helping aid remediation efforts.
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Rio Tinto denies drone surveillance allegations
Rio Tinto has rejected claims that it has used drones to monitor employees at company work camps.
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Drone pilots could earn high salaries in WA mining, oil and gas industries
Drone pilots are reportedly earning as, much or even more than, regular aircraft pilots for operating in northern WA’s mining, oil, and gas sectors.
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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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