Yesterday Rio Tinto aviation specialist Kevan Reeve spoke at the Perth SGS Symposium on the company’s use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in operations.
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Clouds, robots, & drones: IT driven mining
VCE Chief Technology Officer Matt Oostveen discusses how technology is transforming mining, and how miners can adapt their business to the new landscape.
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New eye-in-the-sky to combat illegal mining in Peru
Peru has taken the battle against illegal mining into outer-space, using their French-built Astrosat-300 to carry out surveillance across the country.
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South African miner buys ‘riot control’ drone
An unnamed South African miner has bought 25 pepper–spraying, paintball shooting, blinding laser firing flying drones known for their riot control capacities.
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Mine drone nearly crashes into plane
An unmanned aerial vehicle surveying Iluka's Victorian Echo mine had a near collision incident with a crop duster.
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A revolution revolt? The next stages of mining automation
Automation is an inescapable part of mining's future, but what role will it really play?
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