As technology advances at a rapid pace, InEight is applying the latest developments in machine learning to its digitalised solutions, creating widespread benefits for mining companies.
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Blasting leader goes global with tech innovation
Pioneering beyond its manufacture and supply of cold emulsion explosives, BME has become a home-grown South African success story now exporting blasting technology to mining countries world-wide, including Australia.
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Scania targets mine sites with cabless autonomous concept
Scania has introduced a fully autonomous concept truck without a cab, marking another milestone in the development of heavy self-driving vehicles.
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How MEA tackles the importance of compliance in generator sets and welding
The MEA SmartWeld design removes any safety ambiguity regarding frequency requirements for Australian work-sites and mine sites.
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Safescape turns a light bulb moment into mining innovation
From safer underground ladders to electric vehicles, Steve Durkin and Safescape have accepted mining’s innovation challenge.
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Copper industry innovation needed with demand set to double
The global copper mining industry, of which Australia is a major player, faces a major challenge in being more innovative according to a US expert.
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BHP forms tech partnership with Dassault Systèmes
BHP and Dassault Systèmes have established a long-term strategic partnership to leverage the application of digital technologies to mining.
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Hitachi advances autonomous mining vision
Wenco International Mining Systems will accelerate Hitachi Construction Machinery’s (HCM) autonomous mining plan for an interoperable ecosystem of partners that integrate their systems alongside existing mine infrastructure.
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Rio Tinto, Vale named most innovative companies in the world
Rio Tinto made it to Boston Consulting Group's annual list of the 50 most innovative companies worldwide for its use of artificial intelligence and platforms.
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Aussie gold players ride high into PDAC
Australia and Canada share a lot of similarities as two of the world’s leading mining nations. Peter Diekmeyer tells Australian Mining of the links between the two countries at at the PDAC convention in Toronto earlier this month.
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QLD METS companies secure products and services boost
The Queensland Government, together with METS Ignited, is funding a series of programs to help regional METS businesses showcase their products or services.
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Delivering on new prospects for mining
The 2018 Australian Mining Prospect Awards will take place this year at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday, October 18, 2018. The event, now in its 15th year, celebrates the best and brightest of Australia’s world-renowned mining industry across 13 sponsored award categories.
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CSIRO pours gold using cyanide-free process in Australian first
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has extracted and produced gold using a non-toxic chemical process free of cyanide and mercury use.
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Japanese satellites to assist positioning at WA mines
New satellites from the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) project have been found to boost positioning capabilities in Western Australia, according to research from Curtin University.
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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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Fortescue relocatable conveyor up and running at Cloudbreak
Fortescue Metals Group has launched operation of a relocatable conveyor system at the Cloudbreak iron ore mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
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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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Innovation: A path towards maturity
Innovation may be one of mining’s modern buzzwords, but as Deloitte's Ian Sanders explains, its importance as part of a company’s culture cannot be underestimated.
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New Maptek product CaveLogic offers productive 3D panel caving
Tech company Maptek, a software innovations provider with over 40 years of experience, has unveiled a new product called CaveLogic, designed to allow mining engineers to panel caves in a cost-effective and efficient way using 3D visualisation techniques.
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Innovation hub aims to accelerate industry growth
The Cooperative Research Centre for Optimising Resource Extraction (CRC ORE) will gather some of Australia's top mining minds for an innovation project in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
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