Cost cutting and incremental improvements aren’t enough to lift mining, and the industry must embrace innovation or else, a Deloitte report says.
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New drilling technology that ‘melts’ rock researched
MIT is researching new technology that can ‘drill’ by using radio-frequency wave generators to melt or vaporise hard rock.
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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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Miners need to focus on balance sheets to survive, EY says
Mining companies need to focus on strengthening their balance sheets and generating cash if they are to survive current market instability, EY states in its latest report.
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Innovations from other industries will enable a more sustainable mining industry
As mining endures the downturn, it now has the opportunity to adopt innovations from other industries, Adrian Hale, director of Natural Resources, Asia Pacific South, Dassault Systèmes, writes.
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Laser vision sees light in mining slump
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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New longwall shearer designed to combat coal dust
Longwall shearers have been designed to combat coal dust and battle black lung.
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New technology offers hope for storing carbon dioxide underground
As BHP unveils its new carbon capture and storage technology, other methods of reducing or utilising carbon emissions are being investigated.
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Coal was king of the Industrial Revolution, but not always the path to a modern economy
As the world moves to combat climate change, it’s increasingly doubtful that coal will continue to be a viable energy source, because of its high greenhouse gas emissions. But coal played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution and continues to fuel some of the world’s largest economies. This series looks at coal’s past, present and uncertain future, starting today with how it’s formed.
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Mining’s innovation imperative [opinion]
Austmine's CEO Christine Gibbs Stewart outlines the challenges facing METS companies in Australia, and the steps being taken to overcome these hurdles.
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New helium microscope reveals startling details without frying the sample
When using an electron microscope, having your samples fried or explode isn’t quite the result one wants, however, an alternative is now available in the form of a new prototype helium-based microscope, providing greater clarity and usability.
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Industry Q&A – Minemax
Australian METS industry group Austmine sits down with Minemax to discuss mine planning, scheduling, and productivity on site.
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New space mining joint venture developed
A partnership between Deep Space Industries and Luxembourg has been created to develop space mining technology.
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Study unveils new future for coal
A new study has shown the potential for coal’s future usage in high tech devices.
Researchers at MIT have uncovered a way to harness coal in new ways, using thin films of the material for electronic
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Mining innovation research wins QLD Gov funding
Three Queensland scientists have been awarded more than half a million dollars for research into innovative solutions for the mining industry.
According to QLD minister for innovation, science, and the
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Cummins Connected Diagnostics comes to off-highway market
Cummins has introduced Connected Diagnostics to the off-highway market at the Bauma show this week.
Active in over 35,000 on-highway vehicles, Connected Diagnostics “provides a lifeline for customers,
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Did the earth move for you? How GPS tracks the slow movements of a world in motion
If you feel that the earth beneath your feet is moving, it’s because it is.
Since the late 1980s geophysicists including myself have been building a network of advanced Global Positioning System (GPS)
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Productivity increases reinforce positive outlook [opinion]
The release of the Resources and Energy Quarterly by the Chief Economist of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science for the March quarter has again highlighted the positive outlook
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Graphite: to capitalise Australia needs to invest in conversion
Australia is pivoting its economy away from dependence on resources like coal and iron ore, but are there other commodities we can bank on to take up some of the slack? In this “future commodities” series we explore the economic future for commodities we’ve always relied on, and some we haven’t.
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