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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.

A new South Australian mining research consortium was launched by the University of Adelaide yesterday.

Meet Jas Singh, who is the systems and solutions manager for ifm in Australia. Jas is an expert in Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and tailoring solutions for customers based on their specific needs.

The Queensland Mining and Engineering Exhibition (QME) 2018 has today announced the attendance of several Australian Government representatives, reaffirming the importance of the sector to the Australian economy.

Meet Harsh Zala, a systems solutions engineer at ifm. Harsh works across ifm’s range of products and is responsible for complete technical delivery of products on time and on budget.

After a tough couple of years, the recovery of the mining industry started in 2017, and now is the time to kick it into a higher gear and benefit from being an early mover. Digital investments and new charging models are a couple of the initiatives companies will be pioneering to leverage the industry turnaround … Continue reading OPINION: Digital investments, new business models, digital twins and IoT empower mining →

Hitachi held a Social Innovation Forum in Brisbane yesterday, revealing it had spent $875 million in Australian investment in social innovation over the last 18 months, the majority of which went to the mining industry.

Schneider Electric’s Brad Yager discusses how the Internet-of-Things can unlock efficiency and productivity gains for mining companies.

IFS is set to release a new product that it claims will shorten the time from ideas to tangible benefits for mining customers’ IoT initiatives by providing an end-to-end architecture and the ability to turn IoT discoveries into actions. IFS IoT Business Connector has been designed to de-risk and accelerate IoT initiatives in areas such … Continue reading New IoT solution to help mining companies drive digital transformation →

A global survey of executives at leading utility companies by power and automation technology specialist ABB has revealed the increased importance of integrating information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) for effective asset management.

As the mining industry suffers under depressed commodity prices, the Industrial Internet of Everything is helping operators to shave costs and lift productivity. Cole Latimer examines the next four trends leading the sector.

The Industrial Internet is the convergence of the global industrial sector with big data and the internet of things. This infographic outlines how mining is profiting from this technology.