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Minerals Week focuses on mining after the boom
The Minerals Week Seminar was launched in Canberra this morning, setting the need for policy reform as a key agenda for the post-boom mining industry.
June 3, 2015 0 comment
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An app to assess your loadout
Atlas Copco has developed an innovative digital tool that brings the benefits of ease and speed to the task of choosing loading solutions for mines.
May 26, 2015 0 comment
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Value creation through innovation, productivity and partnership [opinion]
Greg Lilleyman’s speech from Austmine 2015, where he examines the issues of productivity and innovation.
May 20, 2015 0 comment
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Industry Q&A: Innovation through Big Data and Equipment Utilisation
Austmine sits down with RungePincockMinarco (RPM) to discuss the latest technological development.
May 15, 2015 0 comment
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Why Australia must embrace innovation
The next megatrend will need Australia to be more innovative, particularly if the country is to play a significant role in the world’s economy.
May 7, 2015 0 comment
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Industry Q&A: Innovation and Productivity in the Mining Sector
Ahead of Austmine 2015, Austmine discusses what is transforming the industry with SRO Technology MD Peter Seligman.
May 5, 2015 0 comment
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BHP Billiton looks to Fair Work Act to improve productivity
As part of its submission to the Productivity Commission, BHP Billiton has proposed six reforms, including that strike action be a last resort.
April 22, 2015 0 comment
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BHP Billiton calls for an end to unnecessary strike action
As part of its submission to the Productivity Commission, BHP Billiton has proposed six reforms, including that strike action be a last resort.
March 31, 2015 0 comment
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BHP boss discusses productivity push amid low commodity prices
BHP Billiton CEO Andrew Mackenzie says better productivity is the biggest opportunity companies have to improve profitability amid volatile commodity prices.
March 23, 2015 0 comment
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How to improve your bottom line by increasing Wellness@Work
As bottom lines get tighter many companies are turning to efficiencies within their own workforces.
March 23, 2015 0 comment
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BHP Billiton talks up its iron ore productivity drive
BHP Billiton will today outline the productivity drives it has been pushing at its Western Australia Iron Ore business in order to produce record tonnes of the commodity.
March 10, 2015 0 comment
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Rio Tinto launches its Big Data centre
Rio Tinto has launched the world’s first Analytics Excellence Centre, to aid productivity.
March 3, 2015 828 comments
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Industry Q&A: Are you Protecting your Technology, R&D and Innovation?
Austmine discusses how METS companies can better protect their innovations.
February 13, 2015 0 comment
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BHP’s five stream focus: The push for innovation and automation
As commodity prices bite and mining slows globally, BHP’s new head of technology, geoscience and engineering, Bryan Quinn, outlines how innovation is helping keep the miner on track.
February 13, 2015 0 comment
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Tracking the trends with Deloitte 3 – Power Costs
Deloitte have released a list of the top ten industry trends we can expect in 2015. Part 3 – Cutting power costs.
February 10, 2015 0 comment
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Tracking the Trends with Deloitte 2 – Innovation
Deloitte have released a list of the top ten industry trends we can expect in 2015. Part 2 – Innovation.
February 6, 2015 0 comment
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Industry Q&A: Improving Profitability and Productivity Through Smart Rostering
Austmine speak to Shiftwork Solutions Ian Tanner on how smarter rostering can lead to more efficiency on site.
February 3, 2015 0 comment
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Boart Longyear sign sensor tech agreement with DET CRC
Boart Longyear has signed a commercialisation agreement with the DET CRC for its in-hole sensor technology.
February 2, 2015 0 comment
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Asking the experts: Greg Lilleyman
Australian Mining sits down with Rio Tinto’s Group Executive,Technology & Innovation,Greg Lilleyman, to discuss automation, and its role in mining.
January 28, 2015 30 comments
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How the marriage of mining and technology is inevtiable [video]
Jeanette McGill gives a talk for TEDxJohannesburg on the future of the mining industry, and how it can become more productive.
January 16, 2015 0 comment