technology

Mineral Resources (MinRes) will be the first mining company to  trial Swift Media’s new entertainment and communications product, Swift Access.

As the world dashes towards greater digitalisation, the mining industry is setting itself up for increased automation and autonomy in its practices.

The integration of autonomous LiDAR technology, Hovermap, and a robust European-made drone provides an unrivalled solution for the mapping and inspection of complex environments.

Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) has ordered five medium-voltage variable speed drives (VSDs) from Siemens as the company continues to advance its alumina refining process.

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has unveiled the latest in mine optimisation, integrating Newtrax into the latest OptiMine for a comprehensive solution in digital processing.

Position Partners has allowed the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) to upgrade its technology fleet for over 650 survey and spatial science students.

A look at the most exciting new mining innovations from August, featuring the likes of BluVein, Nexxis, Sepura and Laser Technologies.

Dyno Nobel’s CyberDet I and BlastWeb delivers potential to eliminate human presence in hazardous underground mining environments.

Dyno Nobel’s BlastWeb 4G delivers safety benefits while increasing operational efficiency for underground mines.

Taking place from September 13-15, MINExpo welcomes the most ambitious innovators in the global mining industry, with cutting-edge equipment, services and technologies on display.

Neousys Technology, an industry-leading provider of rugged embedded systems, releases new supercapacitor UPS (uninterruptible power supply) variants to its SEMIL extreme rugged computer family.

Aqura Technologies has won a contract for technology and communications infrastructure upgrades to BHP’s Western Australia Iron Ore accommodation precincts in the Pilbara region.

Split technology from Hexagon provides a suite of solutions for monitoring material from mine to mill for drill and blast optimisation.

Minnovare and LiveMine have partnered their drill optimisation technologies, streamlining the recording and management of data for their customers.

FLSmidth has agreed to purchase thyssenkrupp’s Mining Technologies business for €325 million to create a pit to plant technology solution with a sustainable focus.

Perenti has cut the red ribbon on its technology-driven mining services business, idoba, in line with its 2025 growth strategy.

ifm has received the Red Dot Award and iF Design Award for its SM6020 flow sensor in April this year after previously receiving the German Design Award in February.

BHP has sealed deals with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft to deliver cloud computing services to support the company’s digital transformation.

Neousys Technology, an industry-leading provider of rugged embedded systems, announces the SEMIL-1700 series, one of the world’s first half-rack IP67-rated waterproof fanless computers.

The Australian Government has pledged almost $2 million in funding to support women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) roles across the country.