Autonomous drone startup Emesent has raised $3.5 million for its Hovermap system for underground mining.
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Bis launches futuristic, 20-tyre Rexx haul truck
Australian logistics company Bis has launched a new mine haul truck called Rexx that it claims can travel up to four times further than conventional dump trucks.
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Tech targets taking exploration 300km underground
The Australian Academy of Sciences has launched a comprehensive 10-year plan for Australian geoscience development.
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Rio Tinto approves $2bn investment in premium iron ore
Rio Tinto plans to sustain production of its high-grade iron ore products through a $2 billion investment in two Robe River joint venture projects in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
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Ausdrill technology secures international backing
Ausdrill subsidiary MinAnalytical has received accreditation to international standards for its PhotonAssay unit.
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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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Northern Star and Minnovare team up on underground tech
Northern Star Resources and Minnovare will collaborate on the development of drill and blast technology for use across the gold miner's Western Australian operations.
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Rio Tinto takes key step towards first ‘intelligent’ mine
Rio Tinto has approved $US146 million ($196 million) in preliminary funding for its first intelligent mine, the Koodaideri iron ore project in the Pilbara region, Western Australia.
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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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MICROMINE to integrate Geobank into IMDEX logging software
MICROMINE will align its data management solution Geobank with IMDEX logging software to simplify and optimise the collection of data.
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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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AngloGold Ashanti selects MineSuite for Sunrise Dam
AngloGold Ashanti will use MinLog’s MineSuite system to provide an underground mine management system at the Sunrise Dam operation in Western Australia.
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Technological innovation needed to meet global copper demand
A new approach to boosting productivity at Australian copper mines is needed to keep up with rising global demand, according to U.S. technology expert Hal Stillman.
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Downer uses augmented reality to track machinery
Downer has introduced FleetAR technology to track heavy mining equipment, trucks and light vehicles across eight of its locations in Australia.
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Aussie analytics company secures $10m funding round for drone tech
Cloud-based analytics company Propeller Aero has received a major funding breakthrough, securing $10 million from investors for advancement and expansion of its drone-mapping analytics technology.
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Australian METS target mining’s next horizon
The mining industry continues to experience improved market conditions as we move to the midway point of 2018.
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Diamonds to go: the lab-made alternative
Lab-grown diamonds are becoming an increasingly viable alternative to their mined counterparts.
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Flexco moves conveyor inspections into the digital age
The materials handling specialist has significantly improved the efficiency of its system audits through a digital app.
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Ausdrill maps the way to hidden gold with CSIRO tech
Mining services company Ausdrill has launched operation of an x-ray technology that the CSIRO hopes will revolutionise a 500-year-old method for detecting and analysing unseen gold.
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Global equipment trends: demand to grow
Volatile prices of commodities or raw materials is the major trend observed in the last few years, according to Grand View Research. The mining equipment market is also expected to witness the impact of this unpredictability.
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