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Commodity Carriage: Cutting-Edge Conveyors Moving ore from the mine to the next stage of processing requires rugged, reliable and cost-effective conveyors. Even in notoriously heavy equipment environments, mining conveyor companies...
Caterpillar: More Than One Leg to Stand On The mining industry reached record highs in March 2008, but with the financial crisis came collapse. Frances Penwill-Cook caught up with Caterpillar to find out where new developments...
Save Costs with Improved UDD Universal Dig and Dump technology shows great promise for the mining industry. Andrew Jessett, founder of MineWare, talks to Phil Thane about his work on UDD development and how he set up his...
Resilient, Rugged and Robust: The Laptop Revolution The rugged notebook and laptop market now offers more robust products with enhanced performance for field operations. Alex Hawkes talks to leading rugged IT manufacturers about the...
Geochemists Join the Fast Lane A new Microsoft high-performance computing system means geochemists no longer have to rely on desktop PCs for modelling. Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research...
Computing Grid Grants ‘Access All Areas’ New workflow engines developed by CSIRO open the door to a brave new world of high-performance...
ERP: Software-Salvation The recession has helped software companies servicing the mining sector by persuading operators to turn to IT&T. David Binning...
Lifting the Miners' Curse The development of innovative fire-suppressant gels has delivered results that could lead to safer coal mining. CSIRO...
Diesel Design Cuts Mining Health Risk CSIRO Exploration & Mining scientists are trying to develop a method of eliminating or at least reducing mine workers’ exposure to harmful...
UAVs – Mining’s Eye in The Sky With mining companies beginning to use unmanned aerial vehicles to search for new mineral deposits, Daniel Garrun examines how such aircraft offer miners an opportunity to broaden their...
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