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MINE digital magazine: Issue 8 17 April, 2013 In this issue: We profile technologies that can increase the lifespan of OTR tyres, examine an automated system that promises quicker and safer mineshaft inspections, investigate the future...

MINE digital magazine: Issue 5 24 January, 2013 In this issue: We explore the unmanned aerial vehicle that has completed a record breaking mapping mission, we investigate the digital mining revolution and speak to a British miner who...

MINE digital magazine: Issue 4 22 November, 2012 In this issue: We take a look at the top tools on the market for finding deposits, the OreDogs that are turning heads in the mining industry and the improving security situation in Latin...

Pushing the limits of mine-mapping technology: UAVs over the Andes 24 September, 2012 An unmanned aerial vehicle developed for the Slovenian military recently completed a record-breaking 80-minute mapping mission above one of the world's highest mines, the Los Pelambres complex...

MINE digital magazine: Issue 3 20 September, 2012 In this issue: We take a look at Canada’s Ring of Fire, new technology used to help meet the demand for coal, Mozambique’s future in the coal industry and much...

Mineral-munching microbes: the future of metal mining? 02 August, 2012 With demand for copper on the up and the number of high-grade mining sites quickly falling, conventional techniques are no longer the best way to extract one of our most important...

MINE digital magazine: Issue 2 19 July, 2012 In this issue: The industry’s best safety technology, a world-first mobile gas lab, post-accident wireless communication, minerals of the future, soil restoration, and more....

Macro machines: The biggest and best mining machinery 21 December, 2011 As global mineral demand continues to soar, today's mining machinery needs to be very big and intelligent to keep up. Mining Technology dons its hard hat and checks out some of the most...

Commodity Carriage: Cutting-Edge Conveyors 14 February, 2011 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 17 September, 2010 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...