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“Robust, consistent, reliable”: talking XRT sensors with TOMRA Mining
The mining industry is no stranger to technological innovation and cutting-edge practices. And while autonomous vehicles and digitalised operations headline…
Australia continues to dominate the use of autonomous haul trucks
Between May 2021 and May 2022, the number of autonomous haul trucks in operation globally rose from 769 to 1,068,…
Exodigo, the new face of subsurface mapping
Digital solutions such as AI and remote imaging are becoming crucial tools in the mining industry, offering safer and more…
Ecuador revokes environmental permit for Rio Magdalena project
The Constitutional Court of Ecuador has reaffirmed the revocation of the environmental permit for Cornerstone Capital Resources and state mining…
Rio Tinto to temporarily halt Serbian lithium project
Rio Tinto is reportedly planning to temporarily stop the development of the Jadar lithium project in Serbia in the wake…
It isn’t all about AI: looking at the biggest tech themes of 2021
The past year was about more than just artificial intelligence (AI). While the technology loomed large in headlines across Verdict…
Robotics: Technology Trends
Robotics technology has applications across industries, namely manufacturing, healthcare, retail, agriculture, defence, and others. Some key factors, including cloud computing,…
Augmented Reality (AR): Technology Trends
Augmented reality (AR) is expected to disrupt several industries, including retail, logistics, healthcare, law enforcement, defence, and manufacturing. Listed below…
Newcrest secures approval to increase processing capacity at Cadia
Newcrest Mining has secured the approval to increase the permitted processing capacity of the Cadia gold mine in New South…
Asia-Pacific is seeing a hiring boom in mining industry big data roles
Asia-Pacific was the fastest growing region for big data hiring among mining industry companies in the three months ending September.…
Industrial automation hiring levels in the mining industry rose in October 2021
The proportion of mining industry operations and technologies companies hiring for industrial automation related positions rose in October 2021 compared…
Cold Wars in the AI Summer: Automation is heating up cyber defence
The relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and defence is a longstanding one. The first “AI winter” of the 1970s, when…
Rio Tinto to invest in battery technology firm Inobat Auto
Anglo-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto is planning to invest in European-based battery technology and manufacturing company Inobat Auto. The investment…
Asia-Pacific is seeing a hiring boom in mining industry AI roles
Asia-Pacific was the fastest growing region for Artificial Intelligence (AI) hiring among mining industry companies in the three months ending…
Alibaba-backed institute achieves “another Sputnik moment” in China’s battle for AI supremacy
Chinese science and technology research institute, Damo Academy – a subsidiary of ecommerce giant Alibaba – has announced that its…
Artificial intelligence hiring levels in the mining industry dropped in September 2021
The proportion of mining industry operations and technologies companies hiring for artificial intelligence related positions dropped in September 2021, with…
Big Tech leads the AI race – but watch out for these six challenger companies
“Incumbents in virtually every industry face disruption from AI, and those that fail to make AI a priority will risk…
Internet of Things (IoT): Technology Trends
Combined with emerging technologies such as 5G and cloud computing, IoT can improve operational efficiency, minimise costs, improve decision-making, and…
Rio Tinto trials new technology for low-carbon steel
Anglo-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto has started testing a new technology, which would deliver low-carbon steel utilising biomass, in a…
Lithium technology company Lilac Solutions raises $150m
US-based lithium extraction technology company Lilac Solutions has raised $150m in a Series B financing round. The round saw the…
Inside the $45bn robotics market: The taxonomy and value chain behind today’s robot helpers
Robotics is a fast-growing industry. According to GlobalData forecasts, it was worth $45bn in 2020, and by 2030, it will…
Blockchain: Technology Trends
Blockchain as a service (BaaS) holds the key to driving mainstream adoption of the technology as it enables companies to…
BHP teams up with KoBold Metals to explore battery minerals
BHP has partnered with Silicon Valley-based AI-powered mineral exploration company KoBold Metals to explore battery minerals in Australia and other…
High-Performance Computing (HPC): Technology Trends
Technologies such as edge computing and artificial intelligence (AI) can broaden the capabilities of HPC and deliver high-performing processing power…
Smart Clothing: Technology Trends
Smart clothing products are essentially electronic devices designed to communicate with connected devices (like smartphones) and the wearer’s body. Smart…
Alrosa introduces nanomarking technology to trace diamonds
Unlike traditional laser engraving, this type of laser marking cannot be destroyed or polished off. It helps distinguish Alrosa’s diamonds…
Technology and the Future of Work: A lot more than just Zoom calls
For the white-collar worker, video conferencing is the new norm. It’s even spilled over into healthcare, with telemedicine on the…
Exclusive database of multinational mining industry operations and technology companies
Mining industry operations and technologies multinationals are far more likely to establish subsidiaries in Asia-Pacific than the average multinational company…
Critical Elements selects GoldSpot to apply AI at Canadian projects
Critical Elements Lithium has selected GoldSpot Discoveries to implement machine learning solutions to uncover battery-grade materials at the lithium-tantalum projects…
Is the mining sector seeing the beginnings of an AI investment boom?
The mining industry is seeing an increase in artificial intelligence (AI) investment across several key metrics, according to an analysis…
Jetti raises $50m funding to advance copper extraction technology
Jetti Resources has secured $50m in a Series C funding round to advance the development and deployment of its copper…
Metso Outotec to deliver grinding technology to Mapa Group’s gold mines
Metso Outotec has secured a contract from Turkey’s Mapa Group to deliver its key grinding technology to the latter’s Liberia…
Autonomous light vehicles: how driverless technology is trickling down through Australian mining
An indisputable potential advantage of autonomous vehicles is that they could provide increased safety, both on the road and near…
Chatbots: AI tech can be useful in real-world business applications right now
Chatbots are one of the main real-world business implementations of artificial intelligence (AI) software today, with companies all over the…
Poll on technology replacing human jobs invokes mixed response
The pace of automation and technology deployment is only expected to increase over the next few years as businesses aim…
Toughness and technology: what can we learn from two decades of mine rescues?
Just as mining operations have evolved over the years, with technological innovations and safety awareness working to tighten regulations and…
Wearable Technology: Regulatory Trends
Regulations surrounding wearables are in flux. While some regulatory agencies view wearables as low-risk devices and avoid regulatory tagging, some…
Wearable Technology: Macroeconomic Trends
Wearables are rapidly evolving into essential tools in the expanding the internet of things (IoT) landscape, including mining equipment. Aided…
Wearable Technology: Technology Trends
Wearable devices are able to capture vital statistics of the field workforce and monitor health conditions and transmit these to…
Wearable Technology: Impact of Wearable Tech in mining
A range of wearable tech devices can assist with improving safety, but the principal method is through the addition of…
Drones in Mining: Technology Trends
The popularity of drones across the mining industry has grown immensely in recent years, with GlobalData’s 2019 survey showing 26%…
Itronics develops new technology to recover metals from leach tailings
US-based cleantech materials growth company Itronics has developed a Rock Kleen process that enables recovery of silver and gold from…
Los Andes to use HPGR circuit technology at Chile’s Vizcachitas deposit
Exploration and development company Los Andes Copper has confirmed that it will use high-pressure grinding rolls (HPGR) circuit technology in…
BHP enhances remote workforce capabilities using Microsoft HoloLens 2
Mining major BHP has adopted Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 technology to give remote employees the ability to instruct on-site workers at…
Vale completes first iron ore-sale via blockchain technology
Brazilian iron-ore miner Vale has announced that it had made its first sale of iron ore using blockchain technology. The…
Q&A: Smart technology and the Covid-19 rebound with Axora
The Smart Mining Resource centre launches at a turbulent time for the mining industry, which has had to wrestle with…
Scott Technology to supply equipment to Rio Tinto’s Robe Valley mine
Rio Tinto has awarded a contract to engineering company Scott Technology to provide equipment for a sample preparation and analysis…
Mining companies likely to spend more on technology due to COVID-19: Poll
The mining industry has been significantly impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic leading to the suspension of mining activities at…
Mines on hold due to Covid-19 drop below 100 as lockdowns end
As mines were permitted to return to operation in Mexico and then Liberia in early June, the number of mines…
Sandvik to trial Stage V engine technology at Tara mine in Ireland
Sandvik is continuing its sustainability drive, announcing that it is trialling its first Stage V compliant underground truck at the…
Windfall Geotek uses AI to identify mine targets at Quebec’s gold mine
Windfall Geotek has identified high priority gold exploration targets on Quebec Precious Metals’ (QPM) Sakami gold mine using its CARDS…
Indonesia’s Martabe gold mine to use Metso grinding technology
Exploration, mining and mineral processing firm PT Agincourt Resources (PTAR) has selected Metso’s energy-efficient grinding technology for use at its…
Hypervine and ESA provide blockchain satellite technology for mining
Scottish artificial intelligence and blockchain technology company Hypervine has begun work on a project to develop tools to improve the…
Q&A: investing in technology metals with TechMet
Malta-based company TechMet invests in companies developing metals in US, Canada, Africa and South America. One of its latest investments,…
Glencore to become member of blockchain technology network
Glencore is set to become a member of the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN) which uses blockchain technology to support…
The future of nickel: tensions, trade bans and technology
Indonesia’s export ban With increased demand for stainless steel production and recent developments in technologies such as electric vehicles, demand…
Debate: can tech giants like Tesla and Apple change mining for the better?
Molly Lempriere: The only way to meet supply and ensure sustainability? As demand increases, deposits dwindle and the pressure to…
MineHub unveils mining and metals technology platform
MineHub Technologies has launched its blockchain technology platform, which has been designed to tackle inefficiencies in trading operations, as well…
How technology is changing Australian mining jobs
Technology is set to revolutionise the Australian mining sector. A new report commissioned by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA)…
Wearable safety technology: monitoring miners with IBM
While safety remains a priority for mining companies of all sizes, training and policies to ensure best practices can only…
Indian Institute of Technology announces mining safety course
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) based in the eastern city of Kharagpur has announced that it will launch a…
Underground drones: how Hovermap is using autonomous technology to explore mines
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), a department of the Australian Government responsible for scientific research and development,…
Woodsmith potash mine: showcasing the future of underground technology
The English county of Yorkshire is unique in the mining world: it has access to the world’s only mined source…
Transco uses Semtech’s LoRa technology for conveyor belts
Transco Industries has implemented Semtech’s LoRa devices and wireless radio frequency technology into its conveyor belt applications to enable safer…
dynaCERT wins order from mining company for HydraGEN technology
Canadian company dynaCERT has secured an order from a global mining company for its C-Series of HydraGEN technology products for…
Australian Government invests in drone technology to improve miner safety
The Australian Government will invest over A$1 million dollars into drone technology designed to complete environmental mapping works ahead of…
Predicting earthquakes: what’s the best technology available to miners?
On 26 February, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake ripped through Papua New Guinea, claiming the lives of 160 people. At the…
E3 Metals tests technology to extract lithium from oilfield brine
Canadian exploration and development company E3 Metals has completed metallurgical test works that have concentrated raw brine from 75mg/L to…
Caterpillar signs technology development deal with Minetec
Caterpillar has signed a global licensing and technology development agreement with mining technology company Minetec in order to transform safety…
2017: The year’s biggest Mining Technology stories
OceanaGold produces first gold from Haile Gold Mine, South Carolina OceanaGold Corporation announced the first gold produced from Haile Gold…
The fourth industrial revolution: bringing AI to mining
The concept of the digital mine is nothing new, but implementation of digital technologies in the mining sector has been…
Technology developed to track automated underground machines
Robotics researchers from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia have developed a technology to track automated mining vehicles operating underground.…
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology chooses JDA to digitise logistics process
Swedish supplier Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is to digitalise its logistics processes through a partnership with JDA Software Group.…
Scoping Australia’s mines with the latest drone technology
Australia is home to some of the world’s largest open-pit and underground mines and has thousands of abandoned mine sites.…
Talking collision avoidance and advanced mining vehicle technology with Hexagon
Mining operators are under increasing pressure to identify and exploit new reserves, reduce costs and boost productivity. Are these business…
Hexagon Mining buys technology company MiPlan
Hexagon Mining has acquired MiPlan, an Australian firm that develops mobile software applications for field data collection, fleet management, production…
Ontario to support Boart Longyear’s drilling systems technology
The Government of Ontario has awarded $1.37m to Boart Longyear Canada to support the development of a mineral exploration drilling…
Reality check: augmented and virtual technology in the mining industry
Former Boeing researcher Thomas P Caudell may have coined the phrase in 1990, but the concept of augmented reality (AR)…
Parteq Innovations and Atlas Copco team-up for underground mining automation
Parteq Innovations has partnered with Swedish industrial tools and equipment manufacturer Atlas Copco for the development of a new underground…
Outotec delivers leaching technology to zinc producer in Mexico
Mexican mining company Peñoles Group has awarded a €60m contract to Finland's Outotec to deliver technology and site services for…
Rio Tinto to use 3D mapping technology to improve mineral recovery
Rio Tinto will launch a new three dimensional (3D) mapping technology, RTVis, to improve productivity and reduce costs at its…
Ten technologies with the power to transform mining
Robotics The application of robotic technology, although very limited in current mining operations around the world, has far reaching potential…
Staying one step ahead with predictive maintenance technology
Mining operations are extremely complex, typically involving hundreds of pieces of heavy equipment, including trucks to move and dispatch ore,…
Vale to use conveyor belt technology at Brazilian iron ore mine
Brazilian mining major Vale is replacing in-mine trucks with 23 miles of conveyor belts at its $20bn Serra Sul iron…
GE technology to aid Grupo Mexico’s copper mine expansion
General Electric (GE) has secured a contract from Minera Mexico to supply its Quadramatic drive technology to power Latin America's…
How do we get coal? New technologies to extract a crucial resource
As Professor Peter Knights, BMA Chair and Head of Mining at the University of Queensland, explains: "The growth in urbanisation…
Safegas: the changing face of gas testing technology
Underground mines can be hazardous environments, with the high risk of exposure to explosive gases, flooding, fire and collapse ever-present.…