It came from the sky: drones, machine learning and exploring meteorites for mining
Earth's resources, by definition, are finite. Whilst the world’s leaders are currently focused on implementing ways to transition from fossil…

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