Trialling the world’s first full battery trolley dump truck
At the edge of the open-pit mine, a massive dump truck rounds the corner. Without stopping, it raises two pantographs…
Surface and Underground
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Managing mineworker fatigue above and below ground
One of the biggest risks in mining is worker fatigue, which poses a physical threat to individuals and their coworkers.…
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Australia: a testbed for automated surface equipment
Global mining equipment fleets are booming, with GlobalData projecting that there will be almost 171,000 machines active across mines globally…
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Measuring for success: innovation comes to ore screening
The mining industry is facing up to a new reality that has, for some time, been taking root: ore grades…
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New tricks: the evolution of quadruped robots in mining
Analysis from GlobalData suggests that the use of robotic dogs is becoming widespread in emergency use cases, but it also highlights…
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Smarter and safer: explosives enter a new age
In mining, it’s fair to say nothing lasts forever. From the parts fitted to ground-engaging technologies to the practices and…
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Pit-to-port: BHP Copper SA cements its sustainability drive
With the ongoing energy transition and subsequent technological advances, the world needs copper now more than ever. Demand is at…
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Retrofitting mining trucks: an alternative path to electrification
“In our industry,” Perenti’s head of mining electrification and technology, Darren Kwok, told MINE Australia, “we want to understand something…
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GLAD 2025: improving lifting awareness in the mining sector
The mining and lifting industries have much in common. Both sectors operate heavy-duty machinery, have a high focus on safety…
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Deep-sea mining remains a hostile battleground
Ever the disruptor, in April, US President Donald Trump took a naked flame to the already incendiary issue of deep-sea…
