Category: Digital

The mining workforce continuously requires cutting edge technical skills to lead the way forward in industry, including advanced mathematics and engineering, robotics, communications, trades and environmental science. With increasing technological innovation, it’s imperative that practicable training should be conducted to ensure industry standards are met for all tasks and operations. Future directions for training in the mining sector are moving across the board in a wide range of learning techniques. Today, training approaches include classroom teaching for theoretical or conceptual information, online training, on-the-job training, simulations, and information sessions such as workshops. Ross Digby, Associate Director at the Centre for Energy and Infrastructure, says there are a range of different qualifications people can strive for – and there’s one in...

A new data hub is set to drive digital transformation and growth across the resources sector in Perth, WA, while combatting the nation’s technology skills shortage and growing the local tech talent pool. The Avanade Data Hub (Industry X) launched last week in Perth with the aim of helping the oil and gas, mining and asset-intensive organisations improve its capabilities in sustainability, carbon management, new ways of working, operational and cost efficiency, as well as health and safety. Director of Avanade Data Hub and Perth Territory Lead, Vanessa Black, says the Hub is a centre of excellence that helps the resources industry deliver end-to-end, connected and intelligent solutions, also known as Industry X. “This means marrying our industry knowledge with...

The global demand for critical and future-facing minerals is set to usher Australia into a new resources boom. There are currently hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of key minerals such as nickel, lithium, cobalt and manganese scattered across Australia. These resources will help transition the global economy away from fossil fuels and help foster the transition across to renewable energy technologies. This will be among the key challenges being addressed by industry leaders and innovators at the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Sydney next week when they gather to collaborate on trends in mining, investment and innovation towards a sustainable future. Australia is currently the world’s largest supplier of nickel, rutile, tantalum and zircon. Whilst also being...

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Weir Minerals, the sole producer of Linatex® premium rubber products, has expanded its rubber manufacturing facility in Batu Caves near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The site, which sits on 18 acres, has been expanded to include a new Continuous Rubber Process (CRP2) facility, a new Banbury mixer to manufacture masticated dry rubber and additional rubber presses to support the growth within this area of the business. Production capacity has been doubled with faster delivery times of more rubber compounds. The modern manufacturing facility features state-of-the-art equipment that produces Linatex® rubber products, the world’s leading rubber used to protect equipment in mining, minerals processing and industrial applications for the global Weir Minerals network. The GBP 13 million investment...

The Weir Group PLC (Weir), a global mining technology leader, announces a new alliance with Swiss Tower Mills Minerals AG (STM) in which Weir will market STM’s innovative vertical stirred grinding mills for coarse grinding applications world-wide. Integrating vertical stirred grinding mills into Weir’s minerals processing flow sheet will provide customers substantial improvements in throughput and energy efficiency, helping them to meet their productivity and sustainability goals. STM’s vertical stirred grinding technology is well proven for energy efficient comminution in the mining market with more than 80 units currently operating in the hard rock mineral processing industry across the globe. It is used within the comminution segment of the minerals processing circuit as part of a series of crushing and...

If you are looking for the very best core sample handling system for your drilling and assaying needs, then you need to look no further than Adept Conveyor Technologies – a leader in the field of core sample tray conveyors, roller racks and benches, as well as drill core handling systems. The company designs and manufactures roller core tray racks, industrial roller racks, mobile storage shelving units, bench arrays and a range of roller racking system solutions at the best price and in the shortest lead time. Core Tray Benches for Mining and Geophysics As a supplier with extensive field experience, Adept Conveyor Technologies services all of a customer’s exploration and analysis operations at remote sites anywhere around the country....

Weir Minerals’ state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities are embracing Industry 4.0 technologies to ensure robust mining equipment is delivered to mine sites across the globe quickly and efficiently. As supply chain demand for high-quality commodities grows, mine sites require equally high-quality plants and equipment to ensure their processed output is up to the required standard. It is crucial for minerals processing facilities to include trusted, best-in-class equipment to avoid unnecessary downtime which could hamper production, compromise delivery and impact profits. Weir Minerals is at the forefront of providing engineered integrated solutions that mining companies have relied on for decades. The company offers an extensive range of products from material extraction to tailings and fluid management to give customers a complete end-to-end solution....

Epiroc’s Boomer S10 S provides near surgical precision in drilling and major cost savings throughout the cycle – all thanks to being the world’s first one-boom jumbo featuring Epiroc’s Rig Control System. The consistent, repeatable, and quality-assured results are made possible by advanced automation, operator-assisting features, and digital drill plans. “With Boomer S10 S as our latest addition, we are proud to offer a sustainable automated operation for the small segment, with a complete range of automated rigs for face drilling, production drilling and rock reinforcement underground”, said Sarah Hoffman, VP Sales & Marketing at Epiroc’s Underground division. The great value of automation Thanks to the digital drill plans and Epiroc’s Rig Control System the drill rig is perfectly aligned...

Bridge the gap and Unlock vendor limitations Today’s technology has set new benchmarks and possibilities to safely manage environmental responsibilities across thousands of square kilometres for mining operators. According to Control Logic’s product marketing manager, Martin Daines. New opportunities existing in transparent information flows right down to the real-world sensors. Daines says an Australian Tier 1 mining company looked for an optimum way to safely manage its environmental responsibilities through the capture of environmental dust and water quality metrics. With hundreds of environmental field sensors strategically positioned around the mine site connected to a Red Lion’s FlexEdge Intelligent Edge Automation Platform. Daines says this environmental data is continuously fed to a centrally hosted cloud historian and dashboard, allowing the business...

Epiroc has agreed to acquire JTMEC. The Australian company specialises in providing mines with electrical infrastructure, supporting the industry’s transition to battery electrification. JTMEC, based in Perth, Australia, is an electrification infrastructure solutions provider for both underground and surface mines. The company’s offerings include high voltage installation and maintenance work, transformer servicing and testing, engineering design, feasibility studies, and training. It also manufactures electrical products including substations and mine chargers. JTMEC has 190 employees and had revenues in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, of about MAUD 34 (MSEK 235). “Battery electrification represents the future in the mining industry, and the strong team at JTMEC is playing an important role in enabling this vital transformation,” says Helena Hedblom, Epiroc’s...

With its V-shaped design, the latest drum cutter from Erkat is a smart challenger to the chain cutter that sets a new standard in trenching and quarrying. A seemingly simple solution with extraordinary effectiveness – enabling tremendous savings in energy consumption and maintenance time. “The efficiency issues connected with trenching have been met with advanced, but expensive solutions. We’re pleased to present an alternative that can match the performance of a chain cutter but with 40 % fewer picks and no need for overhauling. By changing the angles of the drums, we managed to increase uptime and user-friendliness substantially, all while lowering the investment cost by 25 %, compared to a chain cutter, says Glenn Illingworth, Business Development Manager Business...