Unearthing a gold mine through UX

Whether competing for investors, jockeying for recruitment or finding communications cut through, websites are an increasingly important touchpoint for Australian resource companies looking to...

Weir Minerals announces new partnership with XMPro

Weir Minerals has announced a new partnership with XMPro, a leading digital twin platform. The partnership will enable intelligent equipment and services and support...

Rio backs automation course

Copyright © 2018 Rio Tinto. Image: Christian Sprogoe Photography.  BY REUBEN ADAMS  AUSTRALIA’S first nationally accredited courses in automation will be delivered for the first time...

Skills gap will widen: report

Areas of technology investment in Australian mining. Image: Newport Consulting.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  MINING companies are embracing the transition to the ‘digital mine’ by investing in...

BHP drones take flight at sea

BHP vessels near Port Coloso in Chile. Image: BHP.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  BHP has begun trialling drones across its ocean freight operations in an effort to...

Syrah buys downstream site

Images of flake (left) versus spherical natural graphite (right). Syrah’s BAM strategy will initially focus on precursor (unpurified, purified spherical graphite) and finished BAM...

AOG bigger than ever

THE Australasian Oil and Gas Exhibition is shaping up to be a whopper, with 118 new exhibitors signed up for the event at the...

IMDEX impresses

LEADING global mining-tech company IMDEX has delivered its best half-yearly revenue result of $127.9m, reflecting the strong interest in tech and exploration industries.The company...

Architect plans for $100m mining museum

Image: Cox Architecture.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  FORMER WA Government architect Steve Woodland has unveiled plans to build a $100 million mining museum in Perth to pay...

Lithium Australia’s “war on waste”

Lithium mica concentrates will be tested in a SiLeach pilot plant. Image: Lithium Australia.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  LITHIUM Australia will commence testing lithium mica to determine...