Technology & digitalisation

Liebherr-Australia and BHP recently celebrated the commissioning of the first electric excavator to join the BHP fleet: an R 9400 E.

Power Nickel has expanded their use of Fleet Space’s mineral exploration solution, ExoSphere, to drive new insights into their projects in Chile.

The latest advances are driving unprecedented insight, predictive capabilities, and more sustainable outcomes, says International Future Mining Conference 2024 keynote speaker, Dr Hemant Chaurasia.

Fleet Space Technologies has deployed its mineral exploration solution, ExoSphere, to enhance Eagle Mountain’s copper exploration at their Silver Mountain Project in Arizona, USA.

ABB and Komatsu have signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement on the development of integrated electrification solutions.

Rio Tinto’s Pilbara operations in Western Australia has accepted the delivery of their 300th Komatsu autonomous haulage system truck.

Antofagasta Minerals and ABB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate decarbonisation initiatives by electrifying and automating mining operations in Chile.

Trishan Khan, Paperless Solutions Expert, Pervidi, outlines how AI is revolutionising the way safety inspections are approached and bringing a new level of precision and efficiency to the mining industry.

Andrew Ginter, VP Industrial Security for Waterfall Security Solutions, discusses the new hardware-enforced tools that are available to secure remote access systems against cyber attacks targeting mining automation.

US Critical Materials Corp has signed a definitive agreement with VerAI Discoveries Inc, to use its AI technology at the Sheep Creek rare earths properties in Montana, USA.

Komatsu has achieved the milestone of hauling over 10 billion t of material using its Autonomous Haulage System.

Aptella has announced a distribution agreement with Torsa to supply and support advanced collision avoidance solutions for the mining and quarrying industries.

Pronto and Heidelberg Materials North America have announced plans to deploy Pronto’s autonomous haulage system at Heidelberg Materials’ Lake Bridgeport Quarry in Texas.

Getech has announced the launch of a comprehensive data package in support of mineral exploration in Zambia.

Opticom Tech outlines how remote video monitoring is revolutionising remote mining by enhancing safety, efficiency, and environmental compliance.