Technology & digitalisation

Orica and Caterpillar will collaborate to improve integrated workflows across the mining value chain.

Sandvik has acquired a new testing facility in Finland to develop future surface drilling technologies.

EnergyX has announced a new platform to enhance its Direct Lithium Extraction process.

Ambient Noise Tomography (ANT) Surveys by Fleet Space Technologies have been completed at Thor Energy’s copper project in South Australia.

IAMGOLD has agreed to purchase autonomous drill rigs from Epiroc for their mine in Ontario, Canada.

McLaren Applied’s Fuel Analytics Service is being used by one of Indonesia’s largest mining contractors to improve productivity and efficiency.

Caterpillar will implement an autonomous haulage system at Freeport’s Bagdad mine in Arizona, USA.

Dr Brendan Duprey outlines how Kazakhstan is employing innovative solutions to reduce air and water pollution caused by mining tailings.

Pronto and RAICO have partnered to scale mining and forestry autonomy in Chile.

Orica has announced the release of its latest BlastIQ Underground technology, which improves underground blasting performance with integrated digital solutions.

Fleet Space Technologies has announced new features to their mineral exploration technology to help meet the demand for critical minerals.

ABB has successfully completed testing of an automated robot charger for increased safety in underground mines.

Thiess has commenced fully autonomous hauling and drilling operations at Pembroke Resource's Olive Downs Complex.

Canary Systems has announced the release of its new MLWeb3 software platform, allowing for improved data collection and analysis.

IMARC 2023 will examine how a collaboration between mining and space exploration could accelerate efforts to decarbonise the economy.