Technology & digitalisation

CGG has announced a new multi-client data project in Southeast Arizona, focusing on exploration and development in the mining industry.

The US DOE has issued an FOA to support the extraction and conversion of lithium from geothermal brines to use in batteries for stationary storage and EVs.

Sandvik has received a large mining equipment order from JCHX Mining Management to be used in the Kamoa-Kakula copper and Kamoya copper and cobalt mines.

Tesmec recently launched its brand new mobile mapping system (MMS) at bauma 2022 – an integrated radar mapping and high-precision digital 3D survey system.

BASF and Moleaer have announced a strategic partnership combining chemical, mineral processing, gas transfer, and nanobubble technology expertise for the mining industry.

Metso Outotec is expanding its Metrics monitoring system portfolio to cover the tools, sensors, and dashboard access for monitoring customers’ stationary screening equipment.

Weir Minerals has opened a new service supercentre in Almaty, Kazakhstan, expanding local capabilities of engineering and service expertise to accelerate customer support in the region.

Watercycle Technologies has been granted a £500 000 Innovate UK Smart Grant, in partnership with Cornish Lithium Ltd, to test its direct lithium extraction process.

Epiroc has agreed to acquire Remote Control Technologies (RCT), an Australian company that provides automation and remote-control solutions for mining customers around the world.

ABB and FLSmidth are set to collaborate with the aim of advancing environmental, safety, and productivity solutions for mining customers under a new agreement.

Ericsson and Becker Mining Systems AG are unearthing the future of smart mining, following the signing of a multi-country reselling agreement.

With the sector’s growing reliance on technology across the entire value chain, cyber security is a key issue that will be discussed at International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) 2023.

Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) is attending bauma 2022 to showcase its range of electrification solutions for the off-highway sector, supporting its journey towards decarbonisation.

Cornish Lithium has selected Ai Process for EPCC support at its Trelavour Hard Rock Lithium Project.

FLSmidth has launched its PerformanceIQ Services, a game-changing, holistic approach to mine optimisation, at Perumin 2022.