Technology & digitalisation

Komatsu has announced a partnership with Ouster as a lidar supplier for its suite of autonomous mining equipment offerings.

ABB has joined the Mining Innovation Commercialisation Accelerator (MICA) Network, a pan-Canadian initiative accelerating the development and commercialisation of innovative mining technologies.

François-Michel Colomar, Head of External Relations, Adionics, explores how geopolitical changes, evolving trade policies, and technological innovation are transforming supply chains and fostering consolidation, placing the lithium industry at a pivotal crossroads.

Fleet Space Technologies has signed a landmark, multi-year exploration contract with Maaden to explore the company’s priority projects across the Arabian Shield.

The Innovation & Technology Society (ITS) was recently launched at CIM CONNECT in Montreal to unite innovators and companies across the mining value chain.

Nth Cycle has appointed Dr Gabi Perlingeiro Knesel as CTO to support demand for the company’s critical metal refining system as federal policy accelerates domestic supply chain plans.

Single Mine Origin Gold has introduced the SMO ESG Benchmark – the first independent, mine-level ESG dataset in the gold mining sector.

Holcim UK has been part of a trial utilising AI-powered autonomous technology to operate an excavator.

Catalyst Metals’ Plutonic gold mine has made the transformative move from analogue to digital operations in preparations for the future of mining technology thanks to RCT-Powered by Epiroc.

Honeywell has announced its Integrated Controls and Safety System will be designed and implemented in Iluka Resources’ Eneabba rare earths refinery in Western Australia.

Pär-Ola Jansell, Altair, explores how virtual prototyping is revolutionising mining equipment design by boosting innovation, reducing costs, and accelerating development with real-world applications.

South32 has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply 22 battery-electric vehicles as part of a 42-unit underground equipment fleet for its greenfield Hermosa critical minerals project in Arizona.

An African mine will be among the first adopters of the innovative Rail-Running Conveyor technology, commercialised by full flowsheet provider FLS in collaboration with the University of Newcastle, Australia.

Eurasian Resources Group is implementing AI technologies at its operations in Kazakhstan, including autonomous dump trucks and an advanced Manufacturing Execution System, as part of its continuing digital transformation.

Vedrana Spudic, Head of Technology for Mining, ABB Process Industries, Switzerland, analyses how electrification is transforming the mining industry at a pivotal time in technological innovation.