Technology & digitalisation

Vale is launching Vale Ventures, its corporate venture capital initiative, creating new business opportunities and innovative technologies to incorporate into Vale’s operations.

Alexander Hill, Chief Global Strategist and Co-Founder, Senseye, outlines how automation and digital transformation at scale can help drive more efficient and sustainable operations.

An ongoing research project between Orica and LKAB aims to develop underground blasting technology.

DMT Group is launching a new Digital Transformation Office to strengthen its support for small and medium sized mining businesses needing to introduce digitalisation.

Eight technology innovators’ submissions have been selected to progress beyond the Charge On Innovation Challenge, launched by BHP, Rio Tinto, and Vale.

Lithium processing company Green Lithium has agreed terms with Trafigura that will support the development of one of the first centralised commercial lithium refineries in Europe.

Akobo Minerals has reached an agreement with Solo Resources for the delivery of a processing plant for the production of gold at the Segele Mine.

Anglo American has unveiled a prototype of the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck, designed to operate at its Mogalakwena PGMs mine in South Africa.

Arizona Sonoran Copper has entered into a strategic partnership with Rio Tinto, focused on the company’s Nuton venture and a non-brokered private placement.

Omniflex and AMOG Consulting have received new funding from METS Ignited as part of an AUS$2.5 million funding initiative for its IIoT detection instrumentation.

FLSmidth has been chosen to supply the full equipment and processing flowsheet, including ore leaching, for Sabina Gold & Silver Corp.’s Goose gold mine.

Thiess has carried out trials with OreSense tech at the Anthill Project in central Queensland to deliver safety, productivity, and environmental benefits.

CleanTech Lithium has signed an MOU with KMX Technologies to optimise the sustainability of its lithium processing projects in Chile.

Together with the Inter-American Development Bank, the Alta Ley Corporation and the Association of Industrial Mining Suppliers, Codelco is developing a free-to-use platform for supplier companies to calculate their greenhouse gas emissions greenhouse.

Cornish Lithium has announced that GeoCubed has successfully commissioned and delivered the DLE pilot plant for its geothermal waters test facility at United Downs.