Technology & digitalisation

ABB introduces GMD Copilot, an AI-powered digital assistant designed to optimise the operation and maintenance of gearless mill drives.

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions will unveil its new Bredel Heavy Duty pump, specifically for the mining and construction sectors, at bauma 2025.

Martin Pochopien, and Beibei Sun, Vendigital, detail how plans to electrify mining operations and equipment en route to net zero could bring opportunities to boost efficiency and generate value for the long term.

Epiroc AB has won a large order from Hudbay Minerals Inc. for a fleet of battery-electric vehicles to be used at an underground mine in Canada.

Helping prevent haul road overwatering and underwatering, the new Cat® 789D Autonomous Water Truck enhances productivity by enabling mine operations to digitally track water consumption and reduce waste.

Fleet Space Technologies has announced its acquisition of HiSeis, the world’s leading provider of active seismic exploration technology to the minerals industry.

Seequent has introduced Seequent Evo, a cloud-based platform designed to help the geoscience community collaborate and manage data centrally.

Australian technology company GeoMoby says its real-time location and communication system (RTLCS) has been successfully integrated with Ventsim CONTROL.

In partnership with ASAP Power, Technidrive has introduced its advanced jaw crusher unblock system to the Australian market.

Chuck Price, Chief Commerical Officer for Allonnia, details how the validation of Allonnia’s technology is a milestone towards sustainably upgrading mineral concentrates.

Firebird Metals has engaged Sedgman to assist in the technical marketing of the company’s innovative calcining kiln.

Pronto has announced an agreement with Heidelberg Materials to deploy Pronto's autonomous haulage system to over 100 trucks operating at Heidelberg Materials sites worldwide.

A groundbreaking water clarifying technology designed by RST Solutions has the potential to revolutionise water management programmes in the mining sector.

Element Six and Master Drilling have announced a new global partnership for advanced tunnel development technology.

Joachim Braun and April Whitson, ABB Process Industries, discuss how technological advancement and diversifying the mining workforce are interlinked as the mining industry strives to overcome the skill shortage amid the green energy transition.