August 7, 2019
Brisbane, 7 August 2019 With conveyors underpinning efficiency, and ultimately profitability in bulk handling operations globally, maintenance has traditionally been a real problem. Conventional methods of advanced conveyor failure detection is often unreliable, subjective, time-consuming and labour intensive, but that’s all about to change. Aura IQ is set to revolutionise conveyor health monitoring, using real-time […]
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March 30, 2019
March 25, 2019 David Upton, Australia’s Mining Monthly RADICAL new ways to mine are needed if the industry is to meet the challenge of multiple pressures threatening the industry’s viability, Australia’s Future of Mining 2019 conference has heard. Ewan Sellers, Research Director for CSIRO and Research Leader at Mining3, told the event in Sydney the industry […]
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March 19, 2019
Brisbane, 18 March 2019 – Mining3 welcomes Dyno Nobel as its newest member expanding our diverse membership base to include the global leader in commercial explosives. As of the 1 March 2019 Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL) – the parent company to Dyno Nobel – signed the membership deed to collaborate with, and leverage the world-class research and […]
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March 8, 2019
Brisbane, March 8, 2019 – Mining3 and The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) have joined forces with Newcrest Mining, Vale, OZ Minerals, BHP Billiton and PT Merdeka Copper Gold to develop Cave Mining 2040. The Cave Mining 2040 consortium was originally proposed by Professor Gideon Chitombo (SMI) whose clear understanding of caving needs […]
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March 1, 2019
The Mining3 office in Canada continues to make steady gains towards growing its presence in the North American market. Peter Kondos, former Senior Director – Strategic Solutions at Barrick and Mining3 committee member, joins Mining3 to assist in building relationships with existing members and increasing engagement with the mining industry. Peter left Barrick in July […]
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March 1, 2019
With the global mining industry moving towards the legislated adoption of Proximity Detection Systems (PDS), they are becoming a critical control measure for improving safety in mobile mining equipment. PDS technology works to detect people and vehicles in the vicinity of an enabled vehicle and sounds an alarm for an impending hazard. In certain systems, […]
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March 1, 2019
OZ Minerals – A modern mining company OZ Minerals is Mining3’s newest member and we caught up with Luke Sandery, their Principal Advisor to the CEO to gain some insights into the organisation and their views on Mining3. Their tagline – A modern mining company – already provides insight into why they decided to join […]
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March 1, 2019
Rock bolts have formed part of the underground mining environment since the 1890s and are effective in stabilising and controlling the immediate roof and ribs (sides) of tunnels. Although they are an integral part of the underground mining support structure, very little is known about the actual load distribution along a rock bolt. Current design […]
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March 1, 2019
A better way to monitor spoil dump and tailings dam stability. Tailings impoundments are one of the largest man-made structures on earth and ensuring their integrity for the safety of human life, the environment and property are critical in today’s mining operations. Past and recent catastrophic tailings dam failures have placed an urgent need for […]
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February 5, 2019
MELBOURNE, February 5, 2019 – Ava Group (Ava), a market leader in risk management services and technology, has announced the signing of a development and commercialisation agreement with Mining3, a mining innovation group. The contract will facilitate the launch of an innovative predictive asset monitoring solution from Future Fibre Technologies (FFT), an Ava Group company, […]
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