The acceleration of digitalisation in the mining sector

The acceleration of digitalisation in the mining sector

To help drive automation in mining increased mine digitisation is being developed

Underground Drilling

21 APRIL 2022
All-new Vermeer D550 marks a new generation of maxi rig drills

All-new Vermeer D550 marks a new generation of maxi rig drills

The D550 is the latest maxi HDD rig to be brought to market by Vermeer

Successful pilot trial for Webuild's automated tunnel exploration vehicle

Successful pilot trial for Webuild's automated tunnel exploration vehicle

Webuild conducts successful test run of AXEL, a world-first prototype to explore tunnels safely

Introducing point-to-point technology for Vermeer PD10R pile drivers

Introducing point-to-point technology for Vermeer PD10R pile drivers

GPS option allows Vermeer pile drives to automatically reposition themselves on job sites

Piling

05 APRIL 2022
Copper production goes wireless

Copper production goes wireless

Antofagasta Minerals' Minera Centinela operations in Chile gets a wireless network from Nokia

Surface Drilling

22 MARCH 2022
Maptek's dashboard delivers on data analytics

Maptek's dashboard delivers on data analytics

The creation of a digital dashboard by Maptek answers the needs of drill & blast engineers

Surface Drilling

16 MARCH 2022
Glencore hails AutoMine success

Glencore hails AutoMine success

The operators of Glencore's George Fisher Mine have praised Sandvik's AutoMine automation solution

Underground Drilling

03 MARCH 2022
Hexagon signs exclusive partnership with Phoenix Drill Control

Hexagon signs exclusive partnership with Phoenix Drill Control

Open pit drilling technology partnership announced between Hexagon and Phoenix Drill Control

Surface Drilling

02 MARCH 2022
Fast, accurate surveying of underwater and mountain tunnels in Norway

Fast, accurate surveying of underwater and mountain tunnels in Norway

How difficult survey conditions are being overcome with the use of Trimble's SX12 tool

Infrastructure & Utili...

18 FEBRUARY 2022
Sandvik's AutoMine's Surface Drilling heading to an Australian mine

Sandvik's AutoMine's Surface Drilling heading to an Australian mine

An Australian mining contractor is set to employ Sandvik's AutoMine's Surface Drilling package

Surface Drilling

17 FEBRUARY 2022
BHP's Spence copper operation transitioning to autonomy

BHP's Spence copper operation transitioning to autonomy

Drilling is the first phase of automation at BHP Chilean copper project at Spence

Surface Drilling

09 FEBRUARY 2022
Flanders' to automate drill fleet at Codelco's Radomiro Tomic mine site

Flanders' to automate drill fleet at Codelco's Radomiro Tomic mine site

Flanders set to automate drilling at Codelco's Radomiro Tomic mine with Ardvarc system

Surface Drilling

03 FEBRUARY 2022