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 The Global Mining Guidelines Group has published the Guideline for Applying Functional Safety to Autonomous Systems in Mining
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GMG publishes guideline for autonomous systems in mining

New guidelines on safe automation in the mining industry have been released

20 August 2020

 Rio Tinto is investing in training and development for its staff in Western Australia which includes employees from its Argyle diamond mine
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Rio Tinto invests in skills development in Western Australia

Rio Tinto is investing in the development of training programmes for more of its staff in WA

17 August 2020

 Alongside putting social distancing programmes in place Rio Tinto is also hiring local staff in Western Australia in the wake of COVID-19
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Western Australia to lead COVID-19 recovery with need for skilled workers

Forecast modelling suggests an additional 8,000 workers will be needed in WA's resource sector

11 August 2020

 Richard Sichling, Major Drilling America field safety manager, at the Rio Tinto-owned Resolution Copper project in Arizona, USA   
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Major Drilling's safety training - working on and off site

How health and safety training can save lives off site as well as on site

09 June 2020

 The remote location of Rio Tinto’s Silvergrass mine means that new technological developments are aiding operations
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The loneliness of the remote location driller

Paul Grad examines the challenges that need to be overcome when drilling in remote locations

18 November 2019

 Rio Tinto has achieved a significant milestone at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia with the completion of Shaft 2
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Rio Tinto achieves significant milestone at Oyu Tolgoi

Shaft 2 nears completion at Rio Tinto's Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia

08 November 2019

 Exploration through diamond drilling and reverse circulation drilling is being carried out by Rio Tinto at the Winu project, in Western Australia
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Exploration drilling continues at Rio Tinto's Winu project

Rio Tinto is continuing its exploratory drilling for gold/silver at the Winu project in Australia

03 September 2019

 A Bauer BC 50 cutter on a Bauer MC 96 duty-cycle crane is used for bulk sampling to a maximum depth of 250m
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Bauer's 228m trench cutter world record

A record depth of 228m has been achieved by a Bauer trench cutter at a mine exploration project

21 June 2019

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