Mining technology security risks are ever present and the increasing prevalence of IIoT hacking event should focus our attention on ensuring our invisible systems don’t or can’t harm...
Category - EMERGING ISSUES IN MINING SAFETY
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The Global Mining Guidelines group have published new guidelines for the implementation of autonomous systems in mining providing guidance for organisations implementing mobile equipment autonomous...
The Australian mining sector is sustaining its positive outlook with Newport Consulting’s Mining Business Outlook Report – now in its eighth year of release – revealing the dark days of the sector’s...
Rio Tinto’s $2.6 billion investment in the Koodaideri replacement mine will feature intelligent mining activities through adoption of high technology automated mining equipment. Ultimately, Rio...
In December 2018, the Review of the Model Work Health and Safety Laws: Final Report (the Review) was handed down. Within the Review, one key recommendation was to amend the model work health and...
When we think malware or ransomware, we tend to think about dollars rather than human lives or safety. We tend to imagine the worst that can happen is a loss of money. Researchers recently found...
Of all the technology developed over mining’s history for safety, and even more specifically the safety of workers performing tasks around heavy machinery on an everyday basis, one of the most recent...
Researchers have identified a critical cyber risk in a variable frequency drive controller that may be used in production and processing facilities at mining sites. The risk highlights potential...
Rio Tinto has joined the list of the worlds most innovative companies according to leading consulting company Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Through Rio Tinto’s strategic focus on AI platforms...
There’s a range of discussions starting to occur across the mining industry on ethics and artificial intelligence. The need to determine risk-based protocols for machine decision making is fast...
It wasn’t a great week at Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine last week when two vehicle incidents occurred on consecutive days. A collision incident and a fire incident. According to available...
A mining artificial intelligence group has been launched in Australia with a view to examining the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in mining. The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG)...
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