New research found one in three purchasing departments are taking shortcuts. The latest study from Procurious and Ivalua revealed 33 per cent of procurement teams around the world have little choice...
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Local contractors and suppliers will benefit from a national commitment to extract commodities domestically. The Federal Government recently confirmed it will attract more mineral processing...
Companies would be much more innovative if they took a chance more often, a previous political leader said. Malcolm Turnbull believes the national innovation sector would be much stronger if there...
A cutting-edge equipment maker unveiled one of the world’s first zero-emissions mine machines. Epiroc recently appointed project development group Skanska to begin field testing the SmartROC...
A multinational resources company fast-tracked its autonomous roll-out following a drop in workplace incidents. BHP recently accelerated automating nearly its entire heavy vehicle fleet because...
A foreign entity will help cover the cost of a proposed $2 billion resources development. State-run China Baowu Steel Group (CBSG) recently formed a joint venture (JV) with Rio Tinto to support its...
A multinational resources company will roll out autonomous and environmentally friendly heavy vehicles. Rio Tinto recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Volvo Group to pilot electric...
A multinational company revealed its latest eco friendly, battery powered heavy vehicle. Sandvik recently launched what is billed to be the world’s largest capacity electric truck. The TH665B...
A mining services company introduced electric storage technology to its heavy machinery fleet at two operations. Byrnecut Group recently ordered six battery-powered loaders at OZ Minerals’...
A multinational company expects to convert hundreds of heavy vehicles to autonomous technology before the end of the year. Komatsu recently predicted it would finish automating more than 430 haul...
Mineral producers will keep operating fossil fuel-powered haul trucks for the unforeseeable future, a new publication found. Electrifying mine heavy vehicle fleets is impractical, inconvenient and...
A multinational resources company paid for the world’s first equipment that frees workers trapped beneath the surface. Anglo American recently invested $2.3 million in the Queensland Mines...
