Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Johnston today opened a state-of-the-art expansion of Fortescue Metal Group’s (FMG) Integrated Operations Centre. Officially named the Fortescue Hive, the East...
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RAJANT AND HITACHI ANNOUNCE THE SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT OF AUTONOMOUS HAULAGE SYSTEM IN AUSTRALIAN COAL MINE Rajant Corporation, the provider of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, and Hitachi...
A serious collision between two haul trucks on ANZAC Day at the BMA Saraji mine is currently under investigation by the Queensland Mining Safety Regulator. A Caterpillar 793 reportedly being operated...
Sandvik is seeking to revolutionise autonomous ramp haulage with the introduction of Sandvik AutoMine® for Trucks that will improve safety and efficiency in underground to surface tipping. The system...
A mining accident investigation is underway at the Brockman 4 iron ore mine in the Pilbara after an autonomous haul truck ran over a light vehicle during a maintenance activity. Reports say that an...
In the wake of the BHP Goonyella Riverside automation row with unions and members of the Queensland Opposition, BHP has resurrected parts of a July 2017 video shot at Jimblebar mine in early 2017...
The CFMEU Mining and Energy Queensland President Stephen Smyth says that 340 jobs will go at the BMA Goonyella Riverside mine as the automation of mining trucks rolls out. Alarmingly, he has also...
BMA Automation Becomes Reality...BMA has announced today that they will automate 300 jobs at its’ Queensland Goonyella Riverside mine through the autonomous conversion of 86 Komatsu trucks in...
Scania has launched its latest fully autonomous mining truck that’s designed to improve safety and productivity on mining and quarrying sites. It’s meaner, greener and leaner than...
Komatsu has announced the deployment of an unprecedented 41 new model Komatsu 930E-5 ultra-class haul trucks, made autonomous ready, at BHP’s new South Flank iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of...