Tag: mining industry
Aussie metal 3D printing company agrees production trial with Danish firm FLSmidth
Australian metal 3D printing company Titomic has entered into an agreement with Danish company FLSmidth, the world's leading supplier of sustainable productivity equipment for the...
Australian made powerless lighting innovation set to transform mining
Gold Coast company Glo-X has unveiled a world-first powerless lighting innovation that is set to change the face of the safety industry worldwide.Â
Featuring powerless...
Rio Tinto announces initial investment for its first intelligent mine in AustraliaÂ
Rio Tinto has announced a multimillion-dollar investment to kick-start initial work at what will become the company's first intelligent mine in the Pilbara.
The giant miner...
Innovative x-ray technology to revolutionise gold mining
Australian mining services company, Ausdrill has become the first company in the world to adopt a powerful new x-ray technology for detecting and analysing...
Fortescue ships billionth tonne of iron ore
Fortescue Metals Group has celebrated the shipment of its one billionth tonne of iron ore at Herb Elliot Port.
Loaded aboard Fortescue’s ore carrier ‘FMG...
DSI Underground Australia to acquire Fero Group
DSI Underground Australia has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of the family-owned Fero Group, a leading supplier of of products and services to...
Australia’s resource and energy exports continue to set new records
The December 2017 Resources and Energy Quarterly (REQ) has found that Australia’s resources and energy export earnings increased by 1.2% to reach a record...
BHP approves $181m to fund remediation and compensation programs at Samarco
BHP Billiton has announced that it has authorized a total of $181 million to be used for remediation and compensation programs at the Samarco...
Rio Tinto completes Australia’s first fully autonomous train run in WA
Rio Tinto has completed its maiden autonomous rail journey at its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of...
3000 new jobs to be generated in Queensland’s mining sector with new action plan
A new 10-year mining technology plan released by Queensland’s state government is aimed at transforming the state’s $7 billion mining equipment, technology and services...