August 12, 2019
Common modern mining techniques require ore to be blasted, transported and reduced to a fine particle state before extracting metals. These processes often require massive amounts of energy and leave behind a large footprint. The global mining industry is now calling for transformative and innovative processes that address future challenges of decreasing grades, deeper and […]
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August 12, 2019
After four years of direction and leadership on the CMTE Dev Ltd Board (trading as Mining3), one of our loyal Directors and current Chair Theresa Mlikota will be leaving the Mining3 board later this year. Theresa brought a wealth of knowledge, primarily from the resources and contracting services sector. With over 30 years’ experience, she […]
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August 12, 2019
Mining3 will once again host our free to attend Industry Forum. The annual event provides a platform for our researchers and industry partners to present on projects and issues facing the mining industry today and into the future. There will be representatives from mining companies, original equipment manufacturers, industry associations and government attending the information sessions, […]
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August 7, 2019
Brisbane, 7 August 2019 With conveyors underpinning efficiency, and ultimately profitability in bulk handling operations globally, maintenance has traditionally been a real problem. Conventional methods of advanced conveyor failure detection is often unreliable, subjective, time-consuming and labour intensive, but that’s all about to change. Aura IQ is set to revolutionise conveyor health monitoring, using real-time […]
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March 30, 2019
March 25, 2019 David Upton, Australia’s Mining Monthly RADICAL new ways to mine are needed if the industry is to meet the challenge of multiple pressures threatening the industry’s viability, Australia’s Future of Mining 2019 conference has heard. Ewan Sellers, Research Director for CSIRO and Research Leader at Mining3, told the event in Sydney the industry […]
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March 19, 2019
Brisbane, 18 March 2019 – Mining3 welcomes Dyno Nobel as its newest member expanding our diverse membership base to include the global leader in commercial explosives. As of the 1 March 2019 Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL) – the parent company to Dyno Nobel – signed the membership deed to collaborate with, and leverage the world-class research and […]
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March 8, 2019
Brisbane, March 8, 2019 – Mining3 and The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) have joined forces with Newcrest Mining, Vale, OZ Minerals, BHP Billiton and PT Merdeka Copper Gold to develop Cave Mining 2040. The Cave Mining 2040 consortium was originally proposed by Professor Gideon Chitombo (SMI) whose clear understanding of caving needs […]
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March 1, 2019
The Mining3 office in Canada continues to make steady gains towards growing its presence in the North American market. Peter Kondos, former Senior Director – Strategic Solutions at Barrick and Mining3 committee member, joins Mining3 to assist in building relationships with existing members and increasing engagement with the mining industry. Peter left Barrick in July […]
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March 1, 2019
With the global mining industry moving towards the legislated adoption of Proximity Detection Systems (PDS), they are becoming a critical control measure for improving safety in mobile mining equipment. PDS technology works to detect people and vehicles in the vicinity of an enabled vehicle and sounds an alarm for an impending hazard. In certain systems, […]
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March 1, 2019
OZ Minerals – A modern mining company OZ Minerals is Mining3’s newest member and we caught up with Luke Sandery, their Principal Advisor to the CEO to gain some insights into the organisation and their views on Mining3. Their tagline – A modern mining company – already provides insight into why they decided to join […]
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