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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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March 1, 2019
Rock bolts have formed part of the underground mining environment since the 1890s and are effective in stabilising and controlling the immediate roof and ribs (sides) of tunnels. Although they are an integral part of the underground mining support structure, very little is known about the actual load distribution along a rock bolt. Current design […]
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March 1, 2019
A better way to monitor spoil dump and tailings dam stability. Tailings impoundments are one of the largest man-made structures on earth and ensuring their integrity for the safety of human life, the environment and property are critical in today’s mining operations. Past and recent catastrophic tailings dam failures have placed an urgent need for […]
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February 5, 2019
MELBOURNE, February 5, 2019 – Ava Group (Ava), a market leader in risk management services and technology, has announced the signing of a development and commercialisation agreement with Mining3, a mining innovation group. The contract will facilitate the launch of an innovative predictive asset monitoring solution from Future Fibre Technologies (FFT), an Ava Group company, […]
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January 24, 2019
Mining3’s pursuit of a non-toxic post-blast bulk alternative explosive moved one step closer to its objective during the recent detonation performance tests conducted in December 2018. Using new materials in the formula, a series of detonation tests delivered improved explosive performance, reliability and product stability. These new materials supersede chemical gassing techniques to achieve improvements […]
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December 6, 2018
Mining3, in collaboration with RMIT University, is developing a new blockchain software platform that allows miners to trade on the future value of their unprocessed materials. Trading on the future value of processed metals and minerals is an existing practice but this pricing mechanism and exchange style hasn’t been extended higher up the supply chain […]
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December 6, 2018
Drilling is one of the critical elements in the process of rock breakage. The location (including length and orientation), explosives charge, and detonation sequence of blast holes are strategically selected to produce the most efficient and optimal rock fragmentation. The consequences of deviation in drill hole trajectories from the designed pattern include build-ups, hang-ups and […]
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