Archives: Mining industry recognition

RPMGlobal (RPM) has entered into an agreement with Eden Suite Pty Ltd to acquire a copy of its Environmental Data Management and Reporting Software, Eden Suite. This acquisition provides RPM with the exclusive worldwide rights to the intellectual property in the Eden Suite software for use in the mining and quarrying industries, along with the[…]

The concept of ‘the digital mine’ has been around for several years, however a recent survey conducted by Nerospec SK indicates the underground mining sector is much closer to the beginning of its digitalisation journey than the end. The ‘How Digital Is Your Mine?’ survey from Nerospec SK, a company focused on a suite of[…]

IM’s Teams call with Olitek Mining Robotics’ (OMR) James Oliver and Newcrest’s Tony Sprague starts like many other meetings, with a safety share. Centred on the experiences of a drill and blast expert, Barry Crowdey, owner of Blastcon Australia Pty Ltd, this ‘share’ goes some way to highlighting mining’s hidden safety problem. “So often we[…]

MaxMine has announced the official launch of ‘MaxMine Carbon’, a technology offering that, it says, will enable mining operators to reduce their carbon emissions by more than 10% for no, or limited, additional capital expenditure. The MaxMine Carbon offering was unveiled last week at the annual Rotto Tech Fest, as part of the West Tech[…]

Sandvik Chile says it has obtained the IE seal, certifying that it obtains 100% renewable and environmentally friendly electricity supply for its Santiago de Chile site. On December 6, Sandvik Chile obtained the IE seal certification from IMELSA, validating it as a renewable energy frontrunner at national level, Sandvik said. The award ceremony, held at[…]

To address the increasing security risk within the mining and metals industry supply chain, the Mining and Metals Information Sharing Analysis Center (MM-ISAC), Mirai Security and SecurityScorecard have developed what they say is a streamlined methodology that produces a cyber security risk rating for vendors to demonstrate how they’re doing from a security standpoint. This[…]

Datamine says it has established a dedicated environment, social and governance (ESG) business unit focused on the specific needs of the mining industry. The new ESG business unit will bring together existing technologies and services under the leadership of Chris Parry. Dylan Webb, CEO of Datamine, said: “We’ve observed that our customers are increasingly interested[…]

BHP’s Chilean operations Escondida and Spence, and Olympic Dam in Australia, have been awarded the Copper Mark, recognising responsible production practices after an independent assurance process, the miner says. The Copper Mark is an assurance framework specific to the copper industry, developed to ensure value chain participants demonstrate best practice in responsible production and contribute[…]

Orica and Alpha HPA have signed the Central Queensland Statement of Cooperation as part of a plan to help the state “seize the opportunities that clean energy presents”, Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Steven Miles, says. “Queensland is renewable ready and Central Queensland is perfectly primed to take advantage of the state’s natural[…]

We’ve all heard about the sustained pressures mining companies are facing from stakeholders when it comes to changing the way they do business, with the use of new technology often touted as the way to transform the sector for the good of the industry and society. Yet, as the COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced, these technologies[…]