Archives: Mining people

Wood has announced the creation of a new Technical Consulting Solutions (TCS) business unit that, it says, combines “its diverse, multi-sector and technology-enabled specialist advisory and consulting capabilities into one global business”. TCS immediately becomes a leader in the technical consulting space with an annual revenue of $2.8 billion and a connected global network of[…]

Manish Chawla, IBM’s Global Managing Director for Energy and Natural Resources has declared the industry ready to move to a new chapter – from experimentation to true transformation – taking random acts of digital and applying speed and massive scale. Addressing delegates at the 6th IMARC conference in Melbourne, Chawla said this new digital phase[…]

Epiroc has introduced My Epiroc, a new digital fleet management solution. The platform is available on web and mobile devices with attractive features for increasing fleet efficiency and safety. The company says My Epiroc “enables mining and infrastructure operations to optimise fleet performance — any device, any job role, any time.” “Regardless of role –[…]

Immersive Technologies has recently made available to the mining industry ‘Experience Centres’ through its five largest offices world-wide, with the primary purpose being to demonstrate workforce optimisation solutions, while sharing knowledge and best practices with mining industry professionals. The Experience Centres are designed to offer real business value, market leading insights and inspiration for all[…]

DMT GmbH & Co has announced the launch of CERA, the first global certification scheme to guarantee a consistent standard of environmental, social and economic impact throughout the entire raw materials value chain, it says. CERA will begin pilot projects focusing on the mining and exploration of lithium and cobalt in late 2019. Currently, at[…]

MEC Mining has decided to separate its existing advisory services and launch a standalone advisory arm as a subsidiary of the MEC Mining group. The announcement comes as the mining consultancy implements a raft of initiatives aimed at growing its service offering to clients domestically and internationally, it said. “MEC Advisory will build on our existing[…]

MST Global has announced the upcoming release of its new smartphone and network solution, Cortex. The phone and network will be used as the primary communication solution for harsh underground environments. The Cortex solution has push-to-talk, VoIP, a voice and messaging server, tracking capability and emergency broadcast functionality. The company states: “These features allow personnel[…]

Dassault Systèmes says it has appointed Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) Chair, Michelle Ash, as CEO of its GEOVIA software division. Ash will help shape strategy to build growth across the company’s Natural Resources sector, as well as deliver next-generation solutions based on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, which integrates all the technologies and capabilities that leverage[…]

The organisers of the International Mining Hall (MMH) event in Seville, Spain, have heralded a successful third edition which more than 10,000 people visited MMH came to an end on October 17 with a closing expert panel about the future of mining and an award ceremony where important personalities of the sector were honoured. The Seville[…]

Jan Lüder has agreed to take over as Chief Executive Officer of the Mining Technologies business unit at thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG, effective November 1. Lüder will succeed Torsten Gerlach, who is leaving the company. Alongside his new role, Jan Lüder will remain CEO of the thyssenkrupp AG Asia Pacific Regional Headquarters and CEO of[…]