News Wrap: Data and digitisation in the mining industry; BHP could save millions with automation; Monadelphous bags Oyu Tolgoi contract

Web version | Update preferences   Web version Update preferences SUBSCRIBE EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY News Wrap Data and digitisation in the mining industry Big data and analytics stand to play an increasingly important role in the future of the mining industry as the latest trends, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), spur on continuous innovation. Jeanne Els speaks to Mining Magazine about it Ailbhe Goodbody | July 20, 2017 BHP could save millions with automation According to a new report by Deutsche Bank, BHP is lagging behind its competitors when it comes to new technology adoption Staff reporter | July 21, 2017 Monadelphous bags Oyu Tolgoi contract Engineering company Monadelphous Group has been awarded a number of new work packages with a combined value of approximately A$55 million (US$43.5 million), including one at the Oyu Tolgoi underground project Staff reporter | July 21, 2017 SPONSORED MESSAGE In case you missed it, click here to visit Strata Worldwide’s Product Showcase featuring HazardAvert® proximity detection and collision avoidance systems. HazardAvert works to prevent tragic machinery related accidents by helping to mitigate human error and limitations by detecting danger early and providing warning alerts or autonomous equipment stopping to increase miner safety. Record production at Peak Downs The BHP Mitsubishi Alliance's Peak Downs and Saraji open cut coal mines in Queensland's Bowen Basin have achieved record annual metallurgical coal production, thanks to improved stripping and mine performance Staff reporter | July 21, 2017 Funding announced for Legacy Road The government of Canada has announced funding for the paving of Legacy Road from Saskatchewan Highway No 11 to the K+S Main Mine Entrance Road Staff reporter | July 21, 2017 El Teniente trials new ground support system As underground mines get ever deeper in search of supplementary orebodies, the earth's gravitational and tectonic pressures become a significant issue in the stabilisation of tunnels Staff reporter | July 20, 2017 SPONSORED MESSAGE NETZSCH as manufacturer of various positive displacement pump technologies, with an extensive network of subsidiaries covering the globe, makes every effort to visit a plant, no matter how remote, to discuss the best way to reduce the spares stock changing the equipment step by step, and to train the maintenance personnel. Virtual blast training facility for South Africa Africa's first virtual reality (VR) blast wall with rear-view projection has been installed and commissioned Staff reporter | July 20, 2017 Eickhoff shearer sets coal record AO SUEK-Kuzbass' Kotinskaya coal mine in Russia's Prokopjevsker district/Kemerovo area has achieved a new world record of 1.4Mt of coal per month with its Eickhoff SL 900 shearer loader Staff reporter | July 20, 2017 FLSmidth boosts material handling offering Michael Duricko, vice president, strategy & business development, mining at FLSmidth talks to MM about the acquisition of part of Sandvik Mining Systems Ailbhe Goodbody | July 19, 2017 The rules of the game "By focusing on what we do today, but better, the industry may be ignoring an upstart's kiss of death" "Digitisation without vision is little more than blind ambition" Rick Howes, CEO of Dundee Precious Metals, on mine digitisation The future of load and haul is electric Where the commercial sector goes, industrial ones will follow; if the past is anything to go by anyway view more Strata acquires Precision Mine Repair assets Strata Mine Services, a division of Strata Products Worldwide, has completed an asset acquisition agreement with Precision Mine Repair (PMR) of Ridgway, Illinois, US Staff reporter | July 19, 2017 HxGN Dynamic Haulage released Hexagon Mining has introduced HxGN Dynamic Haulage 1.0 for optimised truck movement Staff reporter | July 19, 2017 Caterpillar introduces MD6310 blasthole drill Building on the solid legacy of the MD6420C, the new Cat MD6310 blasthole drill offers substantial technology, efficiency and productivity improvements Staff reporter | July 19, 2017 Operating conditions Matt Meersman explains how a new era in operating systems will benefit heavy industry Matt Meersman | July 21, 2017 Open-minded ambition Donovan Waller, group head of technology development at Anglo American, speaks to Carly Leonida about the company's FutureSmart Mining programme Carly Leonida | July 19, 2017 Steinert upgrades base metals in Peru Kai Bartram, Dr Tony Parry and Luis Loaiza Ampuero explain how sensor-based ore sorting has improved stockpile recovery at Volcan Compaňia Minera's operations in Peru Kai Bartram, Tony Parry & Luis Loaiza Ampuero | July 17, 2017 Dig for victory Mining and quarrying have faced many challenges in the last decade. As a result, the OEMs operating in these sectors are placing more stringent expectations on their suppliers. Andrew Dawes from ERIKS UK discusses what these expectations are and how suppliers can meet them Andrew Dawes | July 14, 2017 Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum 07/08/2017 - 09/08/2017 Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia AIMEX, Asia-Pacific's International Mining Exhibition 29/08/2017 - 31/08/2017 Sydney Showground, Sydney, Australia view more Events This email was sent to: fernandoqueens@gmail.com Mining Magazine newsletter uses an HTML-rich media format to provide a visually attractive layout To unsubscribe to this newsletter click here If you have forgotten your password, please click here unsubscribe Aspermont Media 4th Floor, Vintners Place, 68 Upper Thames Street, London, EC4V 3BJ Phone: +44 207 216 6053 Fax: +44 207 216 6050 www.aspermontmedia.com