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The mining industry consumes billions of liters of diesel and heavy fuel annually. Fuel and power are two of the biggest input costs and for remote mines, unreliable power grids and long distances from major ports or fuel refineries can be a logistical nightmare.
As the costs of renewable are already competitive with coal fired power stations,we need to ask how mining, as a sustainable industry and as the commodity supplier to the growing electric vehicle industry can make a difference in reducin
No industry is altogether free from uncertainty, but mining professionals are challenged with a unique set of concerns. Some of these are related to growing pains of the past. Some are linked to radical projections for the future. The industry itself is composed of organisations, teams, and individuals who feel pressure points in different ways. If we intend to make our industry as productive and efficient as it ought to be, smarter technical decisions are only half the battle. We need to under
Digitalization is a very popular buzz word these days. So trendy that there is a risk to digitalize for the sake of digitalization.
How to avoid this pitfall? When it is a must and when is it just a nice to have gadget? Should we go for a cloud? Make infrastructure serverless and use SOA with micro services? Where should we employ IoT, automation, Machine Learning, AI, blockchain or BigData?
One of the Gurus of the IT world came up with the Rule of Three that says: Use only 3 new technologies
The mining industry is so colossal that I thought it would be genuine to set off the first among several conversations not in terms of sectors (crushing, maintenance, drilling, processing, tunneling, underground mining, etc.), but connectivity, for what it is worth, which I believe is one of the most sensitive aspects in mining as it touches all those sectors.
I want to be more specific here, otherwise, this discussion may take us to a lengthy journey and I am not a mining guru to pursue such a v
Eight years into a mining career, my mind was blown by a presentation from a very experienced mentor. He introduced me to an extremely simple concept, and this minor change in thinking changed my entire outlook on mining. The presentation was on the theory of constraints.
Prior to understanding the theory of constraints, I always had a difficult time identifying what the “current” bottleneck of the operation was. I operated in a way which would maximise production in every area of the mine site,
FIFO rosters can place stress on the worker, families and relationships. With over two decades of research, formal inquires, recommendations and the launch of the Western Australian FIFO Code of Practice we are making positive steps towards creating and maintaining mentally healthy workplaces for FIFO workers.
In our latest post we review recent research that examines the association between suicide risk and social support in Australian resource sector employees. Together with this, we have revie
Truly energy can neither be created not be destroyed but can change from one form to another. Explosive are chemical compound which at detonation releases specific joules of energy. The energy release during Blasting travels in form of shock wave, heat energy, light energy, sound energy and gas energy. The first release is light energy followed by shock wave which is associated with heat energy.
The last release energy is the gas energy which finalize the work need to be done by Explosive charge
Maintenance of heavy equipment is carried out in various steps and consists of several types of treatments. This aims to make the machine stay stable when used. That's why there are several types of maintenance or maintenance that have to be done regularly to support the performance of the engine. This treatment process will also make the machine have a longer durability because with maintenance, especially maintenance on a regular basis, if there is a problem or damage to the engine parts or ot
One of the most strategic person in any mines is the Human Resource Person on site. This is because he is concerned primarily in the payment of the mine staff. Like most casual workers in parts of the world, mine workers made up mostly of labourers are concerned primarily with their money after work. For them, after being "stressed" from work, the only "good" thing the employer can do is to pay him/her what is due.
On this note, the HR personnel on site must be sensitive to the above concerned
Minex Cooperative Research Centre CEO Andrew Bailey, who will be addressing this very topic at Future of Mining Australia, said the different state geological surveys were already working on that.
Indeed, some of the MinexCRC's work revolves around helping those geological surveys.
Three of its nine projects are tied up with the National Drilling Initiative, which aims to drill multiple holes in a region to map the regional geology and architecture and define the potential for mineral systems in t
Interesting article from Komatsu on digital transformation in the mining industry and the benefits that automation and optimization can unlock
Despite time lags, we still can see a clear correlation in thermal #coal price changes between China's main production areas and northern ports. Miners, to some extent, adjust prices in line with changes at ports, esp. in a downward market.
China's #cokingcoal prices are affected by and adjusted with changes of met. #coke used for #steel production, but at a slower & much less magnitude and usually last longer. Attention should always be paid to the downstream sectors, which often subject to env
