Heidi Vella, Author at Mining Technology

What’s new in automated drilling and blasting?

Heidi Vella — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Autonomous drilling has seen notable uptake, driven by safety and productivity gains and ongoing innovation from OEMs, while blasting is much earlier in its automation journey.

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Going off-grid: the state of on-site power at Australian mines

Heidi Vella — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:20:55 +0000

The Australian mining sector is reflecting an industry-wide trend towards more off-grid, renewable energy supply to power mining operations.

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Inside a new toolkit for finding copper

Heidi Vella — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Researchers from the University of Exeter have developed a new “toolkit” for finding copper deposits

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The Pentagon sets it sights on Australia’s critical minerals

Heidi Vella — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:00:00 +0000

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Renewable mining: can mining clean up its carbon footprint?

Heidi Vella — Thu, 19 May 2022 08:46:00 +0000

Mining remains one of the most energy-intensive industries in Australia, Heidi Vella asks if the industry could clean up its carbon footprint?

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Diversifying rare earths: inside Pensana’s Angolan and Yorkshire projects

Heidi Vella — Mon, 02 May 2022 11:43:00 +0000

Two newly approved rare earth projects – a mine in Angola and a processing facility in the UK –could boost diversity of supply of rare earths.

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Automation and excess: El Teniente leads mining’s automation drive

Heidi Vella — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Investment in autonomous mining technology is on the rise, with major projects opting for autonomous fleets.

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A new deal: inside Australia and South Korea’s critical minerals strategy

Heidi Vella — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:51:00 +0000

Heidi Vella explores a new strategic agreement between Australia and South Korea, which aims to strengthen the supply of critical minerals

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Once empowered, always empowered: tensions rise in South African mining

Heidi Vella — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:38:01 +0000

In a notable victory for South African mining companies, a recent high court judgement set aside key provisions relating to Black empowerment

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Ending anonymous company ownership: the extractive sector takes action

Heidi Vella — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 16:19:17 +0000

For decades opaque companies have facilitated large-scale corruption, including in the mining and other extractive industries.

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