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China leads in deploying battery-powered trucks – GlobalData report

Eve Thomas — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Home to various suppliers, China's mining sector is investing in battery-powered tech in the form of small-scale electric trucks.

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Intelligent mining: How the Internet of Things is revolutionising the mining industry

Fi Forrest — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:43:38 +0000

Cutting-edge technologies, such as WiFi-6 network and 5G, is optimising operations and improving safety within the mining sector.

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Growing robotics sector will plug mining talent gap – GlobalData report

Eve Thomas — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:37:08 +0000

Set to be worth $218 billion by 2030, robotics will change the talent requirements of a mining sector struggling to recruit.

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Greenridge adopts KorrAI tech to aid exploration activities

Umesh Ellichipuram — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:28:50 +0000

Greenridge Exploration has forged an alliance with KorrAI Technologies, aiming to enhance its Nut Lake Uranium Project with hyper-spectral imaging technology.

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Vale faces £3bn lawsuit in Netherlands over Mariana dam disaster

Annabel Cossins-Smith — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:16:13 +0000

Brazilian mining major Vale is facing new legal action in the Netherlands over the deadly 2015 Mariana dam disaster in Brazil.

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Robots in mining: types and benefits

GlobalData Thematic Intelligence — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:10:06 +0000

The integration of robots within mining activities has revolutionised the sector.

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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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How “energy-hungry AI” is straining grids and spreading climate disinfo

Eve Thomas — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:04:59 +0000

Touted as a climate change solution, AI has been criticised for its vast energy demand, and its history of “turbocharging disinformation”.

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Dot Lake Village: why mining companies need to get ESG right

Kit Million Ross — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:19:04 +0000

We speak to the leaders of Dot Lake Village, Alaska, to understand what the impact of mining can be and how to mitigate harm.

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World-first connectivity: Key announcements from MWC24

Fi Forrest — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:32:53 +0000

At MWC24 in Barcelona, event sponsor Huawei used the summit to launch a number of pioneering connectivity solutions.

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