The Western Australian government has announced the introduction of the first TAFE course in remote operations in Australia.
Starting at South Metropolitan TAFE (SMTAFE) Munster campus in 2020, the nationally
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CSIRO develops new groundwater sensor system
CSIRO researchers have developed a new groundwater sensor system that it says will make environmental monitoring faster, more reliable and less labour intensive for the resources industry.
SENSEI is an
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Industry 4.0 technologies to add $74bn to economy by 2030
The adoption of new technologies in the mining, oil and gas industries has the potential to provide a $74 billion boost to the Australian economy by 2030 and create more than 80,000 new local jobs, according
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Partnership to help mining move into Industry 4.0
Mining company BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), TAFE Queensland and CQUniversity Australia have announced a new multi-million dollar skills partnership that will support the introduction of new technology
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Research collaboration exploring 3D-printed mining products
A research alliance of the University of Technology’s Rapido prototyping unit, Downer’s Mineral Technologies, and the Innovative Manufacturing Collaborative Research Centre (IMCRC) has reached the
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Western Australian mines power forward with hybrid energy projects
Two Western Australian mines are switching to wind, solar and battery power as a way of improving reliability with lower emissions at a lower cost.
Gold Fields’ Agnew gold mine is already constructing
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ARENA funds solar, wind and battery project to power mining operations
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing $3 million in funding to Port Gregory Wind Farm (PGWF) to build a grid-connected wind, solar and lithium-ion battery project to power a remote
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Joint-venture prospecting gas projects to supply manufacturers
An APLNG-Armour Energy joint venture is to seek out gas projects in Queensland’s south west for the sole supply of Australian manufacturers.
Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham today announced the joint
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$4 million grant released for mining robotics and automation projects
The federal government is providing over $4 million in funding for eight projects in the mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector, focusing on robotics and automation.
The grants under Tranche
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Engineers look at mining water on the moon
A team of UNSW Sydney engineers has an ambitious plan to prove the commercial viability of mining water from the moon to produce rocket fuel.
In an announcement yesterday at the SIAA Space Industry Forum
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