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Rio Tinto's innovation head to retire

Rio Tinto's innovation head to retire

Stephen McIntosh set to step down.
Jul 1 2020 11:31AM
Rio Tinto stands up digital radio backup for bauxite mines

Rio Tinto stands up digital radio backup for bauxite mines

Part of its pandemic planning.
Apr 23 2020 1:42PM
Woodside Energy reveals cloud role in better gas estimates

Woodside Energy reveals cloud role in better gas estimates

Reprocessed dataset saw resource volume estimate up 52 percent.
Feb 19 2020 6:59AM
Roy Hill to retrofit 77 haul trucks for autonomous operation

Roy Hill to retrofit 77 haul trucks for autonomous operation

Latest Australian iron ore miner to choose robots.
Feb 13 2020 10:08AM
Rio Tinto using VR mine walkthrough in recruitment

Rio Tinto using VR mine walkthrough in recruitment

Private release distributed via Oculus store.
Feb 7 2020 1:15PM
Vocus to build subsea loop to Barossa gas project

Vocus to build subsea loop to Barossa gas project

Off its north-west cable system.
Dec 5 2019 11:21AM
Qantas to link up with mining, gas HQs to coordinate weather evacuations

Qantas to link up with mining, gas HQs to coordinate weather evacuations

Uses software to get closer to business customers.
Dec 4 2019 12:51PM
BHP looks past big IT for its next transformation

BHP looks past big IT for its next transformation

Though it predicts its technology reliance will 'increase vastly'.
Nov 1 2019 12:26PM
Woodside Energy to use autonomous ocean-floor robots

Woodside Energy to use autonomous ocean-floor robots

To collect seismic data from ocean floor.
Sep 13 2019 12:50PM
Woodside targets 70 percent cut in time to prove new gas prospects

Woodside targets 70 percent cut in time to prove new gas prospects

Through seven-year co-development deal on cloud tool.
Aug 22 2019 9:36AM
Orica blasts into digital services with wireless detonators

Orica blasts into digital services with wireless detonators

Explosions-as-a-Service gets rockstar status.
Jul 30 2019 12:34PM
BHP uses iOS app to cut truck maintenance times

BHP uses iOS app to cut truck maintenance times

Flags expansion to all mine sites.
Jul 15 2019 10:35AM
Newcrest Mining deploys private LTE network at Lihir mine

Newcrest Mining deploys private LTE network at Lihir mine

Brings improved reliability to tele-remote and autonomous ops.
Jun 20 2019 5:38PM
TAFE WA offers 'autonomous workplace' courses

TAFE WA offers 'autonomous workplace' courses

Funded with $2m assistance from Rio Tinto.
Jun 12 2019 1:00PM
Telstra rolls Private LTE to Roy Hill, South32 mines

Telstra rolls Private LTE to Roy Hill, South32 mines

Serving open pit and underground operations.
May 14 2019 1:00PM
BHP digging for software to shift bottlenecks in its coal mines

BHP digging for software to shift bottlenecks in its coal mines

Caused by slow and separate systems.
May 9 2019 12:40PM
Newcrest Mining wants wearables to keep staff hydrated, reduce loo stops

Newcrest Mining wants wearables to keep staff hydrated, reduce loo stops

Pours $10k into innovation competition.
May 8 2019 7:15AM
Rio Tinto orders robot trucks, drills for digital mine

Rio Tinto orders robot trucks, drills for digital mine

First intelligent mine Koodaideri takes shape.
May 7 2019 12:50PM
Newcrest Mining mobilises 3500 workers with 36 apps

Newcrest Mining mobilises 3500 workers with 36 apps

Large-scale productivity drive to keep field workers away from desks.
Apr 11 2019 12:45PM
Woodside reworks AI assistant as over-promises bite

Woodside reworks AI assistant as over-promises bite

Two years on, Willow now looks very different; this is why.
Mar 29 2019 12:05PM

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