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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
Brings improved reliability to tele-remote and autonomous ops.
Jun 20 2019 5:38PM
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
Serving open pit and underground operations.
May 14 2019 1:00PM
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
Pours $10k into innovation competition.
May 8 2019 7:15AM
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
Large-scale productivity drive to keep field workers away from desks.
Apr 11 2019 12:45PM
Woodside reworks AI assistant as over-promises bite
Two years on, Willow now looks very different; this is why.
Mar 29 2019 12:05PM
Woodside wants to build up local automation skills
Believes Australia should be exporting these skills to the world.
Mar 13 2019 5:34PM
Woodside Energy revamps its DevOps toolchain
Replacing tools to build and deploy code.
Feb 11 2019 12:29PM
Rio Tinto advances its autonomous ambitions
New trial allows smaller-scale use of the technology.
Jan 4 2019 12:02PM
Newcrest Mining brings proximity sensing online at Lihir
After a year of deployment.
Nov 19 2018 7:00AM
UniSA builds VR outreach program to inspire mining careers
Climb every mountain.
Nov 1 2018 5:07PM
Rio Tinto stands up digital experiment lab in Brisbane
Invites people to step out of business-as-usual roles.
Oct 31 2018 6:50AM
Rio Tinto runs 34 robot trains a day
Large scale up of capability.
Oct 16 2018 8:48AM
Rio Tinto to make 34 more trucks autonomous
Retrofits part of $1.55bn mine expansion.
Oct 1 2018 12:21PM
Rio Tinto commits to deploy Azure Stack
Reveals it will employ 59 new IT staff in Australia.
Sep 14 2018 6:52AM
Australia to lead BP, Castrol shared services transformation
End-to-end process rework.
Sep 13 2018 7:00AM
BHP, Roy Hill sign up to new data science training centre
To upskill assets maintenance.
Aug 3 2018 11:24AM
