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Robotic mines of the future are here
Minerbots unite! With an arsenal of lasers and explosives able to reduce mineral-rich bedrock to rubble before morphing into trucks, loaders and other heavy equipment to deliver ore to processing plants... — Updated 6/8/2023 Full story
New mining tech enhances safety, ESG
The last few years have seen big industries' social accountability come to the fore, with growing pressure to engage more holistically with the workforce, local communities, and environmental concerns.... — Updated 6/8/2023 Full story
NASA's Break the Ice Challenge semi-finals
With 2022 coming to a close, NASA has announced the 15 teams moving forward to the semi-finals in the $3.5 million Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, an ongoing competition that puts research groups, robotics... — Updated 12/20/2022
Global mining robot leaders join forces
Two world leaders in mining robotics – Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology and Exyn Technologies Inc. – have formed a partnership that is expected to set the standard for fully autonomous underground... — Updated 7/10/2022
COVID offers time to enable Smart Mining
Axora, a new cross-industry innovation hub providing a global marketplace of digital solutions, has launched an online resource center aimed at helping mining companies rebound from and thrive after the CO... — Updated 7/10/2022
Autonomous trucks to haul Newmont gold
Newmont Corp. Feb. 19 announced plans for the world's first open-pit gold mine with an entire fleet of autonomous haul trucks. The company's board of directors unanimously approved investment into this... — Updated 7/2/2022
Green energy future begins in the mines
From the enormous equipment that dig up and haul ore to processing facilities that extract the sought-after metals, mines use a lot of energy. Over the past century, the largest share of this energy has... — Updated 2/25/2022 Full story
