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The Pit Viper 271 is the first of five autonomous drill rigs that will operate at South Flank
FLEETS

Autonomous production drilling begins at South Flank

The first autonomous drill rig - an Epiroc Pit Viper 271 - has broken ground at BHP's South Flank

13 December 2018

Capital will continue underground exploration and grade-control drilling services at Geita
UNDERGROUND

Capital continues to drill at Geita

Capital Drilling has secured a one-year extension agreement at AngloGold Ashanti's Geita gold mine

12 December 2018

Structural data being collected and seen live in the Central Browser
EXPLORATION

A vision of fast data

Exploration and mining companies don't want to be trapped in technology silos

06 December 2018

Excelsior owns 100% of Gunnison in Arizona, US
SURFACE

Onwards for Excelsior's Gunnison

Arizona copper project construction is now underway

06 December 2018

The Speedy bit has been put to the test in mine development and tunnelling
TECHNOLOGY

Sandvik's new bit speeds up drilling

Sandvik has released the Speedy bit, calling it the "fastest drill bit in the industry"

06 December 2018

Sandvik said that the Alpha 360 can last twice as long as a standard thread in the industry
UNDERGROUND

Sandvik introduces Alpha 360 drilling tool system

Sandvik has introduced the Alpha 360 drilling tool system, which complements the Alpha 330 system

05 December 2018

The new system, dubbed U-sense, is an upgrade of Robit’s S-sense technology
TECHNOLOGY

Mining3, Robit closer to releasing 'U-sense'

Mining3, Robit and CSIRO are developing an underground drill-hole deviation measurement tool

30 November 2018

 IMDEXHUB-IQ users will be able to upload field data in real time anywhere in Australasia
TECHNOLOGY

Inmarsat adds satellite connectivity to IMDEXHUB-IQ

Inmarsat will provide enhanced connectivity for Imdex's drilling intelligence solution, IMDEXHUB-IQ

29 November 2018

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Future Fleets Report 2024

The report paints a picture of the equipment landscape and includes detailed profiles of mines that are employing these fleets

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations that use digitalisation technology to drive improvements across all areas of mining production

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations using autonomous solutions in every region and sector, including analysis of the factors driving investment decisions

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2023 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of current exploration rates, trending exploration technologies, a ranking of top drill intercepts and a catalog of 2022 Initial Resource Estimates and recent discovery successes.