Mining3

07/11/2019

Another successful Industry Forum, bringing together industry members, government funding bodies and academia.

06/02/2019

Humans have often looked to nature to build better machines. Professor Michael Milford discusses what path-finding robots can learn from the experts in this subject: rats.

14/12/2018

A diesel-powered bogger at Newcrest’s Cadia East mine. Image: Newcrest Mining.   BY AMY BLOM   EMERGING technologies may be set to change the way Australian mines are powered, but diesel fuel and large-scale fuel farms are likely to remain key to many operations for years to come.   Renewable e...

30/11/2018

Dr Laurie Hammond will be missed for his shoulder to lean on, an ear to listen to all, his sound advice and kind disposition. Laurie was a true gentleman and he will be missed in the hallways of Mining3. Our thoughts and condolences are with Catherine and the family at this very sad time.
From left: Jonathan Law, CSIRO, Laurie Hammond and Paul Lever, Mining3

30/11/2018

01/11/2018

​In October 2018 the Explosives Inspectorate held the annual Queensland Explosives Forum (QEF) which focused on explosives safety and security. The forum was attended by members of industry, inter and intra-state regulators, stakeholders and international bodies.

Dr Andrew Kettle presented on the progress of the Alternative Explosives Research Project. He reported on Underground mine testing, post-blast fume analysis, and alternative fuel components to a novel hydrogen peroxide-based explosive being developed and trialled by Mining3. The talk reinforced the improvement that alternative explosives can contribute to the elimination of toxic nitrogen oxide fumes in mining explosives.

Uniquely at this forum, following the conference presentations in Brisbane, delegates travelled to the Queensland Explosives Reserve, Helidon, for a field day. Dr Kettle was able to demonstrate the manufacture and detonation performance of the hydrogen peroxide-based explosive. Attendees enthusiastically engaged in both the presentation and detonation display of a 500 g sample.

The Queensland Explosives Forum was organised by an industry representative steering committee in collaboration with the Queensland Explosives Inspectorate. Dr Kettle represented both Mining3 and the explosives research community on the steering committee.

04/09/2018

Lauren Butler, September 3, 2018August 20, 2018, Drones, Features, Inspection, Powerlines, 0 The energy industry is already enjoying some of the benefits drone technology is able to provide, but now a team from Queensland University of Technology and the FrontierSI are researching ways to enhance th...

28/03/2018

Possibilities abound with ISR IMAGINE there are no tailings. It isn’t hard to do. No large trucks or waste dumps. No comminution too. Noel Dyson 28 Mar 2018 12:21 News Send article by email To From Message URL: http://www.miningmonthly.com/equipment/mineral-processing/possibilities-abound-with-isr...

22/03/2018

Keyhole surgery for miners IN-SITU recovery may offer the step-change approach miners are searching for as their deposits get harder to access. Noel Dyson 16 Mar 2018 12:13 News Send article by email To From Message URL: http://www.miningmonthly.com/equipment/mineral-processing/keyhole-surgery-for-m...

22/02/2018

Mining3 is commercialising a 3D-based software platform that can create and simulate a virtual mine. By positioning precisely where things are underground, it opens up opportunities such as controlling robots and tracking movement of ore of different grades. TIM THWAITES reports

22/01/2018

A team from the Queensland University of Technology develop technology to help autonomous mining vehicles navigate underground