Nanoscale technologies for macroscale mining
Carly Leonida talks to Moleaer’s Brad Hice about the potential benefits of nanotechnologies in mining, and how the company’s own nanobubbles could transform mineral extraction
Category: Technology
Graphene: mining’s wonder material?
Graphene’s strength, flexibility and conductivity could make it a useful material in a range of industries, including mining
Five applications for 3D printing in mining
Ailbhe Goodbody looks at some of the uses for 3D printing in the mining industry
The importance of managing change in mining
By failing to prepare properly for change, mining companies are effectively preparing to fail. Carly quizzes Friska Wirya on the need for better change management and transformational leadership
Turning mine sites into carbon vaults
Dr Alison Shaw explains how a carbon sequestration project developed and initiated by De Beers at its mines sites, could eventually help to mitigate climate change on a much larger scale
Biotechnology: using microbes as mining equipment
Marny Reakes explains how synthetic biology can change the way we mine. From the micro fracturing of rocks, to exploration and advanced bioleaching, we are just at the tip of the iceberg
Transforming mining through digital
IBM’s Sonia Van Ballaert tackles topics from data scaling and AI factories to blockchain and containerisation on the journey towards a digitally enabled mining industry
Data, fuelling the mining operations of tomorrow
If data is the new oil… how do we turn that oil into fuel for mining operations? Hexagon’s Rob Daw and Adrian Kirk-Burnnand join Carly for a lively debate
Taking mine modelling to the fourth dimension
Carly explores how 4D modelling and augmented reality technologies can improve mine stakeholder engagement with the help of Clirio Technologies’ Ron Klopfer
How to rapid prototype a mining operation
How can we harness data and process modelling to change the way we build and run mining operations? Carly asks DataCloud’s Steve Putt