Townsville-based Pacific Rim Technical Services has recently won its largest ever contract, a high-profile lithium mine in Western Australia, proving that in business, distance is measured less in units
Victaulic’s Refuse-to-Fuse system offers a mechanical joining solution for high density polyethylene (HDPE) poly pipes that promises to match the performance of fusion. HDPE is
Atlas Copco today announced it was buying mining industry drill company Rockdrill Services Australia. Rockdrill Services Australia is based in Melbourne and has service shops
Gladstone-based VAC Group has developed a new Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) device to detect underground services and disturbances. “Knowing exactly where various utilities lie beneath
Three Queensland-based mining tech startups have taken home awards from the recent Igniting METS Accelerator program graduation night. The 12-week program culminated in pitch events
Indonesian and Australian researchers are working to improve rail safety and efficiency through computer models that predict how railcars will respond to different track conditions.
Fourteen months after his Cool Tube invention scooped the pool at the Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference innovation awards, central Queensland’s Mark Gleadhill
Rio Tinto has completed the first fully autonomous rail journey at its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as it progresses
Vehicles fitted with cameras and gyroscopes are helping Western Downs Regional Council meet the challenges of maintaining almost 7600km of roads. A roof-mounted camera captures
Explosives manufacturer Orica has announced the successful production trials of its WebGen 100 wireless electronic blasting system, in what it describes as a game-changer for the industry.
Innovation is a big part of what makes underground mining contractor Pybar tick, according to business development and operations manager Dave Noort. The hardrock specialist
WellDog has partnered with Queensland engineering firm Keli Oil and Gas Holdings to create ProSleave, a protection system to tackle erosion in wellheads. The invention is based on
Gekko Systems and CSIRO are joining forces to commercialise new technology to allow gold plant operators to determine the gold content in mineral processing slurries
Townsville City Council has won recognition for project innovation at the inaugural IPWEA Australasia Excellence Awards. The council received the award for Excellence in Project
Researchers are refining a wireless sensor network technology known as SEMAT (Smart Environmental Monitoring & Assessment Technologies) that may offer groups such as councils a
A Queensland start-up company is making giant strides on the international stage with a sensor that is not much bigger than the palm of your
Researchers from Edith Cowan University have developed reusable ‘metallic glass’ that can strip impurities from water in minutes, offering a wastewater solution for mining and
Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) has developed a new computer application to keep tabs on coal. Coal to Coast has been developed to visually represent the information
