Technology

Automating with AI

Mehanaz Yakub

Emerging artificial intelligence tools are transforming how mines maximize value and boost productivity from the exploration stage through to blasting

Stuck in the middle

Lynn Greiner

Gravity-assisted bitumen extraction may be able to extract previously unmineable oil sands deposits while also limiting the environmental impact

Mine-to-network connectivity

Mehanaz Yakub

High-performing, reliable communication networks are enabling the next era of autonomously controlled machinery in mines

Intelligent vision

Rosalind Stefanac

Computer vision is seeing new potential for safety and productivity in mining

Smarter safety

Mehanaz Yakub

New digital technologies are reshaping emergency preparedness and rescue operations, making underground mines safer, more productive and cost-efficient