Contents 6 Numbers 24 Events


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11 High-quality plastic laminates for the mining industry Reef Industries


Regional focus 12 A bleak history


In May 2020, miners from Rio Tinto destroyed the caves at Australia’s Juukan Gorge, an ancient Aboriginal site that’s been part of the local culture for perhaps 46,000 years. Andrea Valentino talks to James Fitzgerald, a lawyer at the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility, and Tim Buckley, director at Climate Energy Finance, to understand the long history behind the incident, what is being done to prevent future vandalism – and whether it is enough to put to make a fairer industry.


Power supply


16 Spark up the conversation A truly sustainable mine not only makes use of electric-powered equipment – that equipment also needs to run on renewable energy. Elly Earls meets Madi Ratcliffe, the manager of Australia’s Electric Mine Consortium, which has brought together leading players in the mining industry to accelerate progress towards the fully electrified zero CO2


and particulates mine, in World Mining Frontiers / www.nsenergybusiness.com Technology & equipment


19 The digital defence Andrea Valentino talks to Justin Berman, technical director at Skybox Security, and Alex Dow, CTO at Mirai Security, to understand the scale of the challenge digitalisation poses for global mining, how working with external partners is helping operators prepare for the worst – and why rising geopolitical instability could make mining even more of a bullseye for hackers.


23 The future of rock reinforcement Normet


Automation & robotics 24 Safe for work


The importance of establishing precautions for autonomous systems to maintain the safety and security of personnel working in the mining industry is critical. Nicholas Kenny speaks with Chirag Sathe, a mining automation expert and co-author of the Global Mining Guidelines Group white paper “System Safety for Autonomous Mining”, on how mine operators can help to ensure mine safety while integrating this developing technology.


Materials handling 27 Piece by piece


As mining operators see resources run low at their main hub sites, many


33 Smart systems for safe and accurate drilling J.H Fletcher & Co


35 Getting to the core of the mining industry Petrolab


Health & safety


36 All hands off deck Nikki Peach hears from Foretellix’s vice- president of specialised vehicles Erik Gulbrandsen and head of marketing Dan Atzmon, on the importance of process validation and why mines are poised for a digital future.


Sustainability


39 Within the scope While mining companies are unilaterally taking steps to address their Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), challenges still abound over how to tackle Scope 3. Elly Earls speaks to Christian Spano, director of innovation at the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), to hear about the steps the organisation is taking to set credible targets for emissions across the value chain and how they plan to overcome the technological and collaborative barriers in their way.


42 Fast and local spare part delivery and service NETZSCH


5 In this issue


The headlines and vital stats impacting the industry.


order to find out about their greatest challenges on this journey and why business models need to change, not just technology.


look to extend their operations further and further out to surrounding satellite mines. However, whether operators install new infrastructure at these satellites or transport the material back to their hubs for processing, many sites will be deemed too costly to make the effort worthwhile. Nicholas Kenny speaks with Mike Grey, chief executive of mining services at Mineral Resources, to learn about how modular, scalable and relocatable crushing and screening plants can help address this issue.


30 Advanced solutions to any mining issue CEMTEC


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