Category: Mining Technology
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The Applicability of IoT in the Mining Industry
Now used in many industries, Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 technology can benefit mining in a number of ways; from asset and predictive management, to safety and helping the environment. This week’s Blog takes a look at several different facets of the mining industry that can be bettered through IoT, and at how mining…
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There’s more than meets the eye
Mining operations normally run for 24 hours a day, year after year and unplanned downtime – whether due to an environmental concern, a safety issue or equipment failure – could result in significant output deficits, financial losses, and prolonged business disruptions. This week’s Blog examines how intelligent machine vision is changing the way we look…
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Microsoft Gains More Territory in Mining
Excel will always have its place, but Azure platforms are now taking mining into industry 4.0. This week’s Blog takes a look at how DataCloud is partnering with Microsoft in delivering real-time information so that mining partners can better understand how their operations can be optimized to their specific geology.
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Common misconceptions about your passwords
With the current trends in technology advancements and cybersecurity threats, authentication technologies are evolving to match up. Unfortunately, headlines in the news can cause you to believe a myriad of myths and misconceptions about passwords and the future of authentication. This week’s Blog takes a look at some of the most common misconceptions about passwords…
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Mines’ technology push means new approaches to digitization
As mining companies increasingly look to new technologies to improve their productivity, they are starting to think differently about how they approach such bleeding edge issues as digitization and automation. This week’s Blog takes a look at how the development of new technologies and related software are becoming increasingly crucial in optimising overall efficiency and…
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Common misconceptions about your passwords
Common misconceptions about your passwords Written by Jack Warner at Techwarn. With the current trends in technology advancements and cybersecurity threats, it’s exciting to see how authentication technologies are evolving to match up. Many tech experts are now exploring a new world beyond password authentication. Some of the emerging alternatives include multi-factor authentication (MFA), biometrics,…
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Beyond MWD – Seismic While Drilling Established subsurface evaluation technology from oil and gas enters the Mining Industry
Beyond MWD – Seismic While Drilling Established subsurface evaluation technology from oil and gas enters the Mining Industry Written by Thor Kallestad and Jamie Rector at DataCloud Over the past 20 years the oil and gas industry has seen the role of production geophysics grow rapidly. Production geophysics is aimed at improving oil and gas…
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MineSense: Unearthing smarter mining practices with tech
Until very recently the process of metal mining was characterized by a lack of visibility and only after the lengthy, costly, and resource-intensive process of extracting, processing, and refining material from the earth would that material’s true value be confirmed. But MineSense is eliminating this lack of visibility and disrupting the mining industry while they’re…
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Mining for operational excellence
Operational excellence in the mining industry is of critical importance because everyone within it operates in a similar way. The mining company that has complete end-to-end visibility of its natural resource extraction and marketing processes, that understands the importance of HR in asset management, and also uses operational intelligence to inform its decisions will be…
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Who’s watching when you aren’t? AI-powered machine vision – enhancing remote monitoring and real-time pipeline leak detection in metals mining
An undetected pipeline leak has the potential to endanger workers, damage local ecosystems beyond rehabilitation, contaminate drinking water supply, and leave community livelihoods in ruins, as well as cost mining companies millions of dollars in damages. This week’s Blog takes a look at Canadian software company, IntelliView Technologies, whose innovation takes video and image analysis…