All articles by Julian Turner

Is it better to build a new mine or to buy one?

Is it better to build a mine or to buy one? That’s the question vexing multinationals struggling with increased ore…
Mining robots: Rio Tinto doubles down on autonomous drilling

Visit the remote mining region of Pilbara in Western Australia and it won’t be long before you catch sight of…
Mind the gap: training mining workers for a digital future

In 2008, Rio Tinto launched its ‘Mine of the Future’ project. Envisaging a near-future where human miners and robots worked…
Risky business: managing political instability in the mining industry

Anyone in search of a cautionary tale about the myriad risks faced by energy and mining companies operating abroad need…
Mind the gap: training mining workers for a digital future

In 2008, Rio Tinto launched its ‘Mine of the Future’ project. Envisaging a near-future where human miners and robots worked…

Mapping the future: Professor Hyam Rubinstein discusses the MineOptima project

Professor Hyam Rubinstein − along with colleagues Doreen Thomas, Nick Wormald, Marcus Brazil, David Lee and Peter Grossman − has…
Improving sustainability: should miners turn to IoT?

The Internet of Things (IoT), which connects everything from domestic appliances to heavy machinery to the internet, has in less…
Altered states: mining regulations in Queensland and across Australia

Mining has been prevalent in Queensland since the late 1800s, when workers, armed with little more than picks, shovels and…
Deep impact: Atlas Copco takes automated drilling to the next level

In the north of Western Australia’s remote Pilbara region, at all hours of the day, giant blast hole drills owned…
Fly-in, fly-out – the mental and physical effects of mining work schedules

Speaking at the launch of the 2015-2025 Western Australian Resources Sector Outlook in November 2014, Reg Howard-Smith, CEO of the…