All articles by Andrew Tunnicliffe

Cleaner fuels – a bridge to electrification?

The mining industry is key to the global energy transition, but it also contributes significantly to both climate change and…
Designing a fully electric mine with Norge Mineraler and ABB

“Electrification creates enormous opportunities for operational cost savings, innovative mine designs and resilience against uncertainty,” says the Electric Mine Consortium…
Tech wrap: ground engaging tools go digital

Ground engaging tools (GETs) are a critical element of mining tools. Used as attachments to industrial-scale machinery, they work in…
Emergency drill: a look at mine safety and rescue in Australia

Australia’s mining community has been rocked by a series of tragic incidents in the last 18 months. The latest, in…
The role of technology in mine safety and rescue

Mining is fraught with risk. Although advances in safety, operational practices and regulation have helped to significantly lower the number…

Mine fleet management in the age of automation

Digitalisation and automation are no longer futuristic concepts in the mining industry. Over the last decade or so, the proposition…
Outback powerpack: how battery storage could be the future of Western Australian mining

It was said to be ’low-hanging fruit’; nevertheless, bringing battery energy storage systems (BESS) to Western Australia’s vast mining projects…
On a roll: how nitrogen is fast becoming the tyre-filler of choice

On 26 April, the world will mark the 81st anniversary of what many believe to be the worst mining disaster…
Satellites in the south: creating space for mining innovations

With routes dating back to the Space Race between the former Soviet Union and the US, the Apollo era and…
Satellites in the south: making space for mining innovations

With routes dating back to the Space Race between the former Soviet Union and the US, the Apollo era and…