In the early 1900s, horse manure threatened to inundate urban life. That problem wasn’t solved by upgrading the horse, but by shifting to a new mode of urban transport based around the latest technological innovation: the internal combustion engine. Is the mining industry about to go through its own paradigm-shifting experience? by Jonathan Rowland Zero-entry mining represents a radical departure…
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The two recently inked a memorandum of understanding to identify digital use cases and areas of strategic overlap in the mining industry. The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) announced in mid-March that it has teamed with The Open Group, a vendor-neutral technology consortium to work in tandem and foster collaboration between its members in mining and the OSDU for Mining…
Read MoreGlobal group offers industry first in a suite of resources focused on harnessing the benefits of geometallurgical programs. The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) recently released its “Introduction to Geometallurgy” white paper, a foundational resource designed to introduce and support the implementation of geometallurgical principles in mining projects. Geometallurgy, defined as an interdisciplinary practice for evaluating and optimizing mining operations…
Read MoreThe Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) has teamed with the Electric Mine Consortium (EMC) to further their shared mission of accelerating electrification and decarbonization in the mining industry worldwide. The pair announced their memorandum of understanding (MoU) on July 17. “We aim to leverage our collective expertise, resources, and networks to drive collaboration and create innovative solutions that address the…
Read MoreThe Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) has published “A Standardized Time Classification Framework for Mobile Equipment in Surface Mining: Operational Definitions, Time Usage Model, and Key Performance Indicators,” released on Aug. 31.
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