Andrew Tunnicliffe, Author at Mining Technology

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“The potential to provide more”: inside British Columbia’s mining skills roadmap

Andrew Tunnicliffe asks how British Columbia’s Mining Skills Roadmap might help prepare the workforce for life in the mines of tomorrow.

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The Australian innovators embracing cloud technology

Cloud-based technologies are heralding a new era of mining, from the way it’s done, who’s needed to do it and the skills they bring with them. Andrew Tunnicliffe takes a look.

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Drilling for success: inside excavation innovation in mining

There are promising signs in mining, as one of the most critical elements of the industry – drilling – its committing to innovation and collaboration, as Andrew Tunnicliffe explains.

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What next for Australia’s uranium mines?

As the world reignites its interest in nuclear power, the election of Anthony Albanese has drawn into question where Australian uranium mining might be headed. Andrew Tunnicliffe assesses the current climate and tries to untangle the issue.

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To boldly go: around Sandvik’s latest innovations and acquisitions

The Sandvik Group, and in particular Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology, has been a mainstay of the mining industry for generations. Andrew Tunnicliffe takes a look at some of its biggest recent collaborations and most ground-breaking technologies.

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The role of mining in an energy crisis

We consider the inconsistent nature of renewable power and what this could mean for coal.

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The FIFO frontline: Covid-19 and Australian mining

With state leaders in Western Australia flipflopping over the opening up of the region thanks to a resurgence of Covid-19, its critical mining community might fast become the frontline of the fight against the virus.