News: PRIF
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PRIF RCP annual assembly
The Consortium Annual Assembly was held on 13 December 2019 in two adjoining lecture theatres at the University of Adelaide to allow Programs A and B to run presentations concurrently.
Visit to Olympic Dam
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UniSA researchers and Manta Controls had a successful visit to BHP Olympic Dam.
International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC)
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IMER delegates attended the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Melbourne representing the University of Adelaide.
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Extracting more value from mining
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The mining industry is highly complex and energy intensive. It takes a major investment at every stage to obtain good value from the time and effort expended.
Workshop on AI based optimisation
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Consortium researchers attended the 2019 Workshop on AI-based Optimisation (AI-OPT 2019) in Melbourne.
Visit to Olympic Dam
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UniSA researchers and Magotteaux visited BHP Olympic Dam on the 3th to 4th September 2019.
Shaping the future of Australia's mining operations
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The University of Adelaide will lead a new national mining research and training centre utilising advanced technologies that will help to shape the future of Australia’s mining operations.
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Visit to Prominent Hill
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Program A participants Hu Wang, Junjie Zhang and Associate Professor Max Zanin from the University of Adelaide, Andrew Harris from Consilium Technology and Michael Kalicinski from Scantech made a site trip to Prominent Hill.
New research consortium boost to mining sector
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Advanced technologies, including the Industrial Internet of Things, will be used by a new research consortium being launched today to help boost South Australia’s copper production and develop a globally competitive mining technology services sector in the state.
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