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The mining industry is at a crossroads as latest industry insights reveals that electric mines can operate at costs between 56% and 88% lower than their diesel-powered counterparts.

ASX 100-listed technology firm and data centre-as-a-service provider NextDC will open its next centre in the Pilbara, the company says, adding that the new Tier III-certified outlet is named PH1 Port Hedland.

WildTech, a technology solutions provider of business centric application solutions for the cloud, has inked a contract with mining technology company Chrysos Corporation.

Brisbane-based digital engineering SaaS provider RedEye has joined forces with the IBM and Shell-developed Oren Marketplace, as a founding solution provider on the platform.

The CSIRO has developed a new groundwater sensor system to monitor the environment faster and provide more reliable and less labour-intensive detection for the resources industry.

An iron ore mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region will be Australia’s first major iron ore mining operation to be run entirely off renewable energy during the day, according to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).

Robotics and automation will have the biggest impact on the global mining industry in the next 15 years, according to mining executives.

Telstra has secured a multi-year contract to provide high-speed broadband services via satellite to Newcrest Mining’s Lihir gold mine in Papua New Guinea.

IT services and consulting provider Ajilon has been working with mining company Roy Hill to support the company in optimising existing processes and analysing new initiatives for its business analytics platform.

Telstra has moved further into new territory in the mining industry with the acquisition of mining communications technology services business CBO Telecommunications and the formation of a new business division, Telstra Mining Services.

Local ERP vendor Pronto Software is digging into the mining sector with several recent customer wins.

Nextgen Networks has secured a deal with mining company Roy Hill to provide high-speed data connections between the miner’s communications system in Port Hedland and its Perth-based remote operations centre.

Mining company Rio Tinto has partnered with Accenture to move to what it describes as a “ground-breaking” information systems and technology (IS&T) delivery model as it migrates core enterprise systems to an “As-a-Service” solution based in the cloud.

It’s becoming increasingly difficult for employers to find appropriately qualified ICT professionals to fill available jobs, with recruiters struggling to source talented candidates to fill vacant roles. 

Just two weeks out from the Victorian election, the Australian Computer Society has called on the major political parties to give greater recognition and support for the state’s digital economy as a driver of economic growth.

UK global communications giant BT has secured a contract to build and manage a new global core network across Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific for global diversified natural resource company Glencore.

Energy management solutions provider Schneider Electric, has launched its Power Outage Insight Solution (POI) in the Australian market.

Diversified industrial services provider SubZero Group is adopting Agresso's Business World cloud-based ERP system.

IBM is collaborating globally with Thiess, one of the world’s largest contract miners, to use Big Data to improve machine availability and operational productivity utilising predictive analytics and modeling technologies.

It is well known in the IT industry that effectively harnessing big data in traditional enterprises can lead to significant business gains. In fact, data visualisation and business intelligence is helping a wide range of industries to make smarter, faster and more effective decisions – in sectors as diverse as healthcare and telecommunications, to retail and education.