In a prior post, Mongolia's Mining Boom-Location Location Location, we highlighted how Mongolia's proximity to China along with China's demand for raw materials had led to a boom in mining projects and the need for process automation expertise. Emerson's Douglas...
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Decoupling Maintenance from Mining Operations
Seeing a pit crew in action at a Formula One race is seeing optimized maintenance in action. Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo, a member of the metals and mining industry team, highlights an Automining Conference presentation comparing these pit crews to how mining...
Efficiency and Rationing will Increase in Mining Investments
As global economies come under increasing changes, industries are impacted in their future investment profiles. Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo, a member of the metals and mining industry team, highlights changes in Australia and how the mining industry is responding to...
Canada-New Destination for Chinese Mining Investments
Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo, a member of the metals and mining industry team, looks at the changing landscape of mining investments in Canada. Many investors are shifting their sights away from China due their slowing economy. Conversely, Chinese businesses are...
Cleaning up Mining and Metal Operations
An industry commitment and new technologies are contributing to cleaner metals and mining operations. Emerson's Michael Pearson, a member of the Rosemount Measurement team and metals and mining industry team, shares examples of the progress being made. Mining and...
Balancing Benefits and Public Opinion in Quebec Plan Nord Mining Project
The global need for nickel, cobalt, platinum group metals, zinc, iron ore, ilmenite, gold, lithium, vanadium, and rare earth metals is balanced by the need to mine these metals with public opinion in mine's region. Emerson's Janine McCormick shares her interest and...
Open Pit Mining and the Need to go Deeper
Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo, a member of the metals and mining industry team, highlights the challenges in open pit mining and need to explore ever deeper. More and more we hear how the trend on mining is to go underground. More recently, the Wall Street Journal...
Still Plenty of Mining Resources Here on Earth
After a week of vacation being almost totally off the grid, it's great to get back in the saddle. In today's guest post, Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo of the metals & mining industry team provides perspectives on the availability of key minerals here on Earth. You...
Australian Mineral Rent Resource Tax
Emerson's Dan Nower, a member of the Machinery Health Management team, looks at the impact of changing tax rates on Australian miners. At first look, the 30% tax that the Australian government is about to impose looks bad. In fact, my first thought was, "What is the...
Attracting the Next Generation of Miners
Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo, a member of the metals and mining industry team, recaps need for technical expertise from a presentation at a recent mining industry conference. On April 9th, I attended the EXPOMIN in Santiago, Chile. It is one of the largest mining...
Trends in Mining-Coal Still Strong
Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo, a member of the metals and mining industry team, provides an update on coal mining trends. Coal has been used since the 1880s to power the industrial revolution, and some people might argue that it time to be replaced. But in fact, the...
The Mining and Metals Industry is in Overdrive but is Equipment Keeping Up?
In today's guest post, Emerson's Amy Davidson, a member of the Asset Optimization team, describes how metals and mining producers can improve reliability by continuously monitoring the health of their production equipment. As a product manager, it's my job to talk to...
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