Transformation of the Australian mining industry and future prospects
The rapid industrialization in recent decades has enormously increased demands for energy and mineral resources. At the same time, economically viable resources near the surface have been nearly depleted, and the mining industry is facing new challenges of processing low-grade ore, increasing depth,...
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| author | Jang, Hyong Doo Topal, Erkan |
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| description | The rapid industrialization in recent decades has enormously increased demands for energy and mineral resources. At the same time, economically viable resources near the surface have been nearly depleted, and the mining industry is facing new challenges of processing low-grade ore, increasing depth, climate changes, and rigorous social and environmental constraints. Furthermore, accountability for major social and sustainable development problems in the mining sector has imposed a further economic burden on mining companies. These challenges in the mining industry can be solved through technical improvements and the optimization of the entire mining value chain using advanced information and communication technologies (ICTs) and automation techniques. This paper presents future prospects of the mining industry by reviewing the sustainable development in mining, the global trend of mining innovations and initiatives of major mining companies, and some new mining technologies in Australia. Furthermore, future prospects and blueprints of the mining industry are suggested. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-798662020-08-21T07:16:07Z Transformation of the Australian mining industry and future prospects Jang, Hyong Doo Topal, Erkan 0914 - Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy The rapid industrialization in recent decades has enormously increased demands for energy and mineral resources. At the same time, economically viable resources near the surface have been nearly depleted, and the mining industry is facing new challenges of processing low-grade ore, increasing depth, climate changes, and rigorous social and environmental constraints. Furthermore, accountability for major social and sustainable development problems in the mining sector has imposed a further economic burden on mining companies. These challenges in the mining industry can be solved through technical improvements and the optimization of the entire mining value chain using advanced information and communication technologies (ICTs) and automation techniques. This paper presents future prospects of the mining industry by reviewing the sustainable development in mining, the global trend of mining innovations and initiatives of major mining companies, and some new mining technologies in Australia. Furthermore, future prospects and blueprints of the mining industry are suggested. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79866 10.1080/25726668.2020.1786298 Taylor & Francis restricted |
| spellingShingle | 0914 - Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy Jang, Hyong Doo Topal, Erkan Transformation of the Australian mining industry and future prospects |
| title | Transformation of the Australian mining industry and future prospects |
| title_full | Transformation of the Australian mining industry and future prospects |
| title_fullStr | Transformation of the Australian mining industry and future prospects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transformation of the Australian mining industry and future prospects |
| title_short | Transformation of the Australian mining industry and future prospects |
| title_sort | transformation of the australian mining industry and future prospects |
| topic | 0914 - Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79866 |