Technology/Services: What's next for smart miners?; Putting ME in METS; BT extends Glencore connection

View this email in your browser Technology/Services Friday, September 19, 2014 What happens next in smart mining era? Two industry leaders with fingers on the pulse of mining technology investments worldwide see real reasons for the industry to sustain levels of investment that ushered in the so-called smart mining era last decade. In fact, like a lot of others now, they don't see that the industry has much of a choice. Share this: Putting the Middle East in METS Tech for mining, from a country with few mines. Share this: Drillers hoping they have hit rock bottom December, January, April. The major drilling companies diverge on when the financial year ends, but one thing they can probably all agree on is the end of the current year can't come soon enough. Share this: SPONSORED MESSAGE   The Mining Industry is Changing Hear What Industry Experts Have to Say To address economic and productivity challenges, the mining industry is undergoing fundamental changes. Do you know how it will change – and are you ready for it? Read the Special Report on Mining Innovation to hear about the state of the mining industry and the role new and innovative software technologies will play to help it meet its challenges. Download this free Report to learn: What you can do now to affect positive change How technology will transform operational productivity How one company doubled production and reduced costs 44% Download now   BT locks up Glencore contract Telecommunications specialist BT has won an extension to its contract with Glencore plc, claiming to be providing the global miner with communications network standardisation and integration answers it was seeking in the wake of the Xstrata-Glencore merger. Share this: CAE gets on with business CAE Mining is getting on with business in a way that would be impressing potential suitors such as Hexagon AB. Share this: Slow turnaround Mining equipment suppliers toughing it out amid a deep trough in ordering activity in key commodity sectors are seeing further signs of a trend that could magnify future growth prospects. Share this: Maptek not standing still Steve Craig has been saying for close to a decade some out-of-the-box thinking at his small Western Australian firm had created a unique mine scheduling product. Now Australia's biggest mining software firm has bought the line – and the product. Share this: Not a subscriber? Start a FREE trial to view these articles and more premium content.   Latest Supplement MJ Greenland Supplement The government of Greenland wishes to promote the prosperity and welfare of Greenland's society. Share this Promoting opportunities in mineral resources Greenland is focusing on implementing a new mining strategy as part of a five-year government plan New, three-pronged approach Following the amendment of the Mineral Resources Act, the responsibilities of the former Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum as per January 1, 2013 have been divided among the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, the Mineral Licence and Safety Authority and the Environment Agency for Mineral Resources Activities. The strategy The mineral and hydrocarbon strategies from 2014-18 offer new specific proposals as to the direction in which Greenland should go over the next five years. Events update International Mining and Resources Conference September 22-26, 2014, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, Australia Mines and Money London December 1-5, 2014, Business Design Centre, London, UK Login Latest Issue Supplements Free Newsletter Subscribe Visit us online for more: www.mining-journal.com © Mining Journal 2014, all rights reserved. To guarantee delivery of this email please add mail@mining-information.com to your address book and safe senders list. Unsubscribe