 | |  | Technology/Services | Monday, October 6, 2014 | | | | | | Senior executives at leading underground mining contractor Barminco remain positive about the company's global expansion plans and continuing to build a cash stockpile in the face of difficult market conditions. And while there is little immediate prospect of an IPO to recapitalise the company, CEO Peter Stokes maintains M&A is on his radar. | | | |  | | | | Continuing uncertainty about mineral exploration levels is dogging bellwether analysis-services group ALS Ltd, which last week confirmed an inability to get a clear reading on market activity meant its September quarter guidance was amiss. However, there are signs the exploration needle could be about to turn, according to one investment bank. | | | | | | | | The mining industry faces a "ticking time bomb" because of its failure to take measures to retain or attract younger professionals at a time when the workforce is ageing, according to Stratum, the global recruitment agency. | | | | | | | | Miners with tailings and rock dump facilities have been facing further scrutiny of late with a few high-profile breaches making regulators even more jittery than usual. | | | | | | | | Mining major Rio Tinto has heralded advanced 3D mapping technology it claims will improve mining efficiency and reduce operational costs by allowing it to focus on removing high-value ore, and less waste, with "pinpoint accuracy". | | | | | | | | BT Global's deeper push beyond networked services into the operations 'space' in mining is gathering momentum, according to two senior figures in the major telco, with a new deal connecting it to Rajant Corporation certainly signalling its intent to grow the mining part of its energy and resources business. | | | | | | | Technologies such as automation, augmented reality and real-time diagnostics, combined with mining's cost, productivity and safety business drivers, may already have the industry in advanced mining countries at a tipping point in terms of the need to fundamentally change asset maintenance processes | | | | | | | Researcher ARC Advisory Group says the worldwide enterprise software market continued its year-over-year growth in the second quarter of 2014, helped by a plus-5% appreciation in the euro vis-à-vis the US dollar from Q2 2013 to Q2 2014, which boosted US-dollar value (euro-denominated) sales. | | | | | | | About half of respondents to an annual survey by Ventyx represented mining companies with little or no data integration across value chains. | | | | | | | | |  |  | Not a subscriber? Start a FREE trial to view these articles and more premium content. | | | | | |  | | | Latest Supplement | | | | Message from the Western Australian Mines and Petroleum Minister | | Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) Deputy Director Michelle Andrews said the Western Australia's (WA's) resources sector had remained the main driver of Australian economic growth and assisted the national economy to weather the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). | | With the Western Australian (WA) Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) and the WA Department of State Development (DSD) located in Perth, the State Government is supported by 11 offices in key global export and investment regions. | | | | |  | | Company profile | | | Euromax Resources is a gold and copper development Company with assets in South East Europe.
| | | | | |  | | Professional placements | | The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) is seeking an Executive Director (ED) to oversee its operations from its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario | | | | | | |  | | Events update | | October 7-9, 2014, Moscow, Russia | | | | | December 1-5, 2014, Business Design Centre, London, UK | | | | December 10-12, 2014, The Grand Hotel & Suites Toronto, Canada | | | | February 9-12, 2015, Cape Town, South Africa
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