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Resources Technology Showcase 2019

$1 million investmentPremiumBunbury set to host WA Creative Technology Innovation Hub

In as little as two months Bunbury’s CBD could be host to a new industry hub to support local, national and international gaming, software development and film production industries

Jacinta Cantatore

New eraVideoArtificial intelligence opens door to risk-free future

Artificial intelligence and data analytics bring new challenges in the way companies consider risk, adapt to new ways of working and the skills needed for the future.

Lee-Anne Petchell

Child’s playVideoWhy gamers will be our future resource industry leaders

With driverless trucks, AI, drones, virtual reality and robotics already at work in the sector, it’s not hard to see how skills honed in gaming could be a plus on any good jobseeker’s resume.

Laura Newell

Hands-onVideoBack to school for the resources industry

The resources industry has made its way back into the classroom after a hiatus of 20 years with a new pilot program being rolled out to Year 5 and 6 students in the Pilbara next year.

Lisa Holland-McNair

Finding a balanceWarning on loss of trades in remote ops roll-out

Raleigh Finlayson has warned of suiting up too early to capture the new technologies being rolled out across the resources industry, arguing much-needed trades could be lost.

Sarah-Jane Tasker

Green shootsVideoWhy clean hydrogen cities are no longer a pipe dream

Perth could look very different in just a few decades as the falling cost of renewable energy opens the door to new ways of powering the city and our everyday lives.

Daniel Newell

‘Keep up’VideoTime for telcos to get smart

Telcos have to work harder to keep up with the smart technologies transforming mining and oil and gas operations, delegates to the Resources Technology Showcase heard.

Sean Smith

‘Smart alerts’VideoBig data wranglers will be resource winners: BHP

The key to success will not be in collecting huge volumes of data but making sense of it, says the Big Australian’s chief transformation officer Jonathan Price.

Lisa Holland-McNair

Yellow giantVideoWATCH: Look inside the mighty Sikorsky S-92 helicopter

Join Tim Hartley, the man who actually flies these giant helicopters, for a tour inside this incredible machine.

First for autoVideoFortescue’s innovation makes it a ‘high-tech start-up’

The miner reckons it is more akin to a tech start-up given the leading roles innovation and technology have played in its startling fast rise into one of the world’s biggest iron ore producers.

Sean Smith

New opportunitiesVideoLeave no one behind: How to reskill for tomorrow’s jobs

Innovation and technology are helping to drive diversity in the workforce but current employees must be given the opportunity to adapt and re-skill.

Jenne Brammer

Career pathVideoPilbara students try on a mining job for size

Year 9 Port Hedland Senior High School students got a glimpse of possible future careers in the resources sector at RTS2019.

Lisa Holland-McNair

Education keyBridge schools-work gap for jobs: Chevron boss

Creating a future workforce by bridging the gap between industry and education is key to shaping Australia’s energy future, according to global LNG giant Chevron.

Lisa Holland-McNair

Technological marvelVideoThe staggering numbers behind the ‘impossible’ Ichthys

Hitoshi Okawa told delegates at RTS2019 that the massive project had taken 50,000 people working at locations across the globe more than 400 million work hours to develop.

Stuart McKinnon

Tree pledgeVideoWATCH: Woodside shows off high-tech kit for kids

The energy giant is showing off the high-tech robotics technology and how students can learn more about the industry and help the environment.

Rise of robotsVideoWhy the future’s on auto at Caterpillar dealer WesTrac

There’s no doubt that technology has already helped to reshape the resources sector, but for the woman at the forefront of the next revolution, there’s still much to do.

Daniel Newell

‘Project tempo’VideoRio’s deep-learning AI building on AutoHaul’s success

Rio’s Ivan Vella has revealed the miner is using AI to pinpoint problems to within 100 metres on its rail network and to predict speed restrictions up to 16 weeks prior to them occurring.

Sarah-Jane Tasker

That’s amazing!VideoWATCH: Rio’s Rubiks-solving robot is made from Lego!

The big miner’s little tech has been thrilling young and old at the Resources Technology Showcase’s free public exhibition.

WATCHVideoRTS2019: We’re under way for Day 2

Delegates have their say about their conference takeaways ...

RTS2019VideoRobots to turn mines of future into ‘rock factories’

The next generation of mine will see AI optimising design; with fully electric, autonomous equipment and the ore mined selectively to improve grade and reduce the material required to be moved.

Stuart McKinnon

‘Shared future’VideoIngenuity key to next step in resource tech revolution

An autonomous, beyond line-of-sight drone flight 600m underground in a WA mine has been cited as a shining example of Australia’s resources ingenuity.

Ben Harvey

Question of skillsRatio of girls in STEM too low, say resources leaders

A panel of senior resources women at the Resources Technology Conference has painted a depressing picture.

Lisa Holland-McNair

Problem solversStudents will take us into new era of innovation

Zero harm, greenhouse gas reduction and selective mining underpins the future of the mining industry and need both innovative thinking and student buy-in, according to global giant Caterpillar Inc.

Lisa Holland-McNair

Great effortMammoth task to showcase some giant gear

South West business institution Piacentini & Son has had to get mining equipment into some precarious positions but this job was a whole new level.

Ben Harvey