According to a recent survey by Timetric’s Mining Intelligence Centre (MIC), GEOVIA’s Surpac has come out as the most widely used mining software across African mines, followed by Datamine and Hexagon Mining’s MineSight.

Environmental monitoring technologies have strong penetration rates in the African mining industry, with significant growth expected for drones and wearable technologies, finds a new report by Timetric’s Mining Intelligence Center (MIC).

The coal sector is the most likely to axe spending even further this year (38%), ahead of precious metals (25%), a new study found.

Maptek’s Vulcan emerges as the most widely used mining software across Australian mines, followed by GEOVIA's Surpac and RPM's XPAC, according to a recent survey by Timetric’s Mining Intelligence Center (MIC).

A recent survey by Timetric's Mining Intelligence Center (MIC) asked over 630 mine managers and senior decision-makers across more than 500 mines globally, to nominate the leading manufacturers (in first and second place) for different types of mining equipment, including pumps and submersibles, regardless of their own supplier.

A recent survey of over 100 decision-makers at Latin American mines by Timetric’s Mining Intelligence Centre (MIC) has found a higher share of respondents plan to invest in remote control equipment and machine automation technologies in the next two years, compared with any other technology.

A recent survey by Timetric’s Mining Intelligence Center (MIC) has shown more mines throughout Latin America prefer to outsource their after-sales equipment support work than any other mining region globally.

These results correspond with the number of operating mines in each region undergoing expansion.

New study shows mines throughout Latin America are dissatisfied with their Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) over cost-related factors, in particular maintenance and servicing costs.

Whilst miners are relatively loyal in Australia and North America to their current Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMS), over half of those in Asia are likely to seek out a new supplier within the next five years, a new report shows.

Timetric’s recent survey of over 100 mine managers and decision-makers working within Canada and the US has found that suppliers hoping to increase their customers through the provision of ‘life cycle management’ contracts for equipment should target US coal companies.

Timetric data from over 630 mines across six regions, highlights a range of investment priorities in different areas of technology.