In the vibrant Gold Coast setting, our team recently participated in the ISEE 2023 conference, a gathering of drill […]

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Elevating Mining Excellence through Technology and Customer Success Vancouver, BC – In the heart of Canada’s tech hub, Riley, […]

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Mining operations are constantly striving to improve their performance and maximise productivity. In the pursuit of operational excellence, the […]

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Have you heard about orebody learning but don’t know how to make it work for you? Then our upcoming […]

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Orebody learning refers to the use of advanced machine learning algorithms to analyze geological data and optimize mining operations. […]

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Digital mine to mill software offers several benefits over traditional mine to mill consulting, including: Site specific data analysis: […]

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Orebody learning is a technique used in mining operations to better understand the composition and characteristics of the ore […]

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Machine learning software can provide operational decision support for drill and blast optimisation in several ways: Predictive modelling: Machine […]

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Machine learning can be used to optimize the mine value chain in several ways. Here are some examples: Process […]

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Orebody learning is a new approach to mining that harnesses the power of advanced analytics and machine learning to […]

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Diesel consumption can be reduced on a mine site through orebody learning by using algorithms that analyze and optimize […]

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Fluctuating dig rates at a mining operation can create several problems, including: Delays in production: When dig rates fluctuate, […]

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Unexpected fragmentation on a mine site can have significant downstream effects on the entire mining operation, particularly in terms […]

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Mining operations require significant amounts of data to be collected and analyzed in order to efficiently and effectively extract […]

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Machine learning can take into account the unique geology of a mine site by incorporating geologic data into the […]

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A mining company can leverage machine learning in several ways to extract ore more efficiently and effectively, here are […]

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High levels of sulfur in ore can present several challenges in the recovery process at a mining operation. These […]

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Sultan Abulkhair is a first year PhD student at the ARC Training Centre for Integrated Operations for Complex Resources. […]

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We are thrilled to receive AusIMM’s Most Innovative Paper Award for:  The Application of Digital Twin Machine Learning Models […]

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The Problem: Consistent fragmentation in blasted rock can be difficult to achieve in large blast areas.   Changes in rock […]

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The Problem: An open cut iron ore mine in North America required a fast, reliable way to quantify fine […]

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Five remarkable women in STEM reflect on what International Women in Engineering Day means to them Held on 23rd […]

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Orebody Learning™ is an artificial intelligence system that enables mining operations to learn about their orebody directly from operational […]

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Watch presentation by PETRA CEO Dr Penny Stewart: Beyond machine learning and AI – why the non-shiny aspects of […]

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  Discover: Orebody learning and data fusion ore tracking   PETRA is excited to exhibit and present at the […]

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Great turn out today as post-grads and post-docs from Adelaide’s ARC Training Centre for Integrated Operations for Complex Resources were […]

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The Problem: A very large iron ore operation in Australia with multiple AG mill grinding and processing trains required […]

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Is environmental impact now part of your mining operations bottom line? We understand that you need to increase operational […]

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The Problem: A large porphyry operation in Chile with a conventional SAG mill and ball mill grinding circuit followed […]

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The Problem: A large copper-gold porphyry operation in Western Australia saw the potential in automated process decision support for […]

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Sponsored by the Minerals Council of Australia and delivered online via the edX platform, Curtin University and the The University of Queensland will be offering six […]

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PETRA is proud to be an industry participant in ARC Training Centre for Integrated Operations for Complex Resources. The […]

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The Problem: Mine Specifications Mine Type: Open Cut Gold Data type: Maptek XR3 scanner No filtering required FRAGx demo […]

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The Problem: Accurate indications of blast performance were required to evaluate oversize material and rebreak requirements in this open […]

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We constantly hear about operators noticing increases in energy costs and look for ways to reduce OpEx. Cost control […]

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More often than not we hear that mine sites want a digital solution for their operation but don’t trust […]

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We understand the mining skills shortage is challenging and more often than not we hear that mining teams are […]

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The Problem: In 2019, an underground project study team in South Australia was looking for new ways to improve […]

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A nationwide mining skills shortage is definitely real and it comes as no surprise with mining companies locked in […]

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The Problem: A manganese alloy smelter in Tasmania was experiencing two to three weeks lost production several times per […]

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The Problem: Unplanned equipment downtime was occurring due to trip limits on grinding mill motors being triggered.   The […]

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The Problem: In his address to the Sydney Mining Club today, Newcrest CEO Sandeep Biswas talked about how their […]

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On the 29th April, PETRA showcased the following presentation at AusIMM Life of Mine 2021 Conference: ‘The application of […]

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The use of digital twins in process plant optimisation is gradually becoming more widespread, but this is not the […]

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As part of AusIMM’s Tech Talk series, Dr Penny Stewart (Mining Engineer and Founder and CEO of PETRA) was […]

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PETRA is extremely proud and excited to have MAXTA nominated as a finalist for this years METS Award. We […]

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Friday 26th March 2021 Leon Morgan our head of partnerships was delighted to present at last Friday’s ISEE Australian Chapter […]

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Last week PETRA hosted its first Industry Panel for 2021 to discuss how engineers and geologists are using orebody […]

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In a revolutionary application of digital knowhow, a large scale iron ore operation now has the capability to foresee which zones […]

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We’re very excited to launch our new MAXTA Portal! PETRA has seen the scale of pit-to-port and mine-to-mill optimisation software […]

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Last month at Future of Mining 2018, PETRA Managing Director, Penny Stewart demonstrated the world’s first digital twin for […]

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The Problem:  In 2018, PanAust’s Ban Houayxai gold-silver operation in northern Laos faced a challenging issue: infrequent episodes of […]

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In collaboration with Maptek, PETRA has developed a webinar to show you how to unleash the capacity of MAXTA […]

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  Last week PETRA hosted an industry panel to discuss  how engineers and geologists are using orebody learning technology. […]

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PETRA is pleased to invite you to our next webinar focused on knowledge sharing around digital twin modelling for […]

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Keep the industry moving forward in these uncertain times! Due to popular demand PETRA is pleased to announce a […]

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We’re very pleased to announce PETRA has opened a Perth office at Central Park, St Georges Terrace. The new […]

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InDiMin and PETRA launch AI for Sustainable Mining Last month, in Santiago, Chilean operator productivity start-up InDiMin and Australian […]

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On May 21, Dr Penny Stewart Managing Director of PETRA Data Science co-hosted the Austmine Machine Learning Workshop in […]

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In an industry first, Maptek and PETRA Data Science have established a partnership which will enable seamless value chain optimisation and […]

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On Monday 30th October 2017, PETRA Principal and CEEC International Founding Director Dr Zeljka Pokrajcic took to the stage […]

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In his address to the Sydney Mining Club today, Newcrest CEO Sandeep Biswas talks about how their data science collaboration […]

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The team at PETRA Data Science is delighted to announce that their engineered data science FORESTALL® downtime prediction algorithms […]

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Managing Director and Principal of PETRA Data Science, Dr Penny Stewart attended resource sector hackathon Unearthed Melbourne over the […]

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We’re delighted to announce that our PRODFINDER® data integration solution is a finalist in 2016 Mining Magazine Awards!  Mining Magazine […]

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When the Eastern Australian Ground Control Group  invited Principal, Penny Stewart to give a talk on machine learning applications in geotechnical […]

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