Whitehaven Coal has announced it has executed definitive sale agreements with BHP Group and Mitsubishi Development to acquire two coalmines in Queensland. [ + ]

Festo is now offering the Festo AX Data access app (a data-driven AI solution) on the Siemens Industrial Edge Marketplace. [ + ]

Glencore has announced that after 60 years of copper mining, the Mount Isa Mines underground copper operations will close in 2025. [ + ]

The NSW Government has approved a $320 million Western Sydney metal coating facility for BlueScope Steel. [ + ]

The IICA has announced it will be holding two Technology Expos in Tasmania in November. [ + ]

ABB Robotics has launched the IRB 1090 industrial education robot, authenticated by STEM.org, designed to upskill students. [ + ]

SICK and Endress+Hauser have signed a joint memorandum of understanding for a strategic partnership. [ + ]

Fortescue has announced it has taken the lead investor role in US company Electric Hydrogen's (EH2) US$380 million Series C funding round. [ + ]

The MilliMobile, developed by researchers at the University of Washington, is a tiny self-driving robot that requires no external power source or batteries. [ + ]

Miners can optimise the life of their conveyor belts by adopting a software solution that improves motor control, says a global material handling expert. [ + ]

Oxair has supplied its onsite oxygen and nitrogen generators to a Broken Hill mining operation that is producing cobalt to help power millions of EVs. [ + ]

Rockwell Automation MES solution aids BIC in shifting towards standardised and paperless operations. [ + ]

Underground mines are challenging environments for the safe operation of autonomous machines, but next-generation digital solutions could change that. [ + ]

The CSIRO Indigenous STEM Scholarship will now be awarded in perpetuity following a further $500,000 gift. [ + ]

Aerofloat has been awarded the contract to design and build a wastewater treatment plant at Incitec Pivot Limited's Gibson Island facilities. [ + ]