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The WA Data Science Innovation Hub is a WA Government initiative, supported by Curtin University, aiming to ensure the State remains at the forefront of the digital revolution by increasing the uptake, education, training and awareness of data science in WA.

AI’s big impact on automation & exploration in Australian mining

AI's big impact on automation & exploration in Australian mining While the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning has been relatively slow in being taken up by some sectors of the Australian mining industry, a leading local advocate for the technology believes it is about to be taken up in a significant way. WA Data Science Innovation Hub director Alex Jenkins says there is growing interest in the benefits AI can provide, particularly...

More time required for mine rehab

More time required for mine rehab

A one-year old mine site restoration in WA. Image: Centre for Mine Site Restoration. BY ELIZABETH FABRI TAILINGS dams are among the most ‘ecologically hostile’ by-products of mining operations yet there is currently a lack of sufficient technology to deliver timely and cost-effective restoration outcomes, according to Curtin University’s ARC Centre for Mine Site Restoration (CMSR). In its new report One giant leap for mankind: can ecopoiesis avert mine tailings disasters?, CMSR argues more time is needed to allow for adequate mine site restoration practices, with current legislation providing a short timeframe. “After a mining operation ceases, there is often less than 10 years given to adequately restore the used land back to a sustainable ecological landscape,...

$32m makeover for School of Mines

$32m makeover for School of Mines

Curtin chancellor Colin Beckett and vice-chancellor Professor Deborah Terry, Deputy Premier Liza Harvey and Member for Kalgoorlie Wendy Duncan at Agricola’s relaunch . By Elizabeth Fabri CURTIN University WA School of Mines’ accommodation in Kalgoorlie has undergone a $32 million facelift to encourage more students into the region. A collaboration between Curtin University and the WA Government, the Agricola facility will provide accommodation for 228 students, with 180 new individual bedrooms and 48 refurbished rooms. Curtin Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry said the rebuild and refurbishment was extremely important to Kalgoorlie as it would help attract high-calibre students to the region. “The existing accommodation – which had been in operation since the 1970s – needed to be significantly upgraded to meet...