RIO Tinto is set to bring 150 driverless trucks to its Yandicoogina mine in WA.

THE WA ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection) map was recently released by the Centre of Excellence for 3D Mineral Mapping (C3DMM) and marks a milestone in mineral exploration putting WA at the forefront of geosciences.

AS the Gillard Government thrusts nuclear energy back onto the national agenda, a group of Curtin researchers are looking to temper the highly polarising subject with objective science.

AN ingenious electronic sensor which monitors the condition of rollers in conveyor belts used by the mining industry has won the overall 2011 WA Innovator of the Year award.