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METS urged to collaborate

espite contributing 15% to Australia’s “The first couple of years was really all
DGDP and being one of the country’s about talking to industry and understand-
highest growth industries, the METS sec- ing what it was that the industry wanted,
tor is yet to fully embrace collaboration. both METS companies and mining com-
METS – mining equipment, technology panies,” Clarke said.
and services – companies have record- “Over the next two years we’ll be con-

ed two consecutive years of gross value- tinuing to execute these sorts of pro-
add (GVA) growth. About 6,000 METS grammes.”

firms contribute about 80% to this GVA. The METS sector is responsible for

However, a lack of collaboration con- 75% of all patents lodged in mining in

tinues to plague the sector with METS Australia, compared to 13% from miners
Ignited Australia Ltd general manager and 12% from researchers.

industry engagement Peter Clarke sug- Of the nearly $240 billion the mining

gesting some companies were still and METS sectors collectively contribute

caught up in a “cultural barrier”. Peter Clarke to the Australian economy, about 40%
“One thing we have been pushing is comes directly from the latter.
more collaboration of METS compa- oration is by waving the cheque book and “It really is, if not the leader globally,

nies in order to scale up their offerings,” saying: ‘we’ve got some money here’. then right near the top,” Clarke said. “I’ve

Clarke said. But, unless you’re collaborating with the taken technologies to Latin America,

“It’s a really important message that best one or two other METS companies, North America and Africa, and if you

we’re trying to get out there. Of course you’re not eligible. And we’re starting to walk in the door to a mining company and

there are a lot of culture barriers to col- see that drive a little bit of change.” say ‘this technology is proven, it’s been
laboration in Australia amongst our Now in its fourth year, METS Ignited used in the Australian mining industry’,

METS companies and it’s proving to be is championing a number of initiatives, for many people that’s a tick of approval

quite a challenge to get our METS com- including robotics and automation and because they know that it is world-class

panies to work together. CRC-based programmes such as Minex here.”

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