Workday has released Workday Learning, powered by Sana, an AI-native training platform that combines Workday’s existing HR and skills datasets with Sana’s generative tools to personalise learning pathways for mining workforces. The system can auto-generate course content, assessments and microlearning from existing policies, SOPs and technical documents, while tracking role-specific competencies such as equipment operation, safety procedures and regulatory compliance. For mine operators, this offers a way to standardise training across sites, shorten onboarding and keep skills matrices current without manual content development.

Datamine has released 2026 upgrades across its mining software suite, tightening data flow between exploration, geology, mine planning, laboratory information management and production control. Key advances include deeper integration between Studio RM resource modelling, Studio OP/UG mine design, Fusion LIMS and the Minemax scheduler, plus improved interoperability with fleet management and plant control systems via standardised APIs. For engineers, the changes aim to cut manual data handling in block model updates, short-interval control and grade reconciliation, and to support more consistent multi-mine planning workflows.

Researchers at Birmingham City University and steel specialist HadleyFRAME have automated structural checks in digital building models, cutting connection-checking time by 96% on projects with more than 18,000 joints. Two custom tools, developed under a West Midlands Advanced Construction Cluster sprint, include a parameter-driven copying utility that trims batch copy time for five connections from 15 to 12 minutes, and a model-wide scanner that flags missing or unexpected steel connections before fabrication. Tested on a five-storey modular residential scheme in Derbyshire, the system targets early detection of connection errors, directly affecting QA workflows for modern methods of construction.