Tuesday, 24 May, 2016 - 12:20
Nuts and bolts of mining innovation
With a strong focus on cutting costs in mining, many WA small businesses are developing ways to dig up resources smarter and cheaper.
Callum McCracken
Executive Director, Mining Division / Hexagon
Most Notable Role
Callum McCracken co-founded drilling technology company Minnovare in 2012 to develop and market the Azimuth Aligner, a drilling rig alignment system that significantly reduces time and labour costs for mining and civil engineering clients. Within just two years, Minnovare provided services to a number of large corporations including Newmont, BHP Billiton, Swick Mining Services, Rio Tinto and US-based Nicholson. In January 2022, Minnovare was acquired by Hexagon AB - a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies. Mr McCracken then became the executive director of Hexagon's mining division.
Mr McCracken supports the WA Marathon Club.
