Industrea’s wholly owned subsidiary, Advanced Mining Technologies (AMT) has received a A$35.6 million order for its open cut mining CAS-CAM/RF^® collision avoidance system from BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA). The order will be delivered over two years and includes more than 3,100 specialist radio frequency based collision avoidance systems and specialist support software, to be deployed at six of BMA’s open-pit coal mining sites comprising Norwich Park, Saraji, Peak Downs, Goonyella Riverside, Blackwater and Gregory throughout the Bowen Basin in Queensland.

CAS-CAM/RF is a vehicle-mounted collision avoidance system that provides advanced warning and automatic object detection, promoting significantly improved safety performance at mine sites. The CAS-CAM/RF system will now be used at a total of 33 sites around the world, with more than 6,600 operational units.

Robin Levison, Managing Director and CEO of Industrea, said “The CAS-CAM/RF system is a best of breed, robust system that is proven in production sites around the world. It is configurable for a broad range of requirements which makes the product suitable to a wide range of production environments. Over recent years we have been positioning Industrea to supply large orders to blue chip customers. We are well prepared for this order and have the team in place to execute the agreed delivery and installation timetable.”

Other major clients using CAS-CAM/RF include Rio Tinto, Anglo American and Vale, along with long standing Chinese customers Shanxi Asian American Daning Energy Corporation and Jincheng Anthracite Mining Group.