Archives: Communications in mining

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is set to unveil three new underground drilling solutions at MINExpo 2021 in Las Vegas, based around a common theme of electrification, sustainability and digitalisation. The new products to be unveiled at the show, taking place from September 13-15, include a new battery-powered bolting rig, an accompanying portable training simulator[…]

Epiroc says it has won a large order for mining equipment and service from Dazhong Mining Co Ltd in China as part of a plan to expand two of its underground iron ore mines in the most “safe and productive manner possible”. Dazhong Mining has ordered a variety of rigs for face drilling, production and[…]

Rajant Corporation, the provider of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, and ESG Solutions, a leading microseismic solutions provider, say they have completed successful testing with Rajant as the backbone for carrying microseismic data to the surface. Underground and open-pit mining customers could benefit from these developments as both companies start deployment trials in October as the[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions says it is enabling fully autonomous fleet operation of multiple Leopard™ DI650i drill rigs from a remote control room with the launch of AutoMine® Surface Drilling AutoCycle. The AutoCycle capabilities expand the iDrill automated drilling cycle with autonomous hole-to-hole tramming, path planning, obstacle detection and geofencing. “With the growing demand[…]

A Curtin University research team will work to bring leading broadband fibre optic acoustic sensing technology to the Australian mining, oil and gas and environmental monitoring industries, offering, the university says, a more cost-effective and safer resource extraction process. As part of the Australian Government’s Global Innovation Linkages Program, the team – led by Professor[…]

At the recent Eastern Economic Forum, gold mining company JSC MC Petropavlovsk and telecomms major PJSC Rostelecom entered into a strategic partnership agreement. The document was signed by Sergey Shumilov, General Director of the Petropavlovsk Management Company and Valery Ermakov, Senior Vice President for Corporate and Government Segments of Rostelecom. Under the agreement, Rostelecom will[…]

Rajant Corporation, the provider of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, and a complement of its technology partners will be attending MINExpo taking place at the Convention Center in Las Vegas, 13-15 September. Showcasing its collaborative solution for fully mobile, underground mine and open-pit connectivity will be Boston Dynamics, NEVIL, Overwatch Aero, Vorbeck, and xCraft. “With the[…]

At MINExpo 2021 in Las Vegas, Zyfra, a Finnish-Russian group of companies specialising in AI and IIoT based solutions for mining and other heavy industries, is going to present its Industrial Internet of Things platform (ZIIoT). “With this platform, a mining company can tear down the silos between parts of the production chain and now[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, together with Newtrax Technologies, is introducing the next generation of the OptiMine® solution, which combines the Newtrax digitalisation offering with the existing Sandvik suite of digital process optimisation tools as one integrated OptiMine® product. Sandvik describes OptiMine® as “the most comprehensive OEM-agnostic digitalisation solution for underground hard rock mines with[…]

Maptek has become the latest company to join the Coalition for Eco Efficient Comminution (CEEC) as a new sponsor, signing on for three years of sponsorship. Announcing the Maptek sponsorship, CEEC CEO, Alison Keogh, welcomed the company to CEEC’s worldwide network of miners, mining supply companies and researchers working toward more sustainable practices. “Maptek is[…]