Archives: Communications in mining

From the top of the Titanium Tower, in the financial centre of Santiago, professionals from Anglo American mining company are now operating and monitoring in real time the Los Bronces copper mine and plant which are 56 km away at over 3,500 m altitude. They do so from the first Integrated Remote Operations Centre (IROC)[…]

Russia’s telecomms major MegaFon is to launch a private LTE wireless network at the huge in-development Udokan copper mine in the Trans-Baikal region, operated by Udokan Copper LLC. The network will allow the miner to provide employees with stable communications, automate complex processes and improve security. The corporate private LTE network in the 1,800 MHz[…]

Russian telecoms major MTS recently deployed a pilot underground LTE network to support mining operations for Russia’s Uralkali, one of the world’s largest producers of potash. MTS stated: “This major milestone is yet another step forward in MTS’s solid track record of deploying advanced B2B solutions together with many of Russia’s leading companies. Looking ahead[…]

Digital Twin Consortium® and Global Mining Guidelines Group have entered into a liaison agreement “to help solve mining industry challenges by enabling the development and adoption of digital twin technologies.” Both consortia have agreed to the following: Identifying and sharing use cases and applications of digital twins in mining Identifying and sharing best practices across[…]

Hammer Kazakhstan, part of Russian group Hammer Rus and partner 5DT recently successfully launched their second simulator at the training centre of the Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) in Rudny, Kazakhstan which serves the Sokolov-Sarybai Mining Production Association (SSGPO) JSC mines, SSGPO being the largest iron ore enterprise in Kazakhstan’s mining industry with over 100 truck[…]

Immersive Technologies says it provides learning systems with high levels of learning retention and skills transfer, engineered to solve mining challenges around safety, productivity and equipment availability and is building on this with its newest training system it is calling Mine Standards Training (MST). “Over the past 18 months we have been collaborating with some[…]

South Africa-based proximity detection system (PDS) specialist Booyco Electronics says it is continues to grow its footprint in the domestic coal mining sector as more mines work towards “Level 9” compliance. According to Booyco Electronics CEO, Anton Lourens, the scale of recent orders from underground collieries and open-cast operations are testament to the company’s leadership[…]

Baraja has raised A$40 million in a new funding round to accelerate development of its breakthrough Spectrum–Scan™ LiDAR technology. Baraja’s LiDAR sensors are higher performance and more reliable than legacy LiDAR systems, and enable the safe rollout of autonomous vehicles sooner. The latest capital raising was led by Blackbird Ventures and includes new strategic investment[…]

Nussir ASA, the private Norwegian company developing its 100% owned Nussir Copper Project in Kvalsund, Norway, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Hammerfest Municipality which confirms that Nussir has received support for the project from local political parties, facilitates a long-term and trusting relationship between the company and[…]

Due to their size, speed and high-horsepower drive motors, conveyors pose a number of risks to personnel working on or near them. In addition to all the physical danger zones, when an injury occurs, ‘fault’ is often attributed to injured workers’ actions or inactions. However, safety experts point out that injuries generally occur due to[…]