Archives: Communications in mining

SAP recently announced the general availability of SAP Fieldglass Assignment Management, a new solution to help manage contractors performing ad hoc work under existing supplier agreements. “The solution simplifies assigning and managing work projects across multiple workers and variable pay rates, enabling operations managers to quickly deploy assignments, minimise downtime and maximise return on investment.”[…]

Industrial IoT/AI company, Symboticware, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Schneider Electric, a global leader in data consolidation and analytics for mobile and fixed assets, as well as professional services including consultancy, systems integration, deployment, maintenance and managed services for resource productivity and safety. The statement said: “The natural resource industry[…]

Epiroc has taken what Niklas Berggren, Global Product Manager for Face Drilling Equipment, says is the next logical development step in underground face drilling design by creating a new Boomer with protected hydraulics, sensors and cables. The Epiroc Boomer M20 is designed and built to minimise unplanned stops and maximise uptime and performance in highly[…]

Sandvik has released a new Dual Controls package to improve fleet optimisation, versatility and performance for its leading Sandvik DD422i and Sandvik DD422iE face drills. The Dual Controls package was designed to address a wide range of needs identified by mining contractors currently using development drills for a variety of tasks including boring, bolting and[…]

Rio Tinto has deployed Vuzix Smart Glasses at the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia to continue progressing the development of the underground project in the face of travel restrictions tied to COVID-19. Vuzik, a supplier of smart glasses and augmented reality technology and products, says the company is using its smart glasses to enable[…]

Master Drilling Group has announced a 40% investment in AVA Solutions, a specialist in data-driven mining fleet management solutions. Founded in 2015 by Anton Fourie and Jason van der Watt, two engineers with over 25 years of combined mining industry experience, AVA has achieved significant recognition in South Africa by creating a captive market for[…]

Resolute Mining Ltd, an Australian gold mining company, operates a remote mine site at Syama in Mali, Western Africa. The company had an ongoing project with Metso Outotec involving process equipment modifications on a fluid bed gold roasting plant, when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020. Remote expert support, which had been included in the[…]

Sandvik is continuing to grow its battery-electric equipment offering, launching its fully automated and electric driveline-equipped DL422iE top hammer longhole drill. The driveline system on the new rig eliminates diesel emissions while tramming, increasing productivity while reducing environmental impact and fostering a healthier work environment, the company says. Back in October after Sandvik’s Innovation in[…]

Exyn Technologies has announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to integrate its data into Sandvik’s analytics and process optimisation suite, OptiMine®. By synthesising critical data and capabilities, Exyn and Sandvik are helping mining customers transform their underground operations to be safer, more productive and more efficient, the companies[…]

Volvo Autonomous Solutions has signed an agreement with verification company Foretellix to, they say, jointly address the challenges of large-scale verification of autonomous driving solutions on highways and confined areas, such as mines. Volvo’s partnership with Foretellix will see the two firms jointly create a Coverage Driven Verification solution for autonomous driving solutions. The solution[…]