Archives: Communications in mining

Veris Ltd’s wholly-owned subsidiary Aqura Technologies has been awarded A$1.1 million ($849,165) in works to undertake an upgrade of the in-situ accommodation network at Fortescue Metals Group’s Kangi 1,850 room village in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. The scope of the Kangi village engagement is to design and deliver physical upgrades to the GPON[…]

Quebec-based Meglab says it has launched a versatile remote operation system for mobile machines that can adapt to any type of vehicle. The company’s research and development (R&D) team has, for many months, been working on the manufacturing of this remote operation system. The challenge – as the team saw it – was to build[…]

The spread of COVID-19 has seen renewed interest in remote operating centres (ROCs) and how they can be better managed to maximise efficiencies and reduce the number of personnel required on a mine site at a time, according to MST Global. Rio Tinto was one of the early adopters of ROCs, introducing the world’s first[…]

Newmont Corp has launched the Newmont Global Center for Indigenous Community Relations as a key part of the company’s aim to promote meaningful engagement with Indigenous Peoples. The centre will be a resource for the company and the mining industry as a way to promote awareness, education and engagement between industry and Indigenous Peoples, the[…]

Caterpillar Mining and South Africa-headquartered ThoroughTec Simulation have concluded a global cooperation agreement that they say will bring the latest generation, simulator-based equipment training solutions to Caterpillar customers. “This will help them improve safety, boost productivity, increase machine availability and create more sustainable mining operations.” A major move by Caterpillar Mining in simulator-based training has[…]

In 2020, SafeAI says it focused on building its team, business, and ecosystem, having signed a number of major contracts and partnerships with industry leaders like Goodyear and Obayashi to deliver autonomy to construction and mining, at scale. The company now says this momentum has continued into 2021 as it expands both its global footprint[…]

Sandvik says it is getting ready for an eventful loader and truck year in 2021, both in terms of launching new equipment and introducing upgraded versions of existing models, with the first such release being the “totally renewed” 10-t-payload Toro™ LH410 underground LHD. The new Toro LH410 loader builds on the best parts of its[…]

Nutrien says it is expanded its use of proximity monitoring and contact tracing technology, Proximity Trace™ from Triax Technologies, to its potash mines in Saskatchewan, Canada, as it looks to continue tracking and combatting the spread of COVID-19. More than 8,000 employees are using the technology to date, with an additional 6,500 expected to be[…]

RIEGL is adding increased user optionality for its VZ-i Series of 3D terrestrial laser scanners with the development of three new mining apps for everyday use, especially in critical situations. Based on reliable real-time data, these apps allow users to make necessary decisions quickly with sound knowledge of the situation at hand. RIEGL’s 3D terrestrial[…]

RCT has brought a new product to its Muirhead® range of protection solutions designed to protect both machines and operators in mining. Easily installed, the Smart Service Monitor takes the traditionally basic device, which previously only gave an estimate on when a machine requires a service, and delivers an all-round information system for up to[…]