Archives: Communications in mining

Caterpillar says it is collaborating with Guardhat to offer its proven safety solutions to surface mining operations through Cat® dealers. The two companies are also developing a new system, Cat Connected Worker, which will use wearables to provide added protection for people. The new system will also deliver event-based monitoring and mapping to aid analysis[…]

Development of a legal framework and emergence of new safety requirements at industrial facilities is translating into the need to introduce new information technologies capable of minimising the number of hazards and emergencies, writes Alexey Klebanov*. Analysis of accident statistics for surface mining operations shows that incidents involving collisions of heavy equipment, running over light[…]

Proximity detection specialist Booyco Electronics says it is equipping 19 mechanised mining machines with its latest Booyco CXS proximity detection solution to enhance safety during the development phase of underground operations at B2Gold’s Otjikoto gold mine, in Namibia. According to Anton Lourens, Booyco Electronics CEO, the order was placed by Murray & Roberts Cementation, one[…]

An engineering team at the University of Pretoria (UP) has pioneered an underground procedure which tests the performance of collision avoidance systems (CAS) in an effort to improve the safety of workers on mines through reducing unwanted interaction between vehicles and pedestrians. The Vehicle Dynamics Group (VDG) is a research unit at UP’s Department of[…]

Capgemini Invent, the Capgemini Group’s digital innovation, consulting and transformation brand, and Eramet’s close collaboration in the past three years has resulted in a successful development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across all of the group’s mining and metallurgical activities. As an example, Eramet mines manganese at the Moanda mine in Gabon, nickel at Société Le[…]

A major gold mining company in the Kazakhstan has turned to RCT’s state-of-the-art technology to improve safety and productivity on site by operating a Cat D10T dozer by line of sight control. RCT worked with its local technology partner Borusan Makina Kazakhstan to commission the ControlMaster® Line of Sight solution, providing the technical support remotely[…]

Strata Worldwide has announced the appointment of Mike Rispin to lead the launch of Strata’s new global division, Strata Tunneling. Rispin brings over 36 years of international tunnelling and mining expertise to the position, having spent decades working in upper management for companies such as BASF, Normet and Dyno Nobel. He will be joining the[…]

Russian diamond mining major Alrosa has installed an automated wireless monitoring system at the waterworks of the Aikhal Division. The transition to automatic control further it says reduces the risk of emergencies and improves safety of the tailings storage facility at the Processing Plant #14. The automatic wireless monitoring system (AWMS) consists of a network[…]

Those involved in the mining equipment industry in Germany are optimistic about future demand for their products, with only state-of-the-art technology able to provide the raw materials needed for climate protection and digitisation, the VDMA Mining Association reports. This is despite expectations of a decline in sales of for 2020, the association said. This industry[…]

DMT Group has launched a new online resource to support domestic and international owners and operators of critical infrastructure, offering, it says, a full portfolio of supporting services for vital systems and assets including mining operations. The ‘Resilience Matters’ online platform provides a broad spectrum of engineering and consultancy services designed to plan, build, support[…]