Archives: Communications in mining

ABB has provided automation expertise and software solutions, licensing and training to Anglo American Technical Solutions (TS) in Johannesburg, a technical and analytical support centre for the global mining company. ABB Ability™ System 800xA was installed to enable continuous laboratory testwork for process optimisation and process development studies to support smelting and refining operations in[…]

An EU-backed project looking to tap into the full potential of the ‘digital mine’ goes live this month, with Retenua’s AI-driven RefleX™ machine vision technology set to be further optimised, adapted and tested as part of the scope. The illuMINEation project under the European Union-backed Horizon 2020 has a budget of €8.9 million ($10.5 million)[…]

Caterpillar says it is leading the way in the next generation of productive hauling through game-changing efficiency advancements with the Next Generation of Cat® Mining Trucks. The 785 large mining truck was Caterpillar’s first entry into the mining industry more than three decades ago and, the company says, has been a top performer on sites[…]

RCT says it has successfully commissioned Evolution Mining’s underground LHD fleet at the Mungari gold mine with RCT’s proprietary ControlMaster® automation technology. The project has transformed Evolution Mining’s underground loader fleet away from its previous teleremote provider in favour of RCT’s fully-autonomous technology solution, RCT says. RCT installed and commissioned its ControlMaster Guidance Automation solution[…]

The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) has published A Standardised Time Classification Framework for Mobile Equipment in Surface Mining: Operational Definitions, Time Usage Model, and Key Performance Indicators. This guideline “offers recommendations for the consistent classification of surface mining operational activities, statuses, and events into standard time categories and provides a Time Usage Model, which[…]

FLSmidth has recently appointed Regional Presidents for Australia and South America and confirmed the start date of the incoming Region President for India. Tamer Eid (pictured) has been named as the new President for the Australia region, effective September 14, 2020. Over his career, Tamer has held various senior executive and technical roles in the[…]

Pre-fabricated modular data centre specialist, DXN Ltd, has entered into a contract with Newcrest Mining, the largest gold producer listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and one of the world’s largest gold mining companies. The contract is for the design, build, shipment and installation of a complete prefabricated modular EDGE data centre to incorporate critical[…]

Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan and Minister for Regional Development Alannah MacTiernan officially opened leading Caterpillar dealer WesTrac’s new Technology Training Centre near the South West town of Collie on August 27, 2020. The centre is only the second such training facility in the world focusing on the technical skills required to operate autonomous equipment[…]

Rio Tinto’s Kennecott site in the US is the first producer to be awarded the Copper Mark, the copper industry’s new independently assessed responsible production programme. The Kennecott operation in Utah has demonstrated it meets over 30 criteria for responsible environmental, social and governance practices. The Copper Mark is the first and only programme for[…]

AVEVA Group PLC, a global leader in industrial software, announces that it has reached agreement on the terms of an acquisition of OSIsoft, at an enterprise value of $5.0 billion. AVEVA is in turn 60% held indirectly by Schneider Electric. Founded in 1980 by Dr J. Patrick Kennedy, OSIsoft is a global leader in real-time[…]