Archives: Communications in mining

Schneider Electric, a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation in mining and other indsutries, announces a partnership with Marlink, a leading independent provider of satellite connectivity and ICT services. Through this partnership, both businesses say this are seeking to simplify and extend access to the Internet of Things (IoT) for customers[…]

South Australia’s energy and resources sector has got a boost from the announcement of CORE Innovation Hub: South Australia. The statement from CORE said: “Building on our success in creating a diverse community of startups, SME’s, and industry partners in Western Australia, CORE is thrilled to be partnering with the government of South Australia to[…]

As mines continue to increase their levels of mechanisation and automation, the importance of control rooms in providing situational awareness, and as the hub of operations management, is proportionally increasing, Tendayi V Mwayi*, Mobilaris MCE Sales and Business Development, Africa, at Epiroc’s Underground Rock Excavation division, says. Control rooms collect, analyse and relay information necessary[…]

Geoverse, a leading provider of private LTE/5G solutions and the largest neutral host carrier in the US, has announced support for licensed wireless spectrum on its existing GeoCore™ network service platform. This solution combines low-band licensed spectrum with Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) to form a high performance and reliable private LTE/5G network that enables[…]

Fortescue Metals Group has celebrated an important milestone in the rollout of autonomous haulage technology at its Chichester Hub operations, in the Pilbara of Western Australia, with the conversion of its 100th autonomous truck. The full conversion of 108 haul trucks at the Chichester Hub, which comprises the Christmas Creek and Cloudbreak mines, is expected[…]

Intelligent positioning solutions provider Position Partners has announced the release of MiRTK. This new correction service for GNSS equipment utilises the internet instead of UHF radio frequencies. MiRTK is compatible with all brands and models of GNSS from manufacturers including Topcon, Trimble, Leica Geosystems, Sokkia, Hemisphere and more. “Until now, users that rely on high[…]

RUC Cementation Mining Contractors says it has helped Davey Bickford Enaex achieve a new blasting first with its DaveyTronic underground electronic detonator blasting system. The contractor has implemented “Safety First Firing” with DaveyTronic to allow it to fire blasts over the established communication system at one of its contracted operations. RUC said: “This will enable[…]

MineWare has introduced an advanced Material Classification module for its Argus Shovel Monitor to, it says, enable mine sites to save millions of dollars by reducing the amount of lost or contaminated ore. The module integrates precise material information from each bucket, per the mine plan, with any fleet management system to give machine operators,[…]

Hexagon’s Mining division and Proudfoot have announced a new partnership that, they say, provides the world’s leading mining companies a unique safety-driven solution to accelerate their pursuit of zero-harm. By combining market-leading safety technology with a proven people-centric change methodology, the partnership helps to de-risk mine operations, so equipment is protected, and everyone goes home[…]

Trevali Mining Corporation recently set out to centralise IT, optimise operations, and make fast, informed decisions across data repositories and business processes at its offices and its four main mining sites around the globe. The company chose Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance, Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, Microsoft 365, and Azure services to power its new[…]