Archives: IoT

Swift says it has been awarded project contracts with multiple companies including AngloGold Ashanti, Mineral Resources Ltd and Roy Hill that amount to A$2.06 million ($1.36 million) in total contract value to the specialist technology company. The contracts are for infrastructure work to be undertaken in 2023. Under the new agreements Swift’s engineering and delivery[…]

Hexagon’s Mining division has announced the grand reopening of its Lima office, following several months of renovations to modernise the facility. The office at Centro Empresarial Polo Hunt, Av. La Encalada 1388, Oficinas 501 – 502. Santiago de Surco, Lima, Perú, was reopened on March 3, 2023. The facility has been completely modernised to provide[…]

The potash industry has seen numerous near misses and, unfortunately, some serious injuries and fatalities when operators are working on an active mining face in recent years. That’s one of the reasons potash mining major Nutrien says that potash operators across Saskatchewan are implementing tele-remote technology – an innovative solution to help improve operational and safety[…]

IMDEX will reveal the latest advances in its survey and measuring tools and its aiSIRIS interpretive mineralogy software at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference next week. IMDEX claims to have the most accurate north-seeking gyro on the market – REFLEX SPRINT-IQ (pictured) – but Chief of Product Management and Marketing, Michelle Carey,[…]

De Beers has devised an autonomous mining roadmap for its Venetia Underground Mine (VUG) that will – once fully implemented – result in the new $2 billion mine becoming one of the most mechanised and automated mining operations in the world.   The VUG replaces open pit operations at the Venetia Diamond Mine and extends mine[…]

Ericsson has signed a reseller agreement with Comsol at Mobile World Congress 2023, Barcelona, Spain to provide the Ericsson Private 5G solution that will enable Comsol to expand its enterprise business within South Africa’s mining industry. With Ericsson’s high-end connectivity solution and Comsol’s expertise in mining and systems integration, this collaboration is set to help[…]

A new, leading motors and large drives company has been formed – Innomotics. Under this name, Siemens is combining its business activities in the areas of low- to high-voltage motors, geared motors, medium-voltage converters and motor spindles.  The portfolio includes an innovative solutions and digitalisation portfolio and a broad range of service offerings. The related[…]

Gold Fields’ Granny Smith operators are now benefitting from the availability of RCT’s Remote Operations Centre (ROC) to manage some of its mobile equipment fleet from its Perth head office, some 740 km away from site. This major advancement will revolutionise the way they do mining by allowing operators to control or supervise semi-autonomous fleet[…]

Using extensive customer feedback, Komatsu has recently re-engineered the D475A-8 – currently the world’s largest production dozer. Chad Perreault, Mining Dozer Technical Specialist at Canada’s SMS Equipment, one of the world’s largest Komatsu dealers, recently shared some insights on how SMS Equipment and Canadian customers have helped shape the D475A-8’s development. He says the work has[…]

Boart Longyear Group Ltd has announced that its Geological Data Services division will now operate as a separate entity called Veracio. Veracio it says “is ideally suited to combine science and digital technologies in a single, integrated platform and help mining companies get more value from their orebody data, faster, while mitigating the environmental impact[…]