Archives: Mine surveying

Exyn Technologies has unveiled what it says is the world’s first real-time colourised point cloud visualisation on a handheld LIDAR scanner, the ExynPak™. This accomplishment marks one of Exyn’s many contributions to autonomous robotics across several industries including mining, infrastructure inspection and construction, it said. Even in its early beta phase, ExynPak users can capture[…]

HERE Technologies, a leading location data and technology platform, and Ericsson, one of the first and leading providers of 5G communication technology and services, have teamed up to provide the global mining industry with custom mapping capabilities. HERE is now a member of Ericsson’s industry 4.0 partner ecosystem. The mining industry is in rapid modernisation[…]

Increased demands on safety, carbon emissions, energy efficiency and productivity are driving a technology shift in the mining business. One of the leading actors in this paradigm shift is NEXGEN SIMS, an EU-sponsored consortium of 13 partners – with Epiroc at the helm – that aims to demonstrate working autonomous processes in real mining environments[…]

The Metals Company (TMC) recently entered into an agreement with Kongsberg Digital, a leading provider of high-technology systems and solutions for the oil and gas, merchant marine, defense and aerospace industries. In advance of TMC’s initial nodule collector drive test in the Atlantic Ocean planned for early next year and followed by full pilot collection[…]

Micromine has revealed a new strategy to improve product clarity, deliver end-to-end, integrated digital solutions, and better serve its clients at Momentum 2021, a virtual conference for geo-professionals and mining specialists. Hosted by international mining software developer Micromine, Momentum 2021 was attended by thousands of mining and exploration professionals hoping for an exclusive first look[…]

At MINExpo 2021, IM Editorial Director Paul Moore had the chance to catch up face to face with Hexagon’s James Dampney and Jeff Loeb, VP and Portfolio Manager respectively of its new MineMeasure solution, part of its Power of One holistic life-of-mine smart ecosystem, which streamlines a range of drill & blast technologies in one[…]

GroundProbe says it is immensely proud to be celebrating 20 years of operation and 20 years of keeping people and communities safe. Over the last two decades, the company has expanded from a home-grown start-up to become a global innovation powerhouse and the trusted partner of companies around the world, it said. GroundProbe calls itself[…]

Delta Drone International is set to enter the Niger market for the first time after being contracted by uranium explorer and developer, GoviEx Uranium, to perform a virtual 3D model baseline survey for GoviEx’s Madaouela project. The baseline survey will be one of the first times Delta Drone International uses its advanced surveying and data[…]

Timegate and Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy have performed the world’s first trials of measuring mineralogy of high-speed drill cuttings by using Timegated® Raman spectroscopy. The experiment is part of the H2020 GoldenEye project and was carried out last week in Sandvik’s Test Mine in Tampere, Finland. In total, 18 different samples from six mines[…]

Perth, Western Australia-based robotics company Nexxis has been awarded a A$675,000 ($491,420) Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) Commercialisation Fund grant to assist its efforts commercialising its Magneto technology. In August, Nexxis unveiled the world’s first fully design-approved EX-rated robotic camera inspection device – Magneto-EX. The spider-like device with its magnetic feet is the first developed[…]