Archives: Mine surveying

Mobile satellite communications company, Inmarsat has joined with global growth equity firm Atlantic Bridge and US-based “born in the cloud” software developer Civic Connect to launch Insight Terra, an entity established to respond to the risk management and environmental monitoring needs of mining organisations worldwide. The new entity builds on Tailings Insight – an integrated[…]

Global geospatial mapping specialist, GeoSLAM, has expanded its mining offering, building on its reputation in the sector to provide advanced underground mining solutions for production progress mapping, convergence analysis and vertical mine shaft inspection monitoring. The news follows the unveiling of its automated processing platform, GeoSLAM Connect, which provides users with the flexibility to process[…]

Exyn Technologies has continued to build its network of distributors, announcing a partnership with Mexico-based World Class Mining to bring autonomous drones to the Mexican mining market. World Class Mining offers representation to foreign companies, introducing their products and services into the local mining sector. In the last year, alone, Exyn has signed agreements with[…]

Australia-based drones-as-a-service provider, Delta Drone International Ltd, is expanding its enterprise mining operations after being appointed by Rustenberg Platinum Mines Limited, a subsidiary of Anglo American Platinum, to provide surveying and mapping services at the Mogalakwena PGM mine in South Africa’s Bushveld Complex. The contract, secured via Delta Drone’s Rocketmine brand, will see it manage[…]

ALROSA says it has approved the introduction of automated wireless monitoring systems at the hydraulic structures of its tailings dumps as it looks to further reduce the risk of emergencies, improve operational safety of the structures and facilitate the accumulation of data on their operations for future analysis. The automated wireless monitoring system (AWMS) consists[…]

Leading mining-tech company IMDEX™ says it has simplified the data deluge that flows from modern drilling, negating the need to have multiple tablets to capture the information from individual exploration tools. IMDEX™ SURVEY-IQ™ allows efficient and simultaneous quality assured survey and gamma logging that can be completed by one member of the drill crew. Survey[…]

Delta Drone International is expanding its operations into Mali with a contract to deliver “advanced LiDAR services” to Barrick Gold. For the first time in the region, the drone-focused company will use advanced light detection and ranging (LiDAR) solutions to examine mining site expansion options through its mining specialist brand, Rocketmine, it said. It will[…]

Tech Soft 3D, a leading provider of engineering software development toolkits, says its HOOPS Visualize is serving as the graphics engine for the MineRP Platform, delivering powerful 3D visualisation capabilities across MineRP’s entire mining solution, a single integrated workspace for mine planning and execution. The sophisticated platform enables mining companies to easily visualise very large[…]

Maptek has released a new dual-window scanner that, it says, halves data capture time as part of its latest mid-year mine management updates. The Maptek XR3-D mkII laser scanner with dual-window arrangement is a step up from conventional terrestrial laser scanning technology, the company said. Conventional terrestrial laser scanners capture data from one window, spinning[…]

Coal India Ltd (CIL) has appointed Accenture Solutions Private Ltd as a consultant for performance enhancement through digital transformation in three mines of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd and four mines of Northern Coalfields Ltd. The mines in South Eastern Coalfields include Kusmunda OCP, Gevra OCP & Dipka OCP, and Nigahi OCP, Jayant OCP, Dudichua OCP[…]