Archives: Mine surveying

Following the news that Chinese open pit mining automation major VIPioneers (Waytous) has partnered with high performance digital LiDAR specialist Ouster, the US company is also now working with its main surface mining fleet automation competitor player in China, TAGE Idriver. TAGE states: “Compared with unmanned driving on public roads, which may be restricted by[…]

In close collaboration, Mobilaris and Zinkgruvan Mining AB, part of Lundin Mining Corporation, have set up a unique, full site coverage, communication and positioning infrastructure at the Zinkgruvan site. During the project, Mobilaris Virtual Tag™ was developed. Running on a smartphone, the tag enables seamless positioning functionality between the different areas of the mining site.[…]

Epiroc has agreed to acquire Kinetic Logging Services Pty Ltd, an Australia-based company that provides mining companies with geophysical logging services. Based in Perth, Kinetic Logging Services provides mining technology measurement services to build improved geological models to help mining companies increase productivity, Epiroc says. The company’s flagship product is OreSight, a solution that provides[…]

Following completion of the SATEVA acquisition by K2fly Ltd on 28 October 2020, K2fly has announced the first contract of the full Mining Technical Assurance suite to Roy Hill, the world–class 60 Mt/y Pilbara iron ore operation. It covers a five-year contract with a total contract value (TCV) of A$2.44 million. K2fly stated: “Among the[…]

FMG has contracted with K2fly Ltd to extend the term of its Infoscope Land Management software license for a further term of three years for its Pilbara operations. In addition, they have standardised the use of the system across their operations in Europe and South America for a congruent term. The annual contract value has[…]

Emesent and Datamine have announced a partnership, enabling geotechnical structure mapping through Hovermap and Sirovision to further assist mining companies. Datamine has partnered with Emesent to further assist mining companies to gain new insights from previously inaccessible areas by enabling geotechnical structure mapping through Hovermap and Sirovision. A move that both CEO’s agree is a[…]

There is a lot to take in from Anglo American’s technology update which was presented today by Tony O’Neill, the Group Technical Director, but what stands out is the comprehensive nature of its projects, which of course take in FutureSmart Mining™ Technologies from bulk ore sorting to coarse particle recovery, hydraulic dry stacking, microwave mining[…]

Oxbotica and Navtech have launched Terran360, which they say is the world’s first all-weather radar localisation solution for industrial autonomous vehicles, with the pioneering technology typically accurate to <10 cm on any vehicle, in any environment. “Combining Navtech’s patented FMCW radar sensor and Oxbotica’s autonomy software platform, Terran360 is an entirely new offering to the[…]

Redpath Canada Ltd and SafeSight Exploration Inc are the recipients of the Ontario Mine Contractors Safety Association’s (OMCSA) Safety Innovation Award for 2020. The announcement was made at a virtual meeting in April 2021. The Award recognises great innovations in mining that directly impact safety. The Redpath and SafeSight collaboration has developed the SafeSight MRC[…]

Bentley Systems, Inc has announced its acquisitions of sensemetrics (agreement executed) and Vista Data Vision (closed), leading providers of software for Internet of Things (IoT) applications used extensively in infrastructure and mining. sensemetrics and Vista Data Vision will expand the scope of the Bentley iTwin platform to add intrinsic IoT capabilities for infrastructure digital twins[…]