Archives: Mine surveying

As part of the contract supporting EVRAZ’s digital transformation program at the Sheregeshskaya underground iron ore mine in south-central Russia, Ericsson and Mobile TeleSystems PJSC (MTS) will deploy a commercial LTE/5G-ready private network built on the Ericsson Dedicated Networks solution. The Sheregeshskaya mine is a pilot area for the digital transformation begun by EVRAZ in[…]

Mining software solutions major Deswik has entered a partnership with Australian environmental consultancy RGS Environmental that will allow both companies to deliver comprehensive life of mine planning solutions to their clients. Founded in 2008, Deswik has expanded rapidly to become a leading developer of specialist solutions covering all aspects of mine planning, management and operation.[…]

K2fly Ltd has executed a Business Sale Agreement (BSA) to acquire assets held by CSBP Ltd and Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers Limited (WesCEF) used in the operation of the ‘Decipher for Mining’ business. Decipher has been developed and operated by CSBP and WesCEF, subsidiaries of Wesfarmers. Decipher offers cloud-based software-as-a-service monitoring and compliance solutions[…]

Palantir Technologies Inc has announced that it has signed a multi-year enterprise agreement for its Foundry Platform with global miner Rio Tinto. Palantir’s software will integrate raw data from a multitude of disparate sources into a representation of critical mining operations. Rio Tinto will be able to make decisions and take actions using a single[…]

K2fly Ltd has announced that Alcoa USA Corp has signed a five-year SaaS contract, for its RCubed Resource Inventory solution, to roll out to six sites globally. Alcoa is one of the world’s largest bauxite miners with high quality reserves, including mines in Australia, Brazil, Guinea and Saudi Arabia. Alcoa owns and operate two mines[…]

RIEGL is adding increased user optionality for its VZ-i Series of 3D terrestrial laser scanners with the development of three new mining apps for everyday use, especially in critical situations. Based on reliable real-time data, these apps allow users to make necessary decisions quickly with sound knowledge of the situation at hand. RIEGL’s 3D terrestrial[…]

France’s CGG says it has become a member of Amira, an independent global not-for-profit organisation representing members from the mineral resources industry seeking to enhance, sustain and deliver transformational R&D, innovation and implementation to the benefit of society. As part of its membership, CGG’s Minerals & Mining group is sponsoring an independent industry research program[…]

sensemetrics Inc has launched the Thread X3, a next-generation broadband IIoT sensor connectivity device which it says makes it simple and cost-effective for organisations to deploy secure, cloud-managed IIoT networks in distributed environments, accelerating digital transformation in industries like mining. The Thread X3 extends sensemetrics’ lead in the broadband IIoT space, combining intelligent connectivity with[…]

Highly accurate point cloud data sets from a Hovermap scan have allowed Petra Diamonds’ Finsch mine engineers to “see” the condition of ore passes for the first time and avoid an estimated five months and R5 million ($350,000) in remediation, Emesent says. Finsch, in South Africa’s Northern Cape, uses ore passes and underground silos to[…]

Esri, a global leader in location intelligence, has announced that Newmont Corporation, the Colorado-based global gold mining company, will use Site Scan for ArcGIS cloud-based mapping software to supply drone workflow tools under its Global Drone Operating Model. “With Site Scan for ArcGIS, Newmont will have a standardised, cloud-based platform to scale the company’s drone[…]