Archives: Mine surveying

Caterpillar and FTP Solutions have developed a cooperative agreement to deliver proactive monitoring and management of mining technology applications and the networks that these products depend on. FTP Solutions, based in Perth, Western Australia, currently offers products and services for monitoring and supporting site communications. The collaborative work will make best use of the proprietary[…]

The mining industry has been following Rio Tinto for the past few years to see how the leading global mining company will incorporate drone technology into its operations. At the Bingham Canyon Mine, Kennecott now has 30 FAA-certified drone pilots running four to five flights per day. The company states: “Through drones, employees can access[…]

More time is needed to allow for adequate mine site restoration practices, according to a new paper from the ARC Centre for Mine Site Restoration (CMSR), an Australian Research Council funded centre, based at Curtin University. Dr Adam Cross from the CMSR explained current mine site closure legislation provides a relatively short timeframe for industry[…]

The copper production profile for Lundin Mining’s Candelaria has been improved over the life-of-mine and next ten years says the miner in its latest operational update. Re-phasing of the open pit mine plan, increased planned production from underground mines, mine fleet reinvestment and initiatives to increase mill capacity have all contributed to the improved production[…]

As part of its mining technology innovation program, Chilean mining explosives major Enaex (subsidiary of the Sigdo Koppers Group) recently launched Robominer®, a teleoperated robot for mine safety and exploration, developed in collaboration with SRI International. Robominer technology is designed to improve safety for miners, while expanding access to minerals that are difficult or expensive[…]

As part of a benchmarking study by the renowned RWTH Aachen University, thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions and indurad have been awarded the “Data-based Services 2017” award. This year, the study focused on identifying industry leading approaches in the field of data-based services and digitization among 75 participating European companies. “We are delighted that we were chosen[…]

Virtual reality coverage of mines is already well known in the sector in terms of training simulators from the likes of Immersive Technologies, ThoroughTec and others. However, a market for VR in mining that has been less explored is a more basic one – for visualisation of the mining property for the purposes of helping[…]

October 2017 saw a record deployment for GroundProbe’s South African Business Unit with six industry-leading, Series-3 Slope Stability Radars (SSR) delivered to Debswana OLDM – Orapa, Damtshaa and Letlhakane Mines – in Botswana. The six Series-3 radars were comprised of: two SSR-XT replacements at Letlhakane DK1 pit, one SSR-FX replacement at Orapa, one new SSR-FX[…]

Seequent, a world leader in visualisation solutions for earth, environment and energy challenges, today launched mineral resource estimation solution Leapfrog® EDGE. Leapfrog EDGE supports and advances industry practices in mineral resource estimation by applying the highly dynamic, intuitive and visual capabilities that Leapfrog 3D geological modelling solutions are world-renowned for. In a streamlined workflow, Leapfrog EDGE[…]

Surveying and mapping of underground mines can be a challenging and dangerous task. In many cases, it simply isn’t possible to map certain areas because of access issues. Mapping of stopes is one example. While emptying a stope, it is beneficial to map it for volumetric calculations. The designed shape can be compared to the[…]