Archives: Mining safety

To capitalise on the opportunity of intelligent mining, SANY Heavy Equipment says it is focusing on the development of unmanned surface mining equipment, including the trucks, deployment system and cloud platform. On June 11, 2020 two units of battery electric unmanned SKT90E wide-body mining trucks successfully realised connection and coordination with a 5G-controlled excavator and[…]

Mining3 has launched an online sensor technology capability tool that provides users with, it says, unbiased information on Proximity Detection System (PDS) sensors to assist in their decision-making process. The PDS Toolkit is part of the Mining3 ACARP funded project titled, ‘PDS Validation Framework – Phase 3’. The interface provides a high-level summary of the[…]

With new regulations around collision avoidance technology set to enter regional markets in the next decade, Brigade Electronics is optimistic about the future for its safety solutions. The use of vehicle safety systems has proved to be extremely effective in reducing accidents and preventing fatalities, according to the company. Emily Hardy, a Vehicle Safety Expert[…]

RCT, like many other METS companies seeking to connect with miners despite COVID-19 travel restrictions, is bringing its training online. Its Product Skills training can now be delivered anywhere, anytime thanks to the launch of its online training this week, RCT said. RCT decided to make the numerous courses available online to upskill workers based[…]

DEZEGA, one of the world’s largest designers and producers of mine rescue equipment, and MineARC Systems, a leader in the design and manufacture of emergency safety products across the mining, tunnelling and petrochemical industries, have signed a global cooperation agreement. The agreement will see MineARC Systems distribute DEZEGA products worldwide. This includes DEZEGA self-contained self-rescuers[…]

Leading supplier of ventilation, cooling/heating, methane drainage and dedusting solutions to the mining industry, Germany’s CFH GmbH, the 100% owner of Compact Filter Technic (CFT) GmbH, has established a new subsidiary in Moscow. “The Russian market is and has been of greatest importance for our company development in the past 20 years,” said Dr Reinhold[…]

ASI Mining and MS4M, a provider of real-time mine management and optimisation solutions, have entered into an agreement to ensure compatibility between ASI Mining’s Mobius® Platform and MS4M’s ControlSense® fleet management system (FMS) software for autonomous vehicles. ASI Mining’s Traffic Management System (TMS) is designed to work with a variety of FMS providers.  This latest[…]

Less than a year after announcing the introduction of the flame-proof LS312 underground loader, Sandvik Mining and Rock technology has dispatched its first South African unit to Sasol’s Sigma underground coal mine, near Sasolburg in Free State Province. Sandvik said earlier this month that the first LS312 unit was signed off and ready for delivery,[…]

A consortium of leading mining universities and mining companies in Europe has designed a dedicated training programme for mining professionals. “SafeDeepMining” is funded by EIT RawMaterials and aims to address the shortage of highly trained rock engineering personnel for deep mines that can deal effectively with the rock pressure problems jeopardising the extraction of deep[…]

WEG Electric CIS, a subsidiary of WEG based in St Petersburg, has been awarded a contract to supply two flame-proof motors for the primary ventilation system of the Chertinskaya-Koksovaya mine in Russia. Partnering with Ventprom, a manufacturer of underground ventilation equipment, WEG has developed unique, explosion-proof motors to meet the challenging conditions of a large-scale[…]