Archives: Mining safety

Mining giants BHP, Rio Tinto and Vale are establishing a Mining Taskforce within CharIN, supported by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). The partners said the future of electric mine haul trucks is one step closer to reality with global mining giants and manufacturers collaborating on interoperability standards to decarbonise haul truck fleets. CharIN[…]

Austmine has been appointed as Consortium Manager to the new BluVeinXL Project, providing its members with a central and independent management body. Austmine will support BluVein in engaging with leading global mining companies to join as funding members and assist in accelerating the next generation dynamic fast charging technology to a pilot demonstration. Austmine’s Director,[…]

Sandvik says it is introducing a new operator training simulator, Digital Trainer – TH, an efficient and flexible tool for Sandvik truck operator training. Following the introduction of a similar solution for large Sandvik loaders Toro™ LH621i and Toro™ LH517i in 2020, Sandvik is rolling out Digital Trainer – TH initially for large trucks Toro™[…]

Sandvik, with the help of Australia-based mining contractor, Byrnecut, has developed a new and improved Ground Engaging Tool (GET) that, the OEM says, reduces downtime and cost-per-tonne mined. Over a four-year period, Byrnecut has been instrumental in the development of this new system, MAKO™. In underground mining, wear and tear is unavoidable, and nowhere is[…]

Roughly nine months after reaching the 4-billion-tonne (4.4-billion-ton) autonomously hauled milestone, trucks equipped with Cat® MineStar™ Command for hauling have now moved over 5 billion tonnes (5.5 billion tons), the OEM says. Cat autonomous trucks are on pace to eclipse previous record totals of materials hauled in a calendar year, projected to be more than[…]

Inpixon®, the Indoor Intelligence® company, has announced a collaboration agreement with Schauenburg Systems, the mine safety systems and equipment OEM, to sell Inpixon’s real-time location technologies to mining companies in South Africa. Under the agreement, the parties will aim to achieve sales of hundreds of thousands of nanoLOC chips and other core technologies of Inpixon[…]

Epiroc has taken another significant step forward in its rock reinforcement automation journey with the release of the Boltec Auto Bolt Reload (ABR). Combining the company’s ground support nous with its mechanisation and automation knowledge has resulted in a solution able to remove operators from the front end of the bolter – where personnel are[…]

With a strong understanding of the coal mining industry, proximity detection system (PDS) and collision prevention system (CPS) specialist Booyco Electronics says continues to steer the evolution of PDS and CPS solutions that meet specific requirements for both surface and underground collieries. In line with the mining industry’s quest for zero harm, a stringent safety[…]

In the three-and-a-half years since Sandvik acquired Artisan Vehicle Systems, the mining industry’s appetite and demand for battery-electric vehicle (BEV) solutions has grown exponentially. From conversations that were concentrated to mainly North America and involved the trial of BEVs, the sector has moved on to discuss commercial, fleet-sized applications to be deployed across the globe.[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions in southern Africa says it has very effectively transitioned its operations to Khomanani, its new high-tech head office facility, workshop and manufacturing complex in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. The facility was officially opened by his Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa today. Representing an investment of ZAR350 million, Khomanani – which accommodates approximately[…]