Archives: Mining safety

At the SME MINEXCHANGE conference and expo this week in Phoenix, Arizona, IM caught up with Curtis Stacy, Senior Product Manager – Autonomous Drills at Hexagon Mining. He gave a much anticipated presentation updating attendees on Hexagon Drill Assist. While many drill automation solutions have been developed over the last 20 years, including a variety of[…]

With safety no longer being a box-ticking exercise but a true measure of employee engagement, Caterpillar Safety Services says it helps build a strong culture where safety practices are embedded across an organisation. To aid this, the company has launched two updates to its programs contributing to resilient safety cultures. The updated Safety Perception Survey[…]

Hexagon recently successfully deployed a fatigue management implementation project with Grange Resources at the Savage River iron ore mine in Tasmania, Australia. The Hexagon Operator Alertness System (OAS) is addressing operator fatigue and significantly improving safety measures at Savage River, further enhancing operator well-being and productivity at the mine. Matthew Anderson, Mine Manager, Grange Resources, underlined[…]

MacLean Australasia is launching the latest addition to its Elevated Work Platform product suite – the ML5 Multi-Lift – at an ‘Open Day’ event at its Perth branch in Wangara on Thursday, March 7. This launch event will allow Australian miners and contractors to see firsthand, the first battery electric mining vehicle (BEV) MacLean ML5[…]

MINEXCHANGE 2024 SME Annual Conference & Expo sponsor, Caterpillar, says it will showcase to conference attendees how Caterpillar Mining evolves to meet the challenges faced by today’s mining companies. “Through offering the right equipment, services and technologies required at the site, Caterpillar Mining meets miners’ needs with customised solutions.” Showcasing the importance of developing a safety[…]

MacLean Equipment USA, the US-based business of the global manufacturer MacLean Engineering, will be sharing its mining equipment innovation expertise at two technical sessions at the upcoming SME 2024 convention in Phoenix, Arizona, from February 25-28. US Branch Manager Tara MacLean will be chairing the Applications and Design Considerations for Battery Equipment in Mining, on[…]

Venetia Diamond Mine is located west of Musina in Limpopo Province, and is already transitioning from open pit mining to underground mining using the sub-level caving method. First production from the VUG – which extends Venetia’s life to at least 2046 – was achieved on Friday, 30 June 2023. In late January 2024, De Beers Group’s[…]

In today’s digital era, digitalising mining operations is the crucial first step toward optimising processes, improving productivity, and maximising value delivery. However, Australia-based Haultrax, a leading consultant on fleet management systems (FMS), as well as autonomous haulage systems (AHS), argues that merely acquiring FMS technology is not enough. The company, which has main offices in[…]

At the end of December 2023, De Beers’ Venetia Mine near Musina, in South Africa, celebrated reaching 10.2 million fatality-free shifts, a significant achievement as it transitions from open pit to underground operations, it said. The challenging journey to date has included reskilling the company’s open pit employees for underground operations, while coordinating the many[…]

Hexagon’s Mining division has announced a partnership with Rio Tinto to deploy over 200 Hexagon Collision Avoidance Systems (CAS) at the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold open pit mine in Mongolia, including on the 30-strong 290 t class Komatsu 930E-4SE haul trucks fleet as well as the loading tools which include two Caterpillar 7495HR rope shovels as[…]