Archives: Mining software

K2fly Limited says it has received orders from entities related to or associated with Fortescue Metals Group Ltd for the provision of software development services with a total contract value of A$1.2 million ($766,780). The services will be provided on a time and materials basis over an expected period of six months. The iron ore[…]

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[…]

Andrew Forrest’s statement on Fortescue Metals Group’s planned acquisition of Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), an offshoot of the Williams F1 team founded by the revered, late Sir Frank Williams CBE, back in January was hardly understated. He said: “This announcement is the key to unlocking the formula for removing fossil fuel powered machinery and replacing[…]

Rajant Corporation, the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, and FTP Solutions, a leader in providing businesses with greater operational intelligence, have partnered to advance autonomous mining. FTP Solutions’ Integrated Management System (IMS) is described as “the defacto management software for autonomous mines globally” to oversee their operations, while Rajant says it offers the most[…]

A BHP-developed system is harnessing data from a range of existing safety systems to improve safety in light vehicles (LV) and surface mobile equipment (SME) at its Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) mine sites, the miner says. The Magnet Safety Dashboard (MSD) uses existing operator and equipment monitoring systems to quickly identify potential behaviours or[…]

One of the newest entrants to the mining autonomous haulage space is Pronto, which many in the industry first encountered at MINExpo 2021. Having cut its teeth in state of the art on-road autonomous driving, the San Francisco-based company has approached mining AHS from a new point of view with its A2B solution. It is[…]

A greener future will require more mining than ever before, meaning collaboration and the adoption of new technologies across the industry’s entire value chain is no longer an option, but a necessity, organisers of the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) say. This will be among the key challenges being addressed by industry leaders and[…]

As the mining sector faces increasing ESG pressures and other challenges, advanced digitally-enabled solutions have become an essential part of solving energy, resource and environmental challenges, while enhancing productivity and safety. “COVID-19 disrupted operations across the globe. The mining sector is using the opportunity not just to recover, but to transform the way it operates,”[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions and FLANDERS have agreed to develop a Digital Interface between FLANDERS’ ARDVARC® Autonomous Drill System (ADS) and Sandvik iSeries rotary blasthole drills. The development of this digital interface is a direct response to growing customer demand for agnostic automation systems in surface mining, the pair say. The digital interface will[…]

Anglo American’s innovation-led approach to sustainable mining, FutureSmart Mining™, and a willingness to collaborate with industry parties, has enabled it to achieve a major milestone in longwall operation: 100% machine automation. This work was recently recognised at the Queensland Mining Awards where team members received the METS Ignited Collaboration Award. Billed as delivering a significant[…]