Fleet Space Technologies, a leading Australian space company, has announced three innovative features to its mineral exploration technology, EXOSPHERE BY FLEET®, each purpose-built to enhance the agility and accuracy of data-driven exploration efforts worldwide. Starting today, for all in-progress or future surveys, exploration customers will be able to download several new data intelligence assets on-demand[…]
In its recently announced third quarter 2023 results, Imperial Oil revealed that it has now completed its autonomous haulage program with all 81 of its Caterpillar 363 t class 797F heavy haul trucks at its Kearl oil sands mine in Alberta now fully converted to autonomous operation. CEO Brad Corson stated: “With this, we now[…]
Mine Performance Navigator (MPN), idoba’s AI-powered decision-support and analysis tool, has now been rolled out to a dozen underground mine sites. MPN is significant as it is the first product fully conceived, designed, developed and delivered by idoba, and now it is live across 12 major mining projects Australia-wide. idoba states: “MPN integrates the KPIs[…]
Canary Systems Inc., a leader in web-based data visualisation and geotechnical monitoring solutions, has announced the release of its MLWeb3 software platform, including a host of updated features and enhancements that, it says, will redefine how companies harness the power of data collection, integration and analysis. MLSuite® is, according to Canary, a vendor-independent platform able[…]
OEM-agnostic autonomous haulage system provider ASI Mining was recently welcomed to the Australian Automation & Robotics Precinct (AARP). ASI Mining has also selected Meridian Park at Neerabup as the site of its Australian office to facilitate its access to the AARP. The Utah-based company will bring its mining equipment automation systems to the Meridian Park[…]
Customers of Orica’s eDev™ II and uni tronic™ 600 electronic blasting systems are set to experience more efficient and productive operations, thanks to an update to both platforms, the ASX-listed company says. The updated eDev II (pictured) and uni tronic 600 Electronic Blasting Systems (EBS) have been integrated with the field-proven Blaster 3000 currently used[…]
Earlier this year, IM Editorial Director Paul Moore had a unique opportunity to tour Codelco’s Integrated Operations Centre or CIO in Rancagua, Chile which is the primary operations, control and monitoring centre for the El Teniente (The Lieutenant) copper mine, the world’s largest underground mining operation. The CIO facility is located some 80 km away[…]
Worldsensing has teamed up with Sensemetrics, the IoT data visualisation platform, to launch the Early Warning System, an end-to-end solution designed to detect ground movements in real time and automatically trigger preventive actions. This new offering is an easy-to-deploy, plug-and-play system, featuring wireless sensors and seamless data visualisation software that minimises IT resources and expertise,[…]
VivoPower International PLC has signed a Joint Venture with Geminum Pty Ltd, a specialist digital twin technology company founded in Australia, to design, test and implement digital twins of Tembo electric utility vehicles and ancillary VivoPower sustainable energy solutions (VivoSES). These digital twins will enable corporations engaging in decarbonisation programmes to optimise total cost of[…]
MaxMine, a technology solution for open-pit mines sites, has chosen Snowflake, the data cloud company, to help mine sites become more efficient, safer and environmentally sustainable as customers race to achieve net zero by 2050, it says. Under the collaboration, Snowflake’s single, integrated platform will manage more than 25 TB of MaxMine’s operational data from[…]