Archives: Mining software

Global mining company Gold Fields has begun using a comprehensive digital platform from ABB to coordinate production scheduling and execution across its Granny Smith Mine in Western Australia. The mining leader has deployed the ABB Ability™ Operations Management System (OMS) at the mine, 740 km northeast of Perth. The OMS is a contributing factor to[…]

Minnovare says that global underground mining contractor Byrnecut has implemented its Development Optimiser system at a project in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. Minnovare stated: “This significant milestone for the two companies, builds on the success of the Production Optimiser which Byrnecut has implemented at 10 of their projects, with 18 systems currently active[…]

SGS, a leading testing, inspection and certification company, has unveiled Automated pXRF (Portable X-ray Fluorescence) technology to, it says, further support its clients in unlocking future-focused solutions. Designed and developed by SGS and Evident, this solution marks a significant leap forward from the conventional, manual XRF process or the in-field pXRF service, SGS claims. The[…]

With the introduction of WingScan Advanced LiDAR technology to its existing offering, Wingfield Scale & Measure can track inventory no matter how it moves through an operation, the company claims. Tracking material as it moves is critical to understanding production rates and reconciling inventory to sales, with Wingfield saying it provides solutions at every step[…]

Together with the robotics and AI team at Luleå University of Technology and the technology company Algoryx, Epiroc is initiating the ReNAM project to push the development of autonomous mining even further. The project will utilise simulations and apply state-of-the-art research on Epiroc’s underground mining machines “to enable the next level of autonomy and safety.”[…]

A quiet revolution is underway in the mining sector as innovations and knowledge gleaned from space exploration help improve productivity, reduce emissions and create better outcomes for workers and communities, AROSE* Program Director, Michelle Keegan, explains. The extreme demands of Space exploration and the drive for efficiency in the mining industry is creating new forms[…]

Haultrax, a mining consulting company and a software provider of fleet management systems (FMS) and mining productivity technologies, is set to highlight the potential of effective change management, emphasising how proper implementation of technology can lead to remarkable advancements in mining operations, at the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) 2023, in Sydney, Australia. By[…]

SightPower Inc has announced the awarding of C$612,000 funding from Canada’s Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator (MICA) for the development of an automated mine shaft inspection AI-based system for the global mining industry. A National Network of Innovation for Mining, MICA is designed to bridge the innovation-commercialisation gaps that delay commercial success, domestically and globally. MICA[…]

Following the launch of its groundbreaking AI-based Pangu Mining Model in July 2023, Paul Moore caught up with Jun Xu, CTO of Huawei’s Mining BU, to find out how this large model will help mines to achieve new levels of operational control and intelligence. A recent video highlighting some of the use cases can be[…]

Finding a solution for autonomous face drilling will be a major step toward fully automated underground mining. A collaborative project between equal partners Epiroc, Boliden, Algoryx and Örebro University that is scheduled to run until 2025 the partners say can hopefully come up with a working solution. Epiroc states: “Face drilling is already automated in[…]