Archives: Mining software

Fertiliser and salt producer K+S is testing the use of electromobility in its German mines. The suitability of the charging infrastructure and safety underground are currently being tested in addition to the everyday suitability and range of the vehicles in a mine at the Werra integrated plant. In the long term, electric vehicles are to[…]

Sandvik has completed the previously announced acquisition of Polymathian Industrial Mathematics, in the process becoming a part of its Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions’ Business Unit Deswik. Polymathian’s solutions for automated decision making and optimisation complements Deswik’s suite of mine planning software and consulting services while remaining OEM agnostic, the OEM said. Deswik, a leading[…]

Minnovare, part of Hexagon’s mining division, has built of the success of its Production Optimiser™ underground offering for production drilling with the launch off Development Optimiser™, another advanced hardware and software combination aimed this time at delivering more accurate and consistent drilling in underground development drilling projects. The “low cost of implementation, low maintenance” system[…]

KPI Mining Solutions in partnership with McGill-COSMO Stochastic Mine Planning Laboratory has launched its first product in its suite of stochastic optimisation software for mining companies. KPI-COSMO Stochastic Mining Optimizer is described as “a game-changing software solution representing a paradigm shift in mine planning, that will generate substantial value for the mining ecosystem.” The product[…]

Having convinced iron ore miner Roy Hill to move ahead with plans to create the world’s largest autonomous mine, Epiroc and ASI – which the OEM owns 34% of – are ready to take on new equipment-agnostic automation opportunities, Helena Hedblom says. Speaking after the company’s December quarter and 2022 results were released, Hedblom, President[…]

Mining is an essential process that has become even more critical as the world moves towards a greater energy transition. Minerals are a crucial component in clean energy technologies such as electric vehicles, solar panels and batteries, and the demand for these minerals is increasing, Howden’s Livio Salvestro says.* According to the International Energy Agency,[…]

GroundHog, a leading provider of technology solutions for the mining industry, has announced the release of its latest app, designed specifically for construction crews working in underground mines. The new app, called ‘GroundHog Construction Crews’ is described as a powerful tool that streamlines communication and collaboration for construction crews working in underground mines. The app[…]

Steering digital transformation with technological intervention in mining operation, India’s Tata Steel Mining Ltd (TSML) has launched its ‘e-Log’ app – which it describes as a complete solution to all kinds of logistical needs in mining operations. The single integrated logistics platform will digitise processes and give real time data with actionable insights plus capture[…]

Spanish mining technology company Torsa has launched its pan-African business hub in South Africa with intentions to drastically reduce mining incidents, and most importantly fatalities, in line with a presidential Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed end 2022. During an official visit in October 2022, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Spanish President Pedro Sánchez signed[…]

Tailings management and the safe construction and operation of tailings dams are challenges that require qualified Engineers of Record (EORs). Identifying, developing, and maintaining qualified EORs requires commitment, innovation, and solutions from the entire mining industry. The EOR is at the forefront of successful tailing management. This critical role is now expected as part of[…]