Archives: Mining software

Digital Terrain says it has completed the acquisition of Magman Mining Software from the founding shareholders. Magman is a widely accepted standard across the industry for paperless explosives magazine management, among other applications. The Magman system provides statutory managers with the platform and tools to ensure their explosive magazines are compliant with the regulators requirements.[…]

Metso Outotec is out to improve sinter plant process performance and stability with the launch of Optimus Sinter, a digital optimiser for iron ore sintering plants. Optimus Sinter is one of Metso Outotec’s leading-edge digital solutions to ensure the optimal operation and maintenance of iron ore sintering plants, the company says. A sophisticated thermodynamic model[…]

LKAB is further increasing its safety capabilities by implementing several solutions from the Mobilaris Mining Intelligence platform at its Kiruna mine in northern Sweden, Epiroc says. The platform, now 100% incorporated into Epiroc following the consolidation of its ownership in Mobilaris MCE AB in 2021, allows all employees to receive alarm and crisis information and[…]

Indian underground mining contractor SMS Ltd and GroundHog have announced a partnership to deploy and use GroundHog’s flagship Short Interval Control and Fleet Management System. The GroundHog system is being used by many of the largest mining companies in the US, Canada, and Australia, and the system has been modified with inputs from SMS to[…]

IDS GeoRadar, part of Hexagon, has announced it is extending the IQMaps software application to a wider range of ground penetrating radar (GPR) systems. IQMaps is IDS GeoRadar’s post-processing software application for advanced GPR data analysis, enabling fast interfacing between the user and GPR data, it says. IQMaps is now available for: IDS GeoRadar Opera[…]

Mining location technology company GeoMoby has secured A$3 million ($2.03 million) to fund the further rollout of its technology to the global mining industry. The money will be allocated towards expanding its sales and business development team, as well as adding to a strong team of staff focused on technology development. The funds have been[…]

SafeAI, a global leader in autonomous solutions for heavy equipment, has announced a $38 million Series B round of funding with key investors including Builders VC,  McKinley Management, George Kaiser Family Foundation, and Energy Innovation Capital. Additionally, Moog Inc joined the round as a strategic investor. SafeAI retrofits construction and mining vehicles with aftermarket hardware[…]

Orica and Epiroc, in partnership with Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, have successfully commenced live blasting with Avatel™ – the world’s first semi-automated wireless underground development charging solution at Agnico Eagle’s Kittilä mine in Finland. The milestone brings to life an industry-driven concept that dramatically improves safety at the face, which is one of the highest[…]

Western Australia’s largest gold mine, Boddington, has surpassed the 100 Mt milestone for material safely hauled using Cat® MineStar™ Command for hauling with the gold industry’s first autonomous haulage system (AHS) fleet, the OEM says. Boddington, a deep open-pit surface mine owned by Newmont, delivered 696,000 oz of gold and 163,000 gold-equivalent ounces in 2021.[…]

Nokia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with leading network measurement technology provider, Rohde & Schwarz, to embed QualiPoc 4.9G/LTE and 5G network measurement capabilities into the Nokia Drone Networks platform. This first software-embedded solution of its kind it says will expand the use cases for drones to provide communication service providers (CPS), private wireless[…]