Bis and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have announced a world-first joint venture, Auto-Mate, to deliver the next generation of mine site automation to the global resource sector. “The Auto-Mate joint venture represents a significant advancement in mining automation,” Brad Rogers,…
A key theme of the Global Mining Symposium is the need to advance new technologies to make mining safer, as well as more efficient and productive, which is why Northern Miner senior reporter Carl A. Williams spoke to Michelle Ash,…
Leading autonomous solutions specialist RCT has successfully commissioned mid-tier gold company Evolution Mining’s underground loader fleet with RCT’s proprietary ControlMaster automation technology. The project has transformed Evolution’s underground loader fleet away from its previous teleremote provider in favour of RCT’s…
FINLAND – Nokia has announced that its 5G standalone (SA) industrial-grade private wireless networking solutions are now available for enterprise customers. According to Nokia, with this introduction of 5G SA, the company provides its customers with the most comprehensive portfolio…
FINLAND – Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has announced a partnership with Exyn Technologies, a company pioneering autonomous aerial robot systems (drones) for complex, GPS-denied environments, to provide mapping and visioning solutions for underground mines. According to Sandvik, its customers…
AUSTRALIA – RCT, a leader in the autonomous solutions space, has announced that it is the first independent technology provider to successfully automate Caterpillar’s recently released R1700K underground loader. The K-series is the latest iteration of Cat’s heavy equipment product…
KAZAKHSTAN – RCT, a company specializing in autonomous solutions, has completed a customized tele-remote project at the Ridder underground Tishinsky copper mine in Kazakhstan. RCT’s ControlMaster Teleremote solution can be tailored to a mine’s site-specific requirements. RCT worked with the…
AUSTRALIA – RCT, a leader in providing autonomous solutions, has executed a project with African Underground Mining Services (AUMS) at the Siou underground gold mine in Burkina Faso. Earlier this year, RCT commissioned its ControlMaster guidance automation technology on two…
SWEDEN – Sandvik has introduced AutoMine for Trucks, which allows autonomous haulage not only underground but now also on the surface. According to the company, this is a first for autonomous haulage in underground mining settings. Behind the new capability…
AUSTRALIA – ASI Mining has signed a subcontract with Epiroc to supply its autonomous truck solution to the Roy Hill mine in Western Australia. In February, Epiroc signed a contract with Roy Hill to deliver a fully automated haul truck solution…
AUSTRALIA – With approval for a US$150-million investment in an autonomous haulage system (AHS) at its Boddington mine, Newmont will be the first gold miner with a driverless truck fleet. “Not only does Boddington continue to deliver strong performance, our…
SWEDEN – Epiroc, a productivity partner for the mining industry, has signed a contract with the Roy Hill iron ore mine in western Australia to deliver a fully automated haul truck solution to the 55-million-tonne-per-year operation. Epiroc, in partnership with…