4 Reasons To Adopt A Fleet Management System For Underground Mining
Mining is a complex business that involves management of a large fleet of vehicles under environmental, legal and safety considerations. It is important for mining companies to have visibility into the use of every vehicle and the performance of every driver in order to streamline operations, improve safety standards and drive higher process efficiencies. A […]
Infographic – Digital Transformation in The Mining Industry
With profits down the global mining community is looking towards digital innovation to provide a breakthrough. With digitalization, mining companies are hoping for a transformation from traditional business models to a more smarter & profitable mine. Benefits of Digitalization in Mining Increased Productivity Improved Mine Safety Informed Decision Making Improved Failure Anticipation Reduced Environmental Impact […]
Top 5 Innovations in the Mining Industry
Over the past years, sliding productivity and spiralling costs in the mining industry has meant that the impetus for technological change is high. Mining companies remain under exceptional pressure to improve operating efficiencies, enable safer operations and cut costs. The influx of an array of new technologies and digital innovations in the mining industry has […]
Top 4 Challenges Facing The Mining Industry
The mining industry is still recalibrating to a set of strong headwinds after the commodity boom peaked in 2011. From volatile market conditions to resource scarcity and environmental mandates, the challenges facing the mining industry has forced miners to re-think the way they operate. In this article, we look at some of the major dilemmas […]
Improve Productivity With Digital Fleet Management System
Mining is a complex business that involves management of a large fleet of vehicles under environmental, legal and safety considerations. It is important for mining companies to have visibility into the use of every vehicle and the performance of every driver in order to streamline operations, improve safety standards and drive higher process efficiencies. The […]
5 Ways IoT Drives Innovation in Mining
As a number of asset-centric industries continue to leverage IoT to drive business performance improvements, the mining industry is cautiously following suit. Although still in its infancy, IoT in mining has the potential to take the industry into a new realm of productivity. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the connection of objects such as […]
Top 5 Technology Innovations in the Mining Industry
The influx of an array of new technologies and digital innovations in the mining industry has the potential to transform key aspects of mining to deliver exceptional stakeholder, customer and environmental value. 3D Printing For terrestrial mines, 3D printing has helped to reduce costs by 50-80% compared with standard manufacturing methods. 3D Mapping 3D images […]
7 Pitfalls Driving The Digital Disconnect in Mining
In a challenging market, mining companies are focused on driving productivity improvements that can deliver significant bottom-line value. According to advisory firm Ernst & Young (EY), digital transformation will be a critical enabler to address the industry’s productivity and margin challenges. However, EY’s global report ‘The digital disconnect: problem or pathway?’ points out that digital […]
Digital Innovations in Mining That Are Set To Revolutionize The Industry – Part 1
During the mining supercycle, productivity fell to its lowest in more than 30 years. Due to an unprecedented boom in commodity prices, the sector focused on production at any cost. However, the more recent exit from the supercycle has caused the industry to shift its focus to improving productivity by sweating incumbent assets, but this […]
Digital Innovations in Mining – The Digitally Connected Workforce
In part 1 of this series, we looked at advances in automation and robotics in the mining industry. In this post, we focus on connected worker technologies and remote operations. Digitally Driven Mining Workforce Mobile technologies have been at the core of innovative solutions that drive productivity improvements across many industries, and mining is no […]
