Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have the potential to transform the mining industry by reducing reliance on fossil fuels and lowering operating costs. Some of the ways in which BEVs may hugely benefit the mining industry include: Using BEVs Increases Mining
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Best Tips to Maximize FMS and Telemetry Data Usage: Supercharge Operator Performance
Mines have been leveraging fleet management systems (FMS) and telemetry data for decades. They set out to optimize haulage, with the goal of productivity improvements and safety enhancements, but as technologies continued to advance, mines were realizing that good telemetry
Unlock 99% Accuracy: RTK High Precision GPS Ensures Perfect Grade Control and Compliance to Mine Design
RTK (Real-Time Kinematic) High Precision GPS technology comes is primarily used to achieve centimeter level precision in the mining industry – this is mostly required for when mining in heterogeneous strata where grade control is very important. It is also
5 ways to improve Asset Tracking in Underground Mines using RTLS
Asset tracking in underground mines is a critical part of your daily operations – it helps you get miners up-and-running faster so you can mine more tons every shift. Managing and locating valuable assets such as equipment, tools, and supplies
Discover OSHA’s Crane Operator Requirements: How you can meet them satisfactorily
In 2018, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) began enforcing the requirement that all crane operators in the Construction Industry need to be nationally certified. Although this is an OSHA regulation (1926.1400 Subpart CC), many mines also require crane
Safety Directors Are Using GroundHog LMS. You Should Too.
More and more safety directors are ditching the stone age of certificate and permit management in favor of GroundHog LMS. What do we mean by the “stone age?” Excel and paper, of course. It’s a massive undertaking to attempt to
Mobile Equipment Safety Program
Over the years, in the mining industry, there have been dozens of fatalities and hundreds of injuries involving mobile equipment. Unfortunately, there have already been 5 mobile equipment related fatalities and dozens of injuries in 2024 and the year is
