Technology

Reduced ventilation costs, cleaner air Mike Kasaba foresees the day when diesel no longer fuels underground mining.

Sudbury-based research organizations take on challenge of reducing energy consumption, operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions Representatives of two Sudbury-based research organizations – MIRARCO Mining Innovation and the Centre for Excellence

Minecat UT150-EMV utility vehicle surpasses 10,000 kilometres of runtime by Vale, Glencore and Goldcorp Diesel still rules, but the beginning of a transition to battery-powered vehicles in underground mining appears to be underway.

TopVu eTag system is one of several RFID solutions available to boost efficiency in the mining industry It looks the same as a tag-in, tag-out board in most mines, but the TopVu eTag board incorporates electronics that pick up the location of RFID ta

Revolution Mining acquires Scheduling Optimization Tool IP Sudbury-based Revolution Mining, a software startup headed by Lorrie Fava, has acquired the Scheduling Optimization Tool (SOT), a software solution designed to optimize mine planning.

Redtrax is remotely controlled by operator wearing ergonomically designed body harness with suspended control console Redpath Raiseboring Ltd.

System provides equipment operators with visual and audible alerts when they are in proximity to workers or other vehicles equipped with RFID tags A Timmins-area mine has equipped its surface fleet with the Total Detector collision avoidance system d

System is designed to clear hangups in block cave mines Penguin Automated Systems Inc. has shipped the world’s first hangup assessment and removal robotic system to Codelco’s Andina Mine in Chile.

Lakehead University in Thunder Bay part of development team Imagine the time you’d save by accurately mapping a mineral deposit even before you start drilling.

Operators discharge pots from comfort of the locomotive Watching the sudden discharge of redhot molten metal at the Vale slag pile has been a rite of passage for generations of Sudburians.