MINEXPO PREVIEW
and underground raises, ore and waste passages, along with infrastructure raises all in the 3-4 m diameter range, with depths up to 450 m. The machine’ s compact and lightweight design, allows for a convenient fit into smaller underground excavations resulting in savings of time and money. Drill operation includes state of the art PLC and digital controls. It is also fully compatible with directional drilling technology, allowing the drill to deliver vertical excavation when needed. Redpath’ s entire Redbore fleet of raisedrills is designed and built for raisedrillers by raisedrillers. Redbore drills are currently working worldwide, include the Redbore 100, the world’ s largest proven capacity drill. The fleet includes the Redbore 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 models and is capable of completing the full spectrum of underground development. The Redbore 80, along with several other drill series, can be paired with a RedTrax drill transporter, offering independent and swift underground mobilisation. RedTrax is purpose built for the mobility of a drill and its related materials. Using Redtrax when raiseboring frees previously required mine equipment such as telehandlers, forklifts and LHDs to perform other duties simultaneously, elsewhere at the mine site.
Automation and more
Canary Systems has a major update to its MultiLogger ® Suite software platform for automated data acquisition. The 2016 release version provides over 30 new enhancements to one of the leading data integration, data reduction and data visualisation tools on the market, programmed by engineers, for engineers. This includes dozens of completely new major features that further enhance the ability to integrate geo-monitoring data from a multitude of sources – and locations – into a single, combined, easy to use software platform. MultiLogger Suite 2016 is free for existing customers.
Below is a sampling of the top five most important new features in MultiLogger Suite 2016.
3D Element Charts allow for quick 3D visualisation of data, such as groundwater contours and more. Users can automatically generate contour lines and colour-coded overlays from any data type on any type of view. Sample applications include generating groundwater contours from piezometer data, ground movement overlays for 3D data such as prisms and GPS, or even load and pressure data from load cells and pressure cells.
Enhanced Applications Mode for 3D Data Analysis – working with and analysing 3D data( e. g. GPS, Prisms) has never been easier, right within the browser.“ With dozens of calculations supported for 3D ground movement, velocity, inverse velocity, scatter plots, just to name a few, and support for custom calculations, MLWeb becomes the only integrated data analysis tool you’ ll need”, the company says.
Additional database management operations are now available in MLWeb browser client. New web features include database operations such as backup and restore, auditing, upgrading, validating data and setting tolerances.
Active Directory support – there is no need to remember your login – Active Directory integration means: automatic single-sign on with your Windows credentials.
MLSuite can be run over intranet / Internet, or installed locally on a desktop. MLSuite offers extensive data visualisation and management options, including: powerful notifications and reporting features that help translate raw data into decisions and actions quickly; full GIS map server integration, 3D visualisation, comprehensive document management including photos and videos, and a free field data entry app, MLField ®.
Provix remote control / video systems enable equipment operators to work from a safe location when poor ground conditions exist. To maintain production performance levels, it is critical that both the video and the control systems offer reliable uptime and ease of operation for personnel.
Depending on the nature of the application, both wired and wireless systems are available and each offers its own benefits and drawbacks. While wireless systems offer the convenience of cable free operations, wired systems offer increased range and a variety of power choices.
In Canada, many mine sites have operations that require different solutions. The ability to customise systems based on the specific nature of their operations is critical to successful remote operation. As a preliminary step, any remote equipment vendor needs to understand the scope of the operation in order that the remote controls and video system can be tailored to provide the required functionality.
Provix designs and manufactures wired and wireless video systems to support its remote control platforms for any type of surface or underground equipment. Remote control and video systems are available to support operations such as remote drilling, bolting, mucking, loading, haulage and breaker operations in underground operations. Provix says its systems“ offer enhanced safety during remote operations and allow for increased productivity, while remaining cost effective as well as easy to deploy.”
MultiLogger Suite is, Canary Systems says,“ the most versatile integrated data management platform in the market, with an intuitive interface to collect, view and analyse all your monitoring data. MLSuite is suited for projects of all sizes, including very large deployments, and can be used seamlessly for manual and automated data collection. MultiLogger interfaces directly with most types of dataloggers, allowing you to program your data collection directly in a simple point-and-click interface without the need for third party tools( though it works with many third-party tools, too). MLSuite is used in thousands of projects worldwide across a number of markets and applications, including mining, as a web based application, workstation tool, and on mobile devices.”
Analogue systems are used for local operation, while digital systems are used for operation from surface or for network viewing. Remote controls and video support for surface equipment operations are available also.
While most wireless systems rely on line of sight for communication, Provix systems have been proven to offer enhanced viewing around doglegs and into blind stopes. Additionally,
With Provix systems, performance metrics indicate up to a 50 % increase in bolting rate. Operator uptake and familiarity is relatively quick
34 International Mining | AUGUST 2016