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CONTENTS
SEPTEMBER 2017
10 REMOTE MINE SERVICES
Paul Moore reviews some trends and new
contracts in remote mine services, from
camp wide contracts to FIFO and logistics
18 SURFACE AUTOMATION
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Surface truck automation has matured in
Western Australia, is gathering pace in the
Canadian oil sands, and is under
consideration elsewhere, while in other
equipment areas autonomy is also proving
its benefits. Paul Moore looks at recent
progress
28 NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Implementing private networks is a major
trend in mining, both surface and
underground, while direct partnerships
between mining groups and
networks/comms technology providers
are becoming more common, reports
Paul Moore
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38 MECHANISED COAL
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John Chadwick looks at some of the recent
installations, in particular Anglo
American’s world leading Grosvenor
metallurgical coal mine, new machines
and proximity detection
46 CHINESE TECHNOLOGY
Paul Moore reviews some developments
at the leading Chinese mining equipment
OEMs both at home and abroad
50 HIGH PROFILE – MINER TRACKING
Following a major disaster in 2014 the
Turkish government mandated human
tracking at coal mines throughout the
country. ATUT working with nanotron
Technologies delivered one of the most
advanced systems of its type for the Park
Thermic mine
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COVER: Vermeer
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The cover this month shows a Vermeer T1255 Chain Drive Terrain Leveler which
gives mines the capability to cut along a vertical highwall to conduct surface
mining extraction. One of the themes in this issue is surface automation. With
precision surface mining equipment, one of the factors that plays into running at
the highest efficiency is to cut a constant cut depth pass after pass. This allows
the engine to remain under a more consistent load, which results in a higher
output over the course of a shift. Two of the commonly used methods of grade
control in the surface mining industry are laser and GPS control, both of which
are offered by Vermeer Corporation on its range of machines.
www.vermeer.com
AROUND THE WORLD
3 The Leader
4 World Prospects
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52 & IBC Forthcoming Events and Classifieds
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