CANADIAN TECHNOLOGY tools, and equipment this initiative will help provide.
As part of the announcement, LoopX will receive C $ 480,000 to advance the development and commercialisation of its generative AI-powered analytics system.“ This technology will enable safer, more efficient mining operations by improving real-time decision-making and operational awareness. It will also support new jobs, specialised equipment, supplies, and intellectual property protection, helping bring the technology closer to market.” By supporting world-class mining innovation, cutting-edge AI solutions, and local industries, Canada’ s Government is ensuring that Northern Ontario continues to prosper as a leader in mining technology. These projects will help create good jobs, strengthen regional economies, and position the sector for long-term success.
Greg Major, Director, NORCAT, Underground Centre:“ NORCAT is proud to be a locally-driven organisation that promotes, educates, and supports entrepreneurs, innovators, and workers. Thanks to support from FedNor and the Government of Canada, we will continue to help our clients fulfill their diverse and ambitious priorities by providing them with the skills and confidence to do so.”
Chao Yu, Founder & CEO at LoopX:
“ Making our generative AI-powered analytics system stronger, scalable and ready for widespread adoption in the mining industry is a gamechanger for LoopX. This FedNor funding has help us take the system to the next level by ensuring the system’ s seamless operation in diverse mining conditions, including surface and underground mines.”
Cascadia Scientific – measuring operator impact on fuel efficiency
Surrey, BC-based Cascadia Scientific builds machine learning models using gradient boosted trees- a technique that blends many simple decisions into one powerful prediction.“ But predictions alone aren’ t enough. We need to understand why. That’ s where SHAP values come in. Borrowed from game theory, SHAP values reveal how much each factor- like payload, distance, idle time, or weather- contributes to fuel consumption on each cycle. By accounting for all these variables, it becomes possible to isolate the operator’ s unique impact on fuel use. This means, no matter the truck or shift, Cascadia Scientific can fairly measure and compare how each driver’ s impact affects fuel efficiency.”
Back in November 2024 it announced a recently executed agreement with the Mining Technology Solutions group of Komatsu to join the Modular Ecosystem.
Komatsu’ s Mining Technologies Solutions is a global leader in mine management technology and is wholly owned by Komatsu Ltd. The agreement presented an immediate benefit for Cascadia Scientific’ s customers using Komatsu equipment who could now realise enhanced Cascadia Scientific insights enabled by access to Komtrax data under this new agreement.
This ecosystem role was highlighted by a recent project at a leading open-pit mine, where Cascadia Scientific partnered with Immersive Technologies, which is owned by Komatsu, to launch a cutting-edge fuel efficiency program for haul truck operators. By combining Cascadia’ s advanced data analytics and machine learning insights with Immersive’ s industry-leading simulator training, the program delivers targeted, actionable coaching that drove measurable improvements in operator performance and fuel consumption. This integrated approach empowers operators to optimise driving techniques in a safe, controlled environment while ensuring continuous improvement out in the field.
In mining, even small decisions made by an operator can add up to a big difference in how efficiently a site runs. Not through dramatic mistakes or headline-grabbing mishaps, but through the subtle, everyday decisions that compound over thousands of
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