CONTRACT MINING
Sandvik is supplying six new Pantera DP1600i drill rigs , leveraging Top Hammer XL technology , alongside a package of solutions for maintenance , rock tools and OptiMine information management to Tapojärvi and Yara at the Siilinjärvi mine , in Finland
mine , in Finland .
Sandvik will supply six new Pantera™ DP1600i drill rigs , leveraging Top Hammer XL technology , alongside a package of solutions for maintenance , rock tools and OptiMine ® information management . The products in the delivery scope support the alliance on its digitalisation and automation journey towards more productive , efficient and sustainable mining , the partners say .
Yara is a global supplier of fertilisers , industrial chemicals and environmental solutions operators at Redpath Australia ’ s headquarters in Brisbane ; a DD422i simulator is in use at MMG Dugald River ; and the DS422i cable bolter simulator is being used at the company ’ s Olympic Dam operation ( owned by BHP ) in South Australia .
Immersive Technologies and earthmoving contractor EPSA also recently partnered on a new simulator training program , this time in Saudi Arabia for community workforce development at a phosphate project .
The two companies are pursuing a Komatsu HD785-7 truck simulator training program with a focus on enhancing operational readiness and support EPSA ’ s strategy to train a growing Saudi Arabian workforce .
“ Simulation provides a safe and risk-free environment to not only build basic machine operation skills , but also specific techniques related to safety , machine care and production optimisation ,” Immersive said . “ One of the main project objectives was to streamline the training process at EPSA mining operations to ensure long-term operator productivity and reduced risks associated with newly developed workforces .”
Deploying simulation technology has , according to Immersive , aided in EPSA maintaining a level of zero percentage lost time injuries from the project ’ s start and has also helped EPSA reach Saudization milestones with more than 80 % of the current haulage operators being Saudi Arabian .
EPSA also uses workforce development solutions at Isaac Downs in Queensland , Australia , and has acquired two PRO5 Simulators at its open-cut coal mine in Australia .
Tapojärvi and Top Hammer XLs
A strategic alliance formed between contractor
Tapojärvi and Yara recently selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions as the drilling technology supplier of choice for the Siilinjärvi
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