Global
Australia: Cutting-edge
technology at Sunrise
Edited by Leon Louw
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AngloGold Ashanti’s Sunrise Dam gold
mine in Western Australia is set to
benefit from new technology.
ew automation technology has successfully
been deployed at AngloGold Ashanti’s Sunrise
Dam gold mine in Western Australia. The
technology is supplied by RCT. Underground
mining contractor Barminco’s Sandvik and Cat loader fleets,
which were already operating with ControlMaster Guidance
Automation, were fitted with enhancements, including
Multiple Machine Selection (MMS) and Multiple Machine
Control (MMC).
This technology gives an operator control of numerous
mobile machines from one station. This project was a first
Leading-edge technology deployed at Sunrise Dam.
[8] MINING MIRROR FEBRUARY 2019
www.miningmirror.co.za