WORLD NEWS
Polyus gold mine’s transition to autonomous operations
RCT has successfully completed its
biggest project to date for Caterpillar
dealer Vostochnaya Technia, which
has seen eight automation solutions
deployed at Polyus’ Olimpiada surface
mine in Krasnoyarsk region, Eastern
Siberia, Russia.
The company’s bespoke
department RCT Custom successfully
designed, manufactured, and installed
ControlMaster Teleremote solutions
tailored specifically for this project for
a fleet of five Caterpillar 777F trucks, a
Komatsu 1 PC-3000-6 hydraulic shovel
12
and D-275A-5 dozer, and an Atlas
Copco DML drilling rig.
This project was a crucial turning
point for the gold mine’s transition into
an autonomous machine operation
and will allow the site to operate more
safely and efficiently. The solutions
allow operators at the gold mine
to simultaneously clean up landslip
while continuing production in the
same area; significantly increasing
productivity by reducing downtime
associated with manual operation of
the mobile machines.
This is made possible thanks to the
customisation of the Teleremote
solution to incorporate the Multiple
Machine Selection (MMS) feature,
which allows one operator to swap
between machines when production
tasks change. This is particularly
significant to aiding productivity, as
the mine operates 24 hours a day,
seven days a week.
Prior to the installation of RCT’s
automation solutions, the mobile
machines were operating in hazardous
areas prone to rockfall and exposed to
RCT’s customised Teleremote solutions removed the operator from the cab and relocated them to an ergonomically designed
control station, complete with modern comforts such as heating, which is essential at a mine experiencing such extreme
temperatures.
MARCH 2019
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