FLEET MANAGEMENT resolution available for in-situ ore blocks, delivering precise, reliable data needed to enhance operations and boost efficiency. This represents a significant advancement in stockpile utilisation rather than a mere incremental improvement- enabling mines to extract superior value from every load.”.
Fast2Mine- international expansion and accelerated growth
With consolidated operations in Latin America, Africa and Oceania, Fast2Mine told IM that it continues to expand its international presence and redefine operational management and optimisation in mining with cutting-edge technology and a scalable business model.
Over the last two years, the company has been expanding its operations and increasing its presence in strategic markets such as Australia, the United States, South Africa and Mexico, it says helping to drive the digitalisation of mining at a global level. In Latin America, the company says it is the market leader in FMS in Tier 1 and Tier 2 mining operations ie large and medium sized mines.
Currently, its operational management and mine optimisation system, Mining Control, manages more than 80 operations around the world, monitoring more than 6,000 pieces of equipment and interacting daily with more than 20,000 users. Its clients include major global players such as Kinross, Norsk Hydro, Equinox, Alcoa, Ero Copper, Ravenswood Gold and Aura Minerals, which rely on Fast2Mine’ s technology to increase operational efficiency, productivity and reduce unit and absolute costs.
To sustain this growth, the Fast2Mine team almost doubled in size in 2024 and the company says it intends to grow further by more than 50 % in number of employees in 2025, reaching the mark of 200 professionals and reinforcing its commitment to innovation and proximity to customers.
“ Our aim is to create solutions that solve the real challenges of mining in a simple and efficient way. A good system needs to be easy to install, easy to use, easy to integrate and easy to expand, because managing a mine must be easy. This vision has driven our global growth,” says Eder Griebeler, CEO of Fast2Mine.
Fast2Mine says its differentiator lies in the development of solutions that combine artificial intelligence, automation and mobility to increase efficiency and reduce operating costs. The most recent innovations include:
Optimised dynamic allocation- automatically allocates and optimises equipment distribution to maximise operational efficiency in real time
MineVERSE- game-changer system for mining operational management, bringing
control of the mine operation into the palm of the hand of everyone involved in the field, enabling proactive analysis, task management and agile communication.
Mining Control BI- advanced, customisable data analysis and AI platform for strategic decision-making.
Dynamic Pro- automation of cycle data collection and automated database management, reducing manual intervention by operators and increasing the reliability of information.
“ Our solutions are created by mining experts to deliver real impact and results. This is Fast2Mine’ s engineering differentiator and allows us to scale globally with credibility,” says Griebeler. With a flexible and scalable model based on monthly licensing, Fast2Mine accelerates the digitalisation of mining, allowing companies of all sizes to adopt its technology without risk and with a high return on investment( ROI).
“ The mining sector is undergoing a digital revolution, and we are at the forefront of this movement. We will continue to invest in innovation and global expansion, maintaining our commitment to proximity and excellence in customer service, as well as developing intelligent, automated, reliable and scalable technology,” concludes Griebeler.
And looking ahead to synergies RPMGlobal Launches Fleet Optimisation Solution
RPMGlobal, a global leader in mining software technology, announced its new fleet optimisation solution at MINExpo 2024 in Las Vegas. FleetOptimiser continues RPM’ s journey towards cloud-based solutions, offering a product designed for customers to calculate and optimise their trucking requirements for a shift.
The solution combines a 3D, visual
RPMGlobal’ s FleetOptimiser calculates productivity for trucks across a haulage network while matching truck productivity to targeted loader productivity
user interface with RPM’ s universal fleet calculation wrapped up in a secure, web accessible, cloud-based solution.
Up until now desktop models and spreadsheets have been used to calculate the viability of the mine plan. This creates downstream issues with difficulty maintaining data, accuracy issues, and version control. Several products have provided truck limited scheduling over the years which works well in a long-term horizon, however, applying the same techniques to the more detailed short-term space has always fallen short.
FleetOptimiser uses the RPM travel time calculation engine, the industry standard, that is embedded across many of their mining software solutions. It calculates productivity for trucks across a haulage network while matching truck productivity to targeted loader productivity.
According to Michael Baldwin, RPMGlobal’ s Chief Commercial Officer, engineers have been dreaming about this product for years.“ There has always been conflict between planners and operations with respect to what an achievable plan actually is. FleetOptimiser lets the planner optimise realistic targets for the upcoming shifts while operations can use FleetOptimiser to reconfigure fleet throughout the shift as parameters change, all through a web-based 3D intuitive user experience,” said Baldwin.
Mine planners who use XECUTE, or other execution scheduling applications, can rapidly react to changes in truck availability by simulating the impact on load productivity, and then incorporate the required changes in their plan.
The solution also provides the user with functionality to update and maintain the current road network if required. Calibrated fleet settings can also be controlled through the solution, allowing for standardisation across the entire organisation.
“ The market’ s excitement around FleetOptimiser is clear, and the feedback from our early adopters has been overwhelmingly positive. FleetOptimiser offers planners the solution they have been seeking and promises to deliver a significant productivity shift for the industry,” Baldwin concluded.
Sandvik on mining’ s biggest digital transformation opportunity
Digital technologies have the potential to radically transform efficiency in mine development and production, improve worker safety and increase equipment and environmental performance.
Today almost every piece of equipment used at mine sites is smart / sensorised, but Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions told IM that to realise the full value of the data that these machines produce requires more than just data collection.“ To transform mining processes requires systems integration, and for actionable data-driven insights to be made available to the people who need them, where and when they need them. Without this, operators, planners, supervisors
International Mining | MAY 2025