FUELS & LUBRICANTS control across the fuel supply chain. VERIDAPT:“ Connected fuel operations platforms provide real-time insights into fuel consumption, burn rates, pit stop time, and refuelling performance. This enables operators to quickly identify excessive fuel consumption, abnormal fuel burn, inefficient refuelling, and underperforming equipment.”
VERIDAPT says the AdaptIQ platform helps mining operators improve burn-rate performance; refuelling efficiency; service truck productivity; and fleet utilisation. In large-scale mining operations, even a 3-5 % improvement in fuel efficiency can deliver substantial cost savings across fleets operating continuously.
It argues that remote mining operations are especially vulnerable to diesel supply disruptions due to their dependence on long-haul deliveries and imported fuel. Real-time monitoring systems improve resilience by providing visibility into storage levels, usage trends, and procurement requirements.
“ Automated forecasting and alerts help operators avoid running critical equipment dry, over-ordering fuel inventory; costly emergency fuel shipments, and supplier performance issues during volatile market conditions. This level of operational intelligence enables mining companies to make faster procurement decisions while improving supply reliability. Fuel consumption patterns often provide early indicators of equipment performance issues before failures occur.”
Unexpected increases in fuel burn or lubricant usage may point to engine inefficiencies, fuel leaks, injector problems, or drivetrain faults. By identifying these anomalies in real time, mining operators can shift toward predictive maintenance strategies that reduce downtime and improve asset reliability. In an environment where a single haul truck can cost upwards of US $ 5 million, VERIDAPT argues that catching a developing fault early, rather than after a breakdown, is not just operationally smart; it is financially critical. This becomes particularly valuable during supply chain disruptions when spare equipment and replacement parts may be delayed or difficult to source.
As ESG expectations continue to rise, mining companies are under increasing pressure to improve emissions transparency and demonstrate measurable progress
toward sustainability targets. Real-time fuel and emissions monitoring systems support this by automatically tracking fuel consumption by asset; carbon emissions data; renewable energy usage; and alternative fuel integration.
VERIDAPT currently monitors tens of millions of tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually, helping mining companies strengthen ESG reporting, regulatory compliance, and investor transparency. It says this data is becoming increasingly important as the mining industry transitions toward hybrid fleets, renewable diesel, battery-electric equipment, and mixed-energy operations.
One of the most significant advantages of connected fuel management is operational visibility.“ In volatile energy markets, mining executives need immediate access to critical operational intelligence, including fuel availability, consumption trends, highusage assets, and emerging inefficiencies. Centralised operational reports enable faster and more informed decision-making around fleet deployment; production planning; fuel procurement; inventory prioritisation; and cost control.”
The company concludes:“ As diesel markets remain unpredictable, mining companies are recognising that traditional fuel management approaches are no longer sufficient. In today’ s mining environment, fuel visibility and operational intelligence are becoming critical for competitive advantages, not optional efficiencies.”
Endress + Hauser’ s Coriolis effect
Endress + Hauser offers multiple technologies to overcome ambiguities in fuel loading. Keeping in mind the huge amount of fuels mining operations need, every drop counts. Most suppliers still use mechanical flowmeters which have an accuracy of 0.5 %. Coriolis flowmeters used in Endress + Hauser loading metering skids it says have an accuracy of 0.1 %. Miners can also leverage its unique density calibration to detect diluted or impure fuel; plus improve fuel transfer accuracy
to 0.25 % with the Endress + Hauser loading metering skid.
Once delivered to site, fuel needs to be stored, monitored and managed. Mine operators need seamless access to highquality online and real time data in order to make optimal decisions in fuel management. Endress + Hauser also offers cutting edge inventory management solutions for fuel storage facilities. Users it says benefit from intelligent system components such as PLCs and gateways; and it can deploy cutting edge telemetry systems for remote or inaccessible points.
Overfilling silos is not only hazardous to operators and to the immediate environment, valuable and scarce resources can go to waste. Endress + Hauser also offers a comprehensive range of overfill prevention systems to mitigate these multiple risks. It can integrate radar instrumentation for fuel quantity monitoring and install point level switches to detect when silos are full.
Looking in more depth at the Coriolis flowmeter, the Coriolis effect is a physical phenomenon that occurs when a mass moves within a rotating or oscillating system. As the mass flows through a vibrating tube, it experiences a deflection due to inertia. This twist or phase shift is what Coriolis flowmeters detect and measure. The greater
Endress + Hauser offers multiple technologies to overcome ambiguities in fuel loading at minesites
Mining Lubrication & services
International Mining | JULY 2026