Abstract. Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology has recently been used to solve many problems in various fields. Quarry mining is no exception. LiDAR scans the quarry and determines essential parameters such as the depth and volume of …
Read More »Reutech Mining wins fall-of-ground technology challenge
Geotechnical monitoring radar systems company Reutech Mining has been revealed as the winner of the Rock Hazard Identification and Safe Removal Innovation Challenge, an initiative by the Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP) and the Minerals Council South Africa, supported by mining companies Sibanye-Stillwater and Impala Platinum (Implats). During the first quarter …
Read More »Parasite Deep Space Drone Study Proposes Asteroid Mining
The design you see is known as the Parasite – Deep Space Drone. Its creator, Boy Sichterman designed this vehicle for the year 2197. Whether the future looks like this isn’t of much importance. What is important, like any other concept, is what sort of idea and possible technology does it flaunt. …
Read More »China’s coal mining industry embraces 5G technologies
TAIYUAN, May 9 (Xinhua) — China’s largest hard coal producer Yangquan Coal Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. in Shanxi Province has finished building a 5G network in one of its mines, heralding the coming of 5G era of the country’s cold industry and paving way for intelligent mining based on 5G …
Read More »Komatsu to Use Drones to Help Automate Digging in the US
Photo via Komatsu. Equipment manufacturer Komatsu will as early as this fiscal year roll out a service in the U.S. using drones to cut down on the labor required for excavation and earthwork on construction projects, according to a report in the Nikkei Asian Review. The service, which goes by …
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