Telematics solutions, as with most things in life, are also viewed with preconceptions, limiting them to certain operations. But Bob’s your uncle because technology is rapidly becoming an essential element in commercial operations such as mining. One might ponder – how is this groundbreaking technology helping the mining industry, increase safety, and boost productivity? Well, the answer is in a little piggy bank of solutions offered by yours truly. Geotab Africa’s productivity tools for open-cast mining operations allow managers to monitor vehicles, equipment, and workers across multiple job sites in remote locations. Let’s break this piggy bank and explore telematics insights on mining operations.
Off the Grid? Not with us!
Geotab Africa’s productivity tool for open-cast mining operations, Iridium Satellite tracking, is to fleets, what a Nanny Cam is to new parents! Irrespective of whether the mining assets are downtown or under the surface of the earth, the Iridium satellite network will provide communication coverage. Like a 007 spy, the Iridium provides a robust system allowing assets to send positional updates while operating in remote areas outside cellular coverage.
RUGGED and Radicalized
Harsh weather takes a toll on fleet equipment and vehicles. However, come rain, snow, sleet, or shine – GO9 RUGGED is ready to weather it all. Like a strong immune booster, the GO9 RUGGED is:
- dust-tight and protected against the effects of continuous immersion in water.
- protected against high-pressure water cleaning with water temperatures of up to 80 degrees Celsius.
Like a Knight, the GO9 RUGGED is armed to guard itself against harsh mining operations and lets you know where your offroad equipment is at all times.
A fleet police and a doctor in one solution!
Without a proper telematics tool, data on the health and performance of assets becomes limited. It’s like a party without music. In safeguarding your fleet, Geotab Africa’s productivity tools for open-cast mining operations place a magnifying glass on the following engine-related data points:
- The total amount of fuel used.
- The total amount of fuel used while idling.
- Trip fuel used.
- Engine coolant temperature.
- Engine hours
- Fault codes
Source & Destination: A melting pot of solutions!
The 2015 edition of PWC’s Annual Mining Review indicated a 7-year 20% decline in equipment productivity in South Africa. Like an ill-prepared marathon runner, South Africa ran at a lower level than most of its global peers. Naturally, Geotab Africa’s productivity tool for open-cast mining, source & destination, proved to be a remedy the industry desperately needs.
This hot-off-the-press solution affords managers, management by measurement by:
- Measuring productivity in tones or engine hours per day.
- Monitoring when vehicles start and end production each day.
- Ensuring that no vehicles are loitering and being unproductive.
- Monitoring engine data to avoid unplanned maintenance and breakdowns.
- Monitoring that minerals are dumped according to their specific grades, with minimum errors.
- Using our data to determine the number of Yellow Machines required to achieve the optimal level of production.
- Promoting the safe use of machines by monitoring speeding, over-revving, harsh braking, cornering, and acceleration.
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