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Automated tools to be used for ascertaining structural condition in South African hard rock mines

Author: Teleka, Ruth ; Green, J ; Brink, S ; Sheer, J Date: Nov 2011 The use of automation in deep level hard rock mines has over the years been overshadowed by mechanized mining. However, more and more readily, the industry is starting to recognize the validity of considering automation as an option both in ... Read more
Can a robot improve mine safety?

Author: Green, JJ ; Bosscha, Peter A ; Candy, L ; Hlophe, K ; Coetzee, S ; Brink, S Date: Sep 2010 Safety in mines is of paramount importance, especially in the labour intensive operations of South Africa, where upward of 300 000 people are employed on a daily basis in an environment that is inherently dangerous. On average approximately ... Read more
Ergonomics as a practice for safe and healthy mining in South African mines

Author: Schutte, S Date: Apr 2011 Reducing occupational injuries and ill health is a strategic objective of all the stakeholders in the South African mining industry. In order to achieve this objective, it is necessary to provide the safest and healthiest work environment ... Read more
Human detection for underground autonomous mine vehicles using thermal imaging

Author: Dickens, JS ; Green, JJ ; Van Wyk, MA Date: Jul 2011 Underground mine automation has the potential to increase safety, productivity and allow the mining of lower-grade resources. In a mining environment with both autonomous robots and humans, it is essential that the robots are able to detect ... Read more
Mining in the Future: Autonomous Robotics for Safer Mines

Author: Shahdi, A Date: Oct 2012 In this presentation, the author outlines the application of an autonomous robotics platform in performing safety surveys and mapping of active mines. Read more
New technology for real-time in-stope safety management

Author: Vogt, D ; Brink, VZ ; Schutte, S Date: Sep 2009 South African underground hard rock mines are typically managed using measurements made daily, weekly or even monthly of key parameters like face advance, readiness to blast, blast success, temperature or dust levels. Safety and health can ... Read more
Noise-induced hearing loss milestones: Past and future

Author: Edwards, A ; Kritzinger, D Date: 2011 At the 2003 Mine Health and Safety Summit, the milestones for elimination of Noise-induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) in the mining industry were agreed on. The first milestone, December 2008, has passed and the next one in 2013 is looming. The study ... Read more
Role of steel wire ropes in mine safety

Author: Peake, A Date: Nov 2008 Today there are an estimated 2 300 steel wire ropes installed in roughly 200 underground mines in South Africa. These mines employ more than 280 000 workers underground and hoist several millions of tonnes of rock to the surface every month. ... Read more

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