Mine Site Technologies is a solutions provider, specializing in the development and supply of technology, and services, to the mining industry. Our particular areas of expertise include underground communications, remote blasting systems, mine tagging & WiFi tracking systems and cap lamps; as well as high data wireless mesh systems for open pit and surface communications.

Inco South

BlastPED Receiver/Exploder

PED Transmission Headend

INCO SOUTH MINE INSTALL BLASTPED

MINE: SOUTH MINE
OWNER: INCO
TYPE: UNDERGROUND NICKEL
LOCATION: SUDBURY, ON, CANADA

BACKGROUND

Inco’s South Mine had been assessing improvements to their blast initiation system. After an extensive review of remote balsting system options, Inco chose BlastPED.

COMPOSITION

One PED Transmission Headend powering a 11 km (36,000 ft) loop antenna to support ten remote receiver/exploders.

DESCRIPTION

The BlastPED System is a PED Version, that is it uses the PED Transmission System to provide signal to the remote receiver/exploder units. The PED antenna is 11,000 m underground antenna. Though this sounds like a large antenna, it is relatvely small, considering the antenna allows signal to all parts of the extremely large South Mine. The system is controlled from the PEDCALL PC in a surface office.

JUSTIFICATION

South Mine personnel were looking to introduce a more costs effective and reliable means of remote blast initiation. After reviewing various options, BlastPED was chosen as it was the only proven system available, that could provide remote, centralized blast initiation. If the description of the system in the Inco Newsletter is anything to go by, we feel their requirements have been certainly been met (click on this link to view the News Letter).

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