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21 JANUARY 2010
ImPact Digital Tracking System for Underground Mine in Peru
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura has purchased a tracking system for their Orcopampa Gold Mine in southern Peru. Being the largest privately owned gold ... MORE »
24 DECEMBER 2009
Whitehaven choose MST Communications & Tracking for their Narrabri North Coal Mine
Whitehaven Coal has purchased a suite of communication and tracking products for their new Narrabri North Coal Mine. To cover saf... MORE »
30 NOVEMBER 2009
Kumtor Expand Leaky Feeder Radio to Second Portal
Kumtor Gold Mine in Kyrgyzstan are expanding their existing VDV Leaky Feeder system to provide coverage at a second portal. A second VDV Headend is to be set up at... MORE »
9 SEPTEMBER 2009
Canadian Mines Upgrade Cap Lamps
Another two mines, Morton Salt’s Mines Seleine Mine and Winsor Salt’s Pugwash Mine, having upgraded their cap lamps and personal PED Receiver units to the latest ICCL version. Mine Sele... MORE »
19 AUGUST 2009
Kumtor Gold Operate VDV Leaky Feeder Mine Radio in Kyrgyzstan
Centerra Gold’s have been operating a VDV leaky feeder radio system, at their fast expanding Kumtor Gold Mine in Kyrgyzstan, and are now extending it as the ... MORE »
16 JUNE 2009
Intelligent traffic control systems
Mine Site Technologies’ (MST) Traffic Control solutions are layered on top of its established Wi-Fi Network Infrastructure. The Wi-Fi Network Infrastructure utilises Wi-Fi tags fitted... MORE »
6 APRIL 2009
I&E Electric and Mine Site Technologies form strategic partnership
Mine Site Technologies Inc. (MST) is pleased to announce the formation of a strategic partnership I&E Electric Inc. (I&E) to better serve the... MORE »
26 FEBRUARY 2009
Newmont Gold Leeville Mine in Nevada go Digital with MST
Newmont Gold is the world’s largest gold miner and as such is always looking for operational improvements to keep their mining operations the forefront of efficie... MORE »
29 JANUARY 2009
Underground Mine Communications at Agnico Eagle’s Kittila Mine
Kittila Mine is in Finland and as the mine develops their engineers wanted to implement a communication backbone that would serve the mines current and... MORE »
6 JANUARY 2009
Vale's Integra Coal go Digital for Mine Communications & Tracking
Integra Coal has chosen Mine Site Technologies’ for site wide digital communications and tracking for both their open cut and underground mines. A de... MORE »
5 DECEMBER 2008
Crinum East Coal Mine chooses ImPact Tracking solution
Crinum East Coal Mine is owned by BMA a partnership between BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd and is located in the Bowen Coal Basin of central Queen... MORE »
11 NOVEMBER 2008
Barrick Gold Combine PED & RFID Tracking for Productivity & Safety
Barrick Gold has installed PED, Digital Communications and Tracking at their two mines in Nevada, Meikle and Rodeo. As Anton Meyer, Senior Control ... MORE »
12 OCTOBER 2008
Large Copper Mine goes Digital for Mine Communications & Tracking
Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Zambia have undertaken a major upgrade of their underground communication infrastructure by introducing MST’s digital backbon... MORE »
3 OCTOBER 2008
Angus Place Coal Mine to introduce Tracking with Lightweight Cap Lamps
Centennial Coal’s Angus Place Coal Mine near Lithgow, NSW is upgrading its cap lamps by changing over to the Integrated Communications Cap Lamp (ICC... MORE »
5 AUGUST 2008
Case Study - Digital Communications in Underground Copper Mine
The underground digital communication system in use at Dahongshan Copper Mine continues to give payback to the mine in operational improvements, leading the m... MORE »
30 JULY 2008
BHPB Ekati Mine Converts to Light Weight Cap Lamp
BHP Billiton’s Ekati Diamond Mine in northern Canada has converted their cap lamp fleet from lead-acid batteries to light weight lithium-ion batteries. Key factors in choosing the ICCL ... MORE »
5 JUNE 2008
Austar Coal Mine Enhance Emergency Preparedness with PED and RFID Tracking
Austar Coal Mine, owned by the Chinese Yancoal group operates a top coal caving longwall coal mine near Cessnock, NSW, Australia. Austar ha... MORE »
24 MAY 2008
Wireless Mesh Delivers Highest Quality Communications at Rio's Kennecott Copper Mine
There has been a lot of talk about wireless mesh systems being used in mines. A lot of it has not advanced past small scale tria... MORE »
16 APRIL 2008
Rajant Wireless Breadcrumbs Deliver a Safety Benefit to an Australian Gold Mine
Mine Site Technologies (MST) has provided a remote area communication solution based on Rajant's 802.11 Wireless Mesh Breadcrumbs for Beaco... MORE »
6 MARCH 2008
Two-Way PED Demonstrations Continue in West Virginia
Mine Site Technologies and their distributors for eastern USA, CSE Corporation, have completed the latest series of demonstrations of the Two-Way PED System in West V... MORE »
12 FEBRUARY 2008
Lisheen Mine in Ireland install VDV Leaky Feeder Radio System
Anglo American's Lisheen Mine is an underground zinc mine located in county Tipperary in Ireland. Lisheen is a relatively shallow mine mining a tabular... MORE »
30 JANUARY 2008
ICCL Cap Lamp Approved by MSHA
Mine Site Technologies is pleased to announce the Integrated Communications Cap Lamp has received approval from Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) in the United States allowing... MORE »
15 JANUARY 2008
Xstrata Coal's Beltana Mine to Install Digital Tracking System as part of Cap Lamp Upgrade
Xstrata Coal Beltana Coal Mine, located in the Hunter Valley coalfields in NSW, Australia, has chosen MST's ICCL cap lamps and d... MORE »
31 OCTOBER 2007
Anglo Coal Mine Installing Underground Tracking and ICCL
Anglo Coal Australia's Moranbah North Mine has selected MST's underground tracking and ICCL cap lamp systems as part of their communication upgrades at their... MORE »
5 OCTOBER 2007
Two-Way Through-the-Earth Communications at 480 m Deep Coal Mine
We are pleased to update those interested in wireless emergency communications that recent development testing of the Two-Way PED System at BHPB's West Cl... MORE »
31 JULY 2007
Largest Underground Digital Communication System
MST is very excited to announce the largest installation of our ImPact Underground Digital Communication system to date, at Dahongshan Copper Mine. With the demand ... MORE »
17 JULY 2007
Hochschild Mining Forms Underground Communications Alliance with MST
We are extremely proud to announce that MST has been chosen by Hochschild Mining Group to be their mine communication partner in for their mines throu... MORE »
6 JULY 2007
MST Canadian Commitment Grows
We are pleased to announce two new positions in our Canadian operations to support the growth of our mining communication business in Canada. Joseph Gladu has joined our Sudbury office as... MORE »
25 JUNE 2007
Underground Communication System to Peru
Volcan Compania Minera have purchased another leaky feeder radio system from MST, this time for their Cerro de Pasco Mine in Peru. Volcan had purchased two VDV Leaky F... MORE »
15 JUNE 2007
Two-Way Through-the-Earth Communication to Become a Reality
MST and the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) are very pleased to announce our recent agreement to finalize the developmen... MORE »
5 APRIL 2007
Jundee Mine Choose PED for Emergency Warning System
Newmont's Jundee Mine in Western Australia has ordered 220 of the PED version ICCL. Key reasons for Jundee to go with ICCL were:- Cost reduction - existing ... MORE »
19 MARCH 2007
Leaky Feeder Radio Systems for Two Mines in Peru
We are very pleased to announce the purchase of VDV Leaky Feeder Radio Systems by two mines from Volcan Compania Minera in Peru. We have supplied VDV equipment ... MORE »
7 MARCH 2007
DeBeers' Snap Lake Expand the use of MST's Cap Lamps
DeBeers' Snap Lake Mine in northern Canada has purchased another 200 ICCL's complete with PED pager receiver for use by its underground miners. Following the initial ... MORE »
20 FEBRUARY 2007
Ekati Mine Manage Fans Underground to Save Energy
BHP Billiton's Ekati diamond mine in northern Canada has implemented thirty ControlPED units to control their underground fans. The main driver was the energy savings a... MORE »
31 JANUARY 2007
Zinifex Rosebery Mine Install PED
Zinifex's Rosebery Mine in Tasmania, Australia, has ordered a PED System to provide emergency warning and general paging for all their underground operators. Rosebery engineers studied... MORE »
8 JANUARY 2007
MST Opens Second Canadian Office
Mine Site Technologies is pleased to announce the opening of our office in Edmonton, Alberta to provide support to our customers in Western Canada. The office will be headed up by Pete ... MORE »
1 DECEMBER 2006
Canadian Mine to Remotely Initiate Blasts with BlastPED
Further demonstrating the global spread of MST's underground communication solutions, Pugwash Mine in Canada has implemented BlastPED as their remote, central... MORE »
25 NOVEMBER 2006
PED System for Barrick Mine in Tanzania
Barrick is installing a PED System at their Bulyanhulu Gold Mine in Tanzania. Engineers at Buyanhulu have been evaluating the PED and BlastPED System for some time... MORE »
18 OCTOBER 2006
Xstrata's United Coal Mine Tagging System
Xstrata Coal has ordered a TRACKER Tagging System for their United Coal Mine in the Hunter Valley, NSW. Similar to Springvale Coal Mine's recent TRA... MORE »
27 SEPTEMBER 2006
Mexican Mine Goes ImPact 802.11 Digital
Scorpio Mining Corporation has chosen our ImPact Digital Mine Communications System for their new Nuestra Senora silver-lead-zinc mine in Sinaloa State, Mexico. Why ImPa... MORE »
10 AUGUST 2006
Springvale Coal Mine to Install Tracking System
Centennial Coal Group has just ordered a TRACKER Tagging System for their Springvale Coal Mine. Springvale is about 2 hours west of Sydney in the Lithgow c... MORE »
7 JUNE 2006
Gijima AST Represent MST in South Africa
MST is pleased to announce the appointment of Gijima AST as our representatives in South Africa. Gijima will also represent MST and support existing customers in other African co... MORE »
1 MAY 2006
Lighweight ICCL Receives I.S. Approval for Coal Mine Use
The Integrated Communications Cap Lamp has received its Certificate of Conformity confirming its Intrinsic Safety for use in underground coal mines in Australia. ... MORE »
8 FEBRUARY 2006
Emergency Communication FAQs
The tragic incidents in the Sago Mine and the change in legislation in West Virginia have created an increased interest in our emergency communication products and systems. Click here to se... MORE »
15 JANUARY 2006
Emergency Preparedness at Newlands North to include PED and TRACKER
Xstrata’s new coal mine in Queensland Australia, New North Mine, has ordered the new Integrated Communications Cap Lamp (ICCL) with both PED Paging and... MORE »
10 DECEMBER 2005
Chinese Coal Mine to install PED and TRACKER Systems
Baijigou Coal Mine (see picture right) is the first coal mine in China to order our new ICCL cap lamp with both PED and Tagging electronics included. This will enable... MORE »
4 DECEMBER 2005
BHP Billiton Broadmeadow Coal Mine PED System
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance’s new underground coal mine in central Queensland has ordered a PED System to provide the main emergency warning system at the mine. With the PED Sy... MORE »
1 DECEMBER 2005
ImPact Digital Mine Communications Operating in 9 mines in Canada, Australia, USA and Mongolia
Our ImPact WLAN System for underground mining applications has now been installed in nine mines since its commercial release e... MORE »
10 OCTOBER 2005
Global Representatives Attend High Level Training Program
MST last week welcomed its international agents & representatives into their Sydney head office for an intensive training program. Attendance of representat... MORE »
20 AUGUST 2005
Newpac Coal to Install PED
Newpac Coal Mine is a new mine development in the Hunter valley, NSW, Australia. As the mine readies itself for longwall production the communication infrastructure was reviewed to ensure tha... MORE »
5 JULY 2005
Three US Coal Mines Install VDV Leaky Feeder Radio
Three coal mines in West Virginia, in the US have recently completed the installation of VDV Leaky Feeder Radio Systems. The mines are: Remington Coal Mine Kingston R... MORE »
26 MAY 2005
New, Lightweight Cap Lamp Released
We are pleased to announce the release of a totally new concept in miners' cap lamps. The Integrated Communications Cap Lamp (ICCL) uses the latest lithium ion battery technology means ... MORE »
10 APRIL 2005
Black Beauty's Fransico Mine becomes 27th US Coal Mine to Install PED
Black Beauty Coal’s Francisco Mine has installed a PED System for general communications to complement the phone system already in place. The system... MORE »
16 FEBRUARY 2005
Escondida Implement BlastPED ST for Remote Blast Initiation
One of the world's largest mining operations, the huge BHPB/RioTinto/Mitsubishi Escondida Mine in northern Chile, has begun using a BlastPED ST/EXEL System to ... MORE »
31 JANUARY 2005
Coop Coal Mine Install VDV Leaky Feeder Radio
C W Mining (Coop Coal Mine) have just installed our VDV Leaky Feeder Radio System. This is our first installation of a VDV System in a coal mine in Utah. To date we have mai... MORE »
17 DECEMBER 2004
Rio Tinto Choose ImPact VoIP, PED, BlastPED & ICCL
Diavik Diamond Mine, Rio Tinto’s new project in Canada has just ordered its core communication infrastructure from MST. Apart from the support shown for our systems, we ar... MORE »
6 OCTOBER 2004
Thank You! MINExpo a Great Success
Mine Site Technologies would like to thank all the people involved in the recent MINExpo in Las Vegas for making it such an outstanding success. In particular: The show organizers, th... MORE »
7 SEPTEMBER 2004
BlastPED to be MST's First Technology into Tanzania
We are very pleased to have received an order for our BlastPED ST/Exel system for use North Mara Gold Mine in Tanzania. North Mara is owned & operated by African M... MORE »
15 JULY 2004
Anglo Coal's Dartbrook Mine to Install TRACKER Tagging System
We have just received an order for a TRACKER Tagging System from Dartbrook Coal Mine in NSW. The system will be installed in their new Kayuga Seam workings. ... MORE »
20 MAY 2004
Leaky Feeder at Punta el Cobre Chile
We have completed the installation of our first VDV Leaky Feeder Radio System in Chile, at Minera Punta el Cobre, located in the Copiapó region. The new system has provided the mine ... MORE »
6 APRIL 2004
Mexican Installation Latest for VDV Leaky Feeder
Mine Site Technologies (MST) has been providing communication systems to underground mines for 14 years. One of our core technologies is the VDV Leaky Feeder Radio system... MORE »
3 MARCH 2004
A better way to have a blast at Inco South Mine
Not our words, but those in the Inco Limited News Letter reporting on the BlastPED installation at their South Mine. The recent installation of BlastPED has been very wel... MORE »
3 MARCH 2004
Chinese Coal Mines Order more Mine Communications Systems
Further to our recent success in getting our first TRACKER Tagging System into China, we have just received orders for two more PED Communications Systems, and a... MORE »
19 FEBRUARY 2004
Pei Gou Coal Mine in China Buy TRACKER Tagging System
We have just received an order for our first TRACKER Tagging System into China, at Pei Gou Coal Mine in He Nan Province. Over the past few years we have installed 11... MORE »
29 JANUARY 2004
Thayer Lindsley Mine Install BlastPED
Falconbridge’s Thayer Lindsley Mine in Sudbury, Canada have chosen BlastPED for changing over to remote, centralized blasting. The BlastPED System will use the PED transmission sys... MORE »
23 DECEMBER 2003
Falconbridge Kidd Creek Mine D Install VDV Leaky Feeder
Falconbridge’s Kidd Creek mining complex are installing our VDV Leaky Feeder Radio System in their new Mine D development. The 5 channel VDV System will extend 8 ... MORE »
12 NOVEMBER 2003
Pugwash Mine to Install PED System
Canadian Salt Company's Pugwash Mine in Nova Scotia has purchased a PED System to provide communication to all miners underground with the PED personal Pager interfaced to their cap la... MORE »
4 NOVEMBER 2003
Portman Commission High Data Link as Part of New Mine Developments
Portman Limited has commissioned Mine Site Technologies to design, install and commission a large surface communication network to link their existing K... MORE »
31 OCTOBER 2003
Inco South Mine order BlastPED System
Mine Site Technologies (Canada) Inc. has just received a large order from Inco for a BlastPED System for their South Mine. This makes our first large system sale into Inco since est... MORE »
2 SEPTEMBER 2003
Rio Tinto Zinkgruvan Mine to Install PED
Rio Tinto’s Zinkgruvan Mine in Sweden have decided to install a PED System for emergency evacuation warning. The PED system will use a 2 km (1.2 mile) antenna to give full signal... MORE »
5 AUGUST 2003
Leaky Feeder Telemetry at Mt Gordon Mine
Mt Gordon Mine in Queensland required better control of their fans to optimize performance in two key areas: Energy efficiency (electricity power savings) through the ability t... MORE »
7 JUNE 2003
Barrick Gold to Install BlastPED System at Eskay Creek
Barrick Gold Mines’ Eskay Creek Mine in BC, Canada, have just ordered a PED System, primarily to be used for remote blasting operations. Eskay Creek have been asse... MORE »
5 JUNE 2003
Leinster Nickel Operations Install TRACKER Underground Tracking System
The installation of our largest TRACKER Tagging System to date has commenced at LNO’s Perseverance Mine in Western Australia. The TRACKER System is ... MORE »
1 MAY 2003
Chinese PED Systems Operating Well
Two MST technicians, Darren Koski and Dave “Harry” Butler, recently completed the commissioning of a number PED Systems in China. As well Darren began the coal mine approval process fo... MORE »
10 APRIL 2003
NEW - VDV Infinity Series Amplifiers
The latest version of our VDV System line amplifiers have been released with the first installation of forty amplifiers at Mt Isa’s X41 Mine. The new amps, known as the “Infinity Seri... MORE »
25 MARCH 2003
Leinster Changes to VDV Leaky Feeder
The recent change over of the leaky feeder radio system at Leinster Nickel Operations (LNO) Perseverance Mine to VDV has highlighted the need for good engineering design in implement... MORE »
12 MARCH 2003
Sudbury Office Update
Our new office & warehouse in Sudbury, Ontario, is open for business. More exciting, we are pleased to announce two new people joining MST in Sudbury, Pete Brisebois and Bill O'Gorman. Both are... MORE »
10 MARCH 2003
MSHA ETS for Emergency Evacuations
We are in a unique position in regard to MSHA's recently implemented Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on Emergency Evacuations as it directly impacts on two of our key communication ... MORE »
31 JANUARY 2003
Move to New Sydney Office
As previously advised Mine Site Technologies has purchased a new office and warehouse facilities in Artarmon (a northern suburb of Sydney - see photo). The move is occurring over the coming w... MORE »
29 JANUARY 2003
Stillwater East Boulder Mine Order PED
Stillwater Mining's East Boulder operation has ordered a PED System, primarily for remote blast initiation using BlastPED. East Boulder management had identified significant cost ... MORE »
29 NOVEMBER 2002
Isa Operations Change to VDV Progressing
MIM’s large deep copper mine, Enterprise, and other mines in the Isa complex required improvement to their underground leaky feeder systems to meet future requirements. Planning ... MORE »
25 NOVEMBER 2002
George Fisher Change from El-Equip to VDV Radio System
MIM's George Fisher (formerly Hilton) Mine has completed the staged change out of their entire leaky feeder radio system to VDV. Interestingly, the decision to cha... MORE »
21 NOVEMBER 2002
Sudbury Office to Open in 2003
To complement the growing acceptance of our technologies in mining regions, MST's Board has given the go ahead for an office to be established in Sudbury, Ontario. MST's product range has... MORE »
14 NOVEMBER 2002
MIM Deep Lead Mine Switches to VDV Leaky Feeder
MIM's Deep Lead Mine system, along with the 19L train haulage level, has now completed a progressive change out to VDV from the existing El-Equip. The work was begun ear... MORE »
5 NOVEMBER 2002
Mine Site Technologies' US Office
Mine Site Technologies has combined with Jerry Bennett's Minecomm Inc of Missouri to have our first MST personnel established in the USA. Minecomm Inc has served the mining industry for... MORE »
27 SEPTEMBER 2002
TRACKER System Gives Immediate Benefits to Kundana
A TRACKER Tagging System has been recently installed at Kundana Gold Mine in Western Australia. As this is the first installation of the new version TRACKER in a metali... MORE »
20 SEPTEMBER 2002
Large Communication Link for Aurion Gold Sites
Mine Site Technologies has recently received a contract for the supply, installation and maintenance of two 34Mb Microwave links for Aurion Gold. The two 27km (54km in tot... MORE »
1 AUGUST 2002
Quecreek No. 1 Mine - What an Effort!
Congratulations to all concerned in the remarkable rescue of nine lucky (and very tough) coal miners from the flooded Quecreek Mine. The co-ordination of a lot of personnel and equipme... MORE »
31 JULY 2002
Centennial Coal Largest PED User
Centennial Coal's recent purchase of Powercoal's NSW coal mines now makes Centennial the largest operator of PED Systems. With some of Centennial existing mine using PED, and now the Po... MORE »
28 JULY 2002
BHPB to Install PED in San Juan Mine in New Mexico
San Juan Coal Mine is BHPB's new underground mine in New Mexico, USA. San Juan issued a tender for the supply of a communication and emergency warning system in late 2... MORE »
16 JULY 2002
BlastPED EXEL – Latest User List
The BlastPED EXEL (also known as BlastPED ST), is used to remotely initiate signal tube via a radio link between a Controller and Remote Blasting Unit. Since its introduction in June 2001,... MORE »
17 JUNE 2002
Dam Tunnel Radio for Malaysia
Mine Site Technologies is supplying a radio communication system for a 1.5 km access tunnel to a turbine room, at a dam in Malaysia. Supplied in co-operation with a local communication gro... MORE »
30 APRIL 2002
Ekati Diamond Mine Communications
BHPB's Ekati diamond mine in NW Territories in Canada is going underground to continue recovering diamonds from the rich pipe at the mine. As part of this development Ekati has identi... MORE »
24 APRIL 2002
Black Beauty’s AQ No. 1 Mine Order PED
One of Peabody's Black Beauty coal mines in Indiana, AQ No. 1, has just ordered a PED System for its operation. Mine management see safety and operational advantages in PED's mine ... MORE »
28 MARCH 2002
100th PED System
A significant milestone has been reached with the sale of the 100th PED System. MIM's McArthur River Mine in Northern Territory, Australia, has just ordered a PED System that will be used for personal c... MORE »
27 FEBRUARY 2002
Glennies Creek Coal Mine PED System
Glennies Creek Coal Mine (owned by Namoi Hunter Coal and Consol Energy) in the Hunter Valley NSW has installed a PED System to provide emergency warning and general communications, as... MORE »
29 JANUARY 2002
Stillwater Mine Order Largest Ever BlastPED System
Stillwater Mining Company has just ordered a BlastPED System for their Platinum-Palladium Mine in Montana, USA. Stillwater identified significant productivity improvem... MORE »
30 DECEMBER 2001
Falconbridge Raglan Mine Chose PED
Falconbridge's Raglan Nickel Mine in northern Quebec, Canada, has chosen to install the PED System for personal communications (including emergency warning) and remote blast initiation... MORE »
24 NOVEMBER 2001
Baal Bone Mine PED System
Enex has just ordered a PED for their Baal Bone coal mine near Lithgow. The system will use a 9 km (5 miles) surface antenna to provide signal to the underground entries and longwall blocks. T... MORE »
21 NOVEMBER 2001
Ridgeway Mine to Install BlastPED
Newcrest's Ridgeway Gold Mine at Orange in NSW is preparing to step up to full production in the new year as the new conveyor drift comes on line. As part of this productivity increas... MORE »
10 NOVEMBER 2001
WMC Perserverance Mine Install PED
WMC's Perserverance Mine at Leinster WA has installed a PED System. The system uses a 2 km underground antenna to provide signal coverage to the entire underground area of this large ... MORE »
30 OCTOBER 2001
MST Mt Isa Office Opens
Mine Site Technologies is pleased to announce the opening of an office in Mt Isa, north west Queensland. The office will support MST products already in use at mines in the area (including Enter... MORE »
28 SEPTEMBER 2001
Golden Pig Installs VDV
MST has completed the installtion of its fifth VDV Leaky Feeder System for the Sons of Gwalia group, at their Golden Pig Mine (Marvel Loch Operations). The system comprises a 2 channel headend, ... MORE »
30 AUGUST 2001
Three New PED Installations
South Bulga Colliery has recently completed the commissioning of a PED System at their mine in the Hunter Valley, NSW. The PED system operates from a five kilometre (3 mile) long surface ante... MORE »
15 AUGUST 2001
CONSOL to Install more PEDs
CONSOL Energy continue to implement the use of the PED System in their mines. The PED has been operating at CONSOL's Blacksville No. 2 Mine in West Virginia. Following its success there, and ... MORE »
12 AUGUST 2001
Normandy Golden Grove Leaky Feeder
Normandy Golden Grove (Gossan Hill Underground Mine) continues to receive benefits from the MST designed and installed VDV leaky feeder system commissioned in June. The system comprise... MORE »
10 AUGUST 2001
Blacksville No.2 Expand PED System
Blacksville No. 2 in West Virginia have expanded their PED System by adding more BeltPED Personal Receivers, bringing the number of receivers in use to 78. This expansion is to provid... MORE »
1 AUGUST 2001
Darlot Gold Mine Telemetry Project
Homestake's Darlot Gold Mine is already equipped with MST's Leaky feeder System and BlastPED System. MST is now finalising the installation of a data monitoring and control system for ... MORE »
20 JUNE 2001
David Bell Mine in Canada Install PED
Teck-Corona’s David Bell Mine in Ontario, Canada, have recently completed the installation of the PED System. It is interesting in that it is the first PED System using a surface ... MORE »
5 JUNE 2001
Powercoal to Install PED in all their Mines
New South Wales based Powercoal has just ordered PED System for all their mines, being Myuna, Cooranbong, Wyee, Munmorah, Angus Place and Awaba Collieries (Newstan Colliery al... MORE »
30 MAY 2001
Kundana Gold Mine Install BlastPED System
Western Australian gold mine Kundana, has chosen to install the BlastPED System as their remote, centralised blasting system. The introduction of BlastPED continues the upgrade ... MORE »