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  • Rio Tinto solid state lidar mining West Angelas Australia optical phaser array

    Rugged solid state lidar system for mining

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jun 8, 2023

    From mapping prospective ground for mineral exploration to guiding autonomous ore hauling trucks, lidar has emerged as an invaluable tool to the global mining sector. For any technology to be adopted by mining, however, it must be rugged enough to stand up to the rigors of an industry that earns its keep by drilling, blasting, hauling, and crushing billions of tons of rock each year to recover the valuable minerals and metals locked up inside. Silicon Valley-based Quanergy...

  • Silixa Carina Sensing System fiber-optic sensors mine monitoring tailings dams

    Fiber-powered ears evolve mine monitoring

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    Global fiber-optic solutions provider Silixa Ltd. is bringing its award-winning Carina Sensing System to the mining industry, using optical fiber cables as digital ears to listen for micro-seismic rumblings that could be tell-tale signs of problems long before they occur. United Kingdom-based Silixa was founded in 2007 to develop and commercialize next-generation optical fiber sensors, and for the past decade has become a leading provider of fiber-powered data solutions that...