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Black Rock expands simulator fleet

Assmang’s Black Rock manganese operation in the remote Northern Cape province of South Africa is expanding its training simulation capacity to increase safety and productivity levels. Black Rock’s training team recently completed factory acceptance testing of their new CYBERMINE simulator for an Atlas Copco 235-H bolter at global training simulator provider ThoroughTec Simulation

Ailbhe Goodbody
ThoroughTec's Atlas Copco 235-H bolter simulator

ThoroughTec's Atlas Copco 235-H bolter simulator

Gideon Hayward, HRD manager at Black Rock mine operations, said: “We have a big need for operators that know how to use this bolter safely and efficiently. Operators of the 235 need to know how to support...

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