fibre optics

TECHNOLOGY

Using fibre optic cables to monitor conveyors

'Listening' to belts could be the key to reducing downtime

27 May 2025

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Accelovant installs fibre optic sensors at Zambian copper mine

The sensors will be used in "smokestack scrubbers" to reduce plant downtime and enhance production

28 April 2023

TECHNOLOGY

Staying well connected

How Kinross Gold deals with communications at its remote Tasiast gold mine in northern Mauritania

06 April 2020

TECHNOLOGY

Huber+Suhner adds to mining's fibre-optic toolbox

Company working with Ampcontrol to roll out communications infrastructure solutions

07 November 2019

OPERATIONS

Aura IQ conveyor health monitoring solution launched

Future Fibre Technologies has released its new Aura IQ solution for conveyor health monitoring

07 August 2019

OPERATIONS

Wabtec collaborates with Hifi

Wabtec and Hifi collab for enhanced machine learning techniques and fibre optic sensing

09 July 2019

SURFACE

Moss grows with power line, access road

Northern Vertex Mining's Moss project takes next steps in its production path

12 June 2018

TECHNOLOGY

Harting expands mine fibre optics

Harting has developed an expanded beam fibre optic connector for high-bandwidth transmission in mining

08 August 2017

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Futureproof surveillance technology for mining operations

Escalating demand requires mine operators to rethink their physical security strategy.

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