Existing equipment
OEM drills, loaders and haulage can already operate tele-remotely from surface.
Standardized underground production
Safer workspaces. Higher productivity. A platform for automation.
SMART combines engineered support with parallel mining, structural installation and CRF placement. Parallel workstreams enable substantially higher underground miner productivity. Repeatable workspaces improve equipment utilization and make the transition toward automation easier.
Engineered roof + floor
Designed to eliminate conventional fall-of-ground exposure within active cells.
Protected power + fiber
Route through floors, posts or conduits - away from routine blast damage.
Repeatable work envelope
Consistent routes, geometry and production cycles simplify training, coordination and equipment integration.
Three parallel activities
Mine, install structure and place CRF in separate panels while other panels cure. Crews can progress on available work fronts rather than wait for every activity in one location to finish.
Live cell data
Update cell plans with new geological and operating data; use protected sensors to feed measured roof, post and CRF behavior into engineering models.
The productivity mechanism
More useful work from people and equipment.
Fewer interruptions
The engineered roof is designed to reduce conventional ground-control interruptions within supported production cells.
Less rehandling
Where the haulage layout permits, load ore for direct transport to surface and return with CRF for a nearby panel.
Continuous improvement
Update cell plans as geological models, assays and operating costs change. Use production measurements to improve schedules, component design and operating instructions.