Underground mine digitisation is the practice of instrumenting an underground mine's vehicles, people, fixed plant and gas sensors so that position, activity and production data flow into one platform. Satellite GPS cannot reach through rock, so underground positioning relies on a real-time location system (RTLS). Wi-Fi access points or UWB anchors placed along the decline and levels register each tag as it passes. Minocular takes that position feed and converts anchor crossings into trips, cycle times, utilisation, fuel consumption and production against plan.
From anchor crossing to haul trip.
Every time a tag passes an anchor, the system records one event: which tag, which anchor, which direction and what time. Trips, cycle times, headcount and replay are all built from these events.
Positioning hardware, access points and sensors are supplied and installed by the site's hardware vendor. Minocular defines the required data points, protocols and interface requirements, then takes the feed. The platform works with any hardware make, so the mine is not tied to one supplier.
Nine things the platform does underground.
All nine use the same data and appear on the same dashboard.
Four screens for the shift controller.
Every underground deployment includes these screens. All figures shown are sample data.
Every person underground, on the board.
The same anchor network that tracks vehicles tracks personnel tags. The control room sees a live count of who is below, at which level, and for how long. An SOS from any tag raises an alert showing the last known zone.
Gas readings on the same screen as production.
Fixed CO, O₂, NO₂ and SO₂ detectors feed the gas SCADA; Minocular visualises them alongside fleet and production with configurable warning and critical thresholds.
What changes below the portal.
Underground tracking, answered
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