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that leaves mining companies struggling to access, understand and make use of their data. “To combat this, Internet of Tings
(IoT)-based solutions are set to play a huge role in improving monitoring and management levels, both at existing sites to enhance current infrastructure, and in deployment at future dams to bring them into line with best practice standards.” Inmarsat’s own solution gathers data
from a wide range of sensors installed at a dam, such as piezometers and inclinometers, which are connected via LoRaWAN to a global satellite network. Te data is then fed back to a cloud-based dashboard for analysis by staff in control centres. “With this solution, mining companies can have a constant, real-time view of
IoT-based solutions are an ideal tool for managing tailings dams
conditions at their tailings dams on a global basis, allowing them to manage their estates more effectively,” Carr adds. “Tey can also share data with regulators and government agencies, dramatically improving compliance and bringing
Current infrastructure can be updated
greater transparency to tailings dam monitoring.”
A CHANGE IN ATTITUDE In an ideal world, Carr would love the industry to be overseen by a global industry regulator, which takes geographies, politics, terrains or – essentially – excuses, out of the equation. However, with the patchwork existence that the global mining sector currently lives in, a more realistic progression is a series of national regulators, industry bodies and ethical investors leading the charge in each locality, and increasingly collaborating. Canada and Australia have always been
‘role models’ when it comes to developing progressive mining practices, with many countries following their guidance. Recently, Instituto Brasileiro de Mineração
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