European Union launches Real Time Mining project

摘要

A project to develop a real-time monitoring framework for the mining process, led by a consortium of 13 European partners from five countries, began in mid-April. The venture is "a control platform for exploiting geologically difficult deposits," according to Jorg Benndorf, an assistant professor at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and one of the project leads. The platform will use existing sensor technology to gather material characterization and georeference extraction data -such as machine performance, ore size distribution, geochemistry and mineralogy - using positioning systems. This data will be wirelessly transferred to a "central data integration and visualization platform," Benndorf said.