PYBAR partners with WesTrac to develop innovative cloud platform
PYBAR is committed to facilitating safer, more productive and sustainable mining. In line with this, we have entered into a partnership with WesTrac to support the development of a cloud-based, single-point data platform – MineQ – that has the potential to revolutionise the industry.
December 15, 2017Business Systems, Industry 4.0, Innovation, Internet of Things, New South Wales
PYBAR in world-first underground trial of next gen Cat R1700 loader
In October, the PYBAR team at the Vivien gold mine in WA commenced the first underground trial globally of the new Cat R1700 loader which is expected to deliver significant productivity and efficiency benefits to underground mining operations.
December 15, 2017CAT R1700 loader, Development Mining, Fleet, Mine Development, Mine Production, Western Australia
Working smarter with iPlod
iPlod is PYBAR’s new, innovative in-house developed system to improve the capture, storage and use of plod data at our contract mining operations. The platform allows our equipment operators to input their plod data directly into a tablet and upload it to a local version of our database for supervisors…
October 18, 2017Business Systems, Innovation
Optimising underground drill and blast performance
PYBAR is focused on innovating to enhance the performance of our underground development and production mining services. Part of our internal innovation program is trialling the application of new approaches and technologies to determine and quantify their benefits. Our latest initiative, which commenced in July, aims to optimise underground drill…
October 18, 2017Development Mining, Drill & Blast, Innovation, Mine Development, South Australia
INNOVATION AT CARRAPATEENA
The Carrapateena copper-gold project in South Australia aspires to become one of the country’s most technologically advanced underground mines. With innovation central to the way we work, we are leading the implementation of various initiatives during the development of this pioneering project, including an advanced wireless IT and data system…
August 1, 2017
DD422i JUMBO WRAPS UP A WINNER AT HILLGROVE
The DD422i long round jumbo delivers both automation and precision at the Hillgrove mine in NSW where a 435m of decline development was completed within the scheduled time and cost, with no recordable injuries. The quality of the excavation and ground support installed was first class.
April 10, 2017Development Mining, Exploration Drilling, Production Drilling
MECHANISING NARROW VEIN MINING
In 2016, PYBAR acquired a number of unique rigs providing a strong competitive edge in the market. One of these new additions, the MUKI Micro Jumbo, successfully completed its first project in October – confirming its game-changing capability for narrow vein mining projects.
April 10, 2017Development Mining, Exploration Drilling, Production Drilling
HENTY FIRST GOLD POUR
Two gold doré (gold and silver alloy) bars, each weighing in at approximately 300 ounces, marked the first gold pour and welcomed reopening of the Henty Gold Mine in Queenstown, Tasmania.
April 10, 2017Development Mining, Exploration Drilling, Production Drilling
IMPROVING HOW WE CAPTURE AND USE DATA
The world is increasingly being driven by data. Improving the data we collect, store and analyse will provide PYBAR with greater insight into opportunities to improve productivity and efficiencies for our clients.
April 10, 2017
PYBAR TRIALS GUIDANCE TECHNOLOGY ON TRUCKS UNDERGROUND
Reducing damage and improving efficiencies has been a key objective of the tele-guidance trial at Hera in NSW. Applying innovative technology that we believe will also deliver better safety outcomes will benefit to both our client and PYBAR. In November 2016, we fitted our two new AD45 ejector trucks at…
April 10, 2017