TUCSON, Arizona, June 8 – Hexagon Mining is being praised for its contribution to HxGN LIVE, Hexagon’s annual user conference in Las Vegas, which concluded June 4. Led by President Hélio Samora and his executive team, Hexagon Mining was warmly received for its vision of an integrated, life-of-mine solution. The LIVEmine approach of harnessing real-time technology to connect mine planning with mine operations and mine safety aroused particular interest.
“LIVEmine represents an impressive vision that very few companies seem capable of individually conceiving,” saidMining Journal Editor in Chief, Richard Roberts, who travelled from London to cover the event attended by more than 3,500 people. “The technology integration just around the corner sounds very exciting. The important integration of Hexagon businesses and technologies is producing more advanced mining offerings than we’ve seen, such as HxM Athena and HxM Blast.”
Both products were demonstrated to a steady stream of attendees in The Zone, HxGN LIVE’s technology expo that showcased more than 50,000 square feet of innovation. They were also central to presentations, TV panel discussions, and Samora’s keynote address. HxM Athena’s business intelligence and business analytics capabilities impressedCobre del Mayo Dispatch Manager, Victor Rodriguez, who said that his company is considering the product.
“Hexagon’s a very powerful group,” said Rodriguez. “It’s an incredible organization – a lot can be learned from them.”
The message of integration and real-time monitoring also struck a chord with Ali Yaguas, FMS coordinator at Barrick Gold’s Pueblo Viejo mine in Dominican Republic.
“Compared side-by-side with other systems, we had good results with Jigsaw,” said Yaguas of Hexagon Mining’s Operations’ technology. “From that real-time monitoring, you can standardize your mine, which will allow you to standardize repetitive tasks, your future KPIs; it’ll allow you to establish what it is you want to achieve in your mine.”
Samora welcomed the feedback. “Everyone involved in a mining operation needs to access actionable information,anywhere, anytime, on multiple devices for the life of the mine,” he said. “Miners are dealing with enough challenges, which is why we are developing LIVEmine and products like Blast and Athena.”
Now the stage is set for a second HxGN LIVE conference in Hong Kong, Nov. 18-20, as well as MineQuest seminars in Perth (June 17-19), Swakopmund, Namibia (June 23-25), Hermosillo (July 15-17), Lima (July 20-22), and Santiago (July 22-24).
About Hexagon Mining
Hexagon Mining is the only company to solve surface and underground challenges by integrating design, planning, and operations technologies for safer, more productive mines. Headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, with more than 30 offices across five continents, the company is a dynamic network of talented mining professionals delivering technology, service, and support.
Hexagon Mining unites industry leaders MineSight, Leica Geosystems Mining, Devex Mining, and SAFEmine. Together they seamlessly link mine planning, mine operations, and mine safety products for a comprehensive flow of data across all operations.
Hexagon Mining is part of Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B; www.hexagon.com), a leading global provider of information technologies that drive quality and productivity improvements across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications. Learn more at hexagonmining.com.