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Mogalakwena Mine and Community Benefits from High-Fidelity Simulators

The mine has recently purchased another CYBERMINE Full Mission Simulator (FMS) from ThoroughTec Simulation, this time for the training of Caterpillar D10T dozer operators. This simulator compliments their existing system for the training of Taiyuan Heavy Industries, WK55 rope shovel operators, which was the first of its kind in the world.
Thoroughtec | April 26, 2016 | 12:29 pm

JCHX to Establish One of the World’s Most Advanced Mining Training Centres

Re-affirming their position as one of China’s leading underground contract miners, Beijing-based JCHX Mining Management is expanding its Miyun County mining training centre. In one of the biggest mining simulator deals of 2015, the company will purchase five new CYBERMINE training simulators from ThoroughTec Simulation, who continue their expansion in the Chinese market.
Thoroughtec | February 29, 2016 | 1:54 pm

Vedanta’s Use of Training Simulators Expands and Assists in Moving Underground

Vedanta’s Hindustan Zinc Limited, which is one of the world’s largest integrated producers of zinc-lead, recently received high-fidelity training simulators from ThoroughTec Simulation. Their Rampura Agucha operation in Rajasthan, India, took delivery of three fourth-generation CYBERMINE simulators to assist in operator training as they move underground.
Thoroughtec | April 14, 2015 | 8:28 am

Assmang’s Black Rock Mine Expands Simulator Fleet to Further Improve Operator Safety and Productivity

Assmang’s Black Rock manganese operation in the remote Northern Cape province of South Africa is expanding its training simulation capacity to increase safety and productivity levels. Black Rock’s training team recently completed factory acceptance testing of their new CYBERMINE simulator for an Atlas Copco 235-H bolter at global training simulator provider ThoroughTec Simulation.
Thoroughtec | March 10, 2015 | 10:43 am

Rise in Demand for Blast-Hole Drill Rig Simulators

Blast-hole drill rig operators often have to work with an outside assistant and ThoroughTec have catered for this by creating an artificially intelligent mine worker that works in the 3D virtual world while the operator is training in the simulated cab.
Thoroughtec | January 6, 2015 | 6:18 pm

Goldcorp’s Red Lake Mine Recognises Training Simulation Benefits

With workforce health and safety a top priority, Red Lake invested in a fourth-generation CYBERMINE simulator made by global training simulator provider ThoroughTec Simulation. This was to help them not only maintain and improve safety levels but also productivity. The containerised system started being put to good use toward the end of 2013 and is proving to be a valuable part of the mine’s training and evaluation programme.
Thoroughtec | September 16, 2014 | 5:22 pm