The Connected Mining Solutions Market - 2nd Edition

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Executive Summary

1. The Mining Industry

• 1.1. Introduction to the mining industry
  • 1.1.1. Mining production and mineral raw materials
• 1.2. Mining techniques and associated equipment
  • 1.2.1. Surface mining and underground mining
  • 1.2.2. Mining equipment and tools
• 1.3. Mining industry statistics and leading players
  • 1.3.1. Major mining industry players and financial performance

2. Connected Mining Solutions

• 2.1. Introduction to connected mining
  • 2.1.1. Segments of connected mining solutions
  • 2.1.2. Technologies enabling connected mining
• 2.2. Connected mining applications and concepts
  • 2.2.1. Fleet management and telematics
  • 2.2.2. People tracking and management
  • 2.2.3. Proximity detection and collision avoidance systems
  • 2.2.4. Fatigue and distraction monitoring
  • 2.2.5. Situational awareness
  • 2.2.6. Short interval control
  • 2.2.7. Ventilation on demand
  • 2.2.8. Remotely controlled and autonomous mining equipment

3. Market Forecasts and Trends

• 3.1. Market analysis
  • 3.1.1. Installed base and forecast
  • 3.1.2. Regional markets
  • 3.1.3. Major solution providers
• 3.2. Market drivers and barriers
  • 3.2.1. Macroeconomic environment
  • 3.2.2. Regulatory environment
  • 3.2.3. Competitive environment
  • 3.2.4. Technology environment
• 3.3. Value chain analysis
  • 3.3.1. Mining technology providers
  • 3.3.2. Equipment manufacturers
  • 3.3.3. Telematics industry players
  • 3.3.4. Communications providers
  • 3.3.5. IT and other industry players
  • 3.3.6. Mergers and acquisitions
• 3.4. Market trends
  • 3.4.1. Sizing the addressable connected mining market
  • 3.4.2. Regulatory developments and competitive forces drive technology adoption
  • 3.4.3. The digital divide between surface and underground mining
  • 3.4.4. Equipment OEMs are increasingly active in the connected mining space
  • 3.4.5. Interoperability and open standards are high on the agenda
  • 3.4.6. From autonomous haulage to fully automated mines

4. Company Profiles and Strategies

• 4.1. Surface and underground technology providers
  • 4.1.1. GroundHog Apps
  • 4.1.2. Hexagon Mining
  • 4.1.3. MICROMINE
  • 4.1.4. Modular Mining Systems (Komatsu)
  • 4.1.5. MS4M
  • 4.1.6. Remote Control Technologies (Epiroc)
  • 4.1.7. SYMX.AI
  • 4.1.8. Zyfra Mining
• 4.2. Surface technology providers
  • 4.2.1. ASI Mining (Epiroc)
  • 4.2.2. EACON
  • 4.2.3. Fast2Mine
  • 4.2.4. Haultrax
  • 4.2.5. iVolve (Komatsu)
  • 4.2.6. Maptek
  • 4.2.7. Tage Idriver
  • 4.2.8. WAYTOUS
  • 4.2.9. Wenco International Mining Systems (Hitachi Construction Machinery)
• 4.3. Underground technology providers
  • 4.3.1. Mine Site Technologies (Komatsu)
  • 4.3.2. Mining TAG (Epiroc)
  • 4.3.3. Newtrax Technologies (Sandvik)
  • 4.3.4. Northern Light Technologies (Levitt-Safety)
  • 4.3.5. Roobuck
  • 4.3.6. Strata Worldwide
• 4.4. Mining equipment manufacturers
  • 4.4.1. Caterpillar
  • 4.4.2. Epiroc
  • 4.4.3. Hitachi Construction Machinery
  • 4.4.4. Komatsu
  • 4.4.5. Liebherr
  • 4.4.6. Sandvik
  • 4.4.7. Terex
  • 4.4.8. Volvo CE (Volvo Group)
  • 4.4.9. XCMG
• List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

List of Figures

• Figure 1.1: Five groups of mineral raw materials
• Figure 1.2: Total minerals production by groups of commodities (1984-2022)
• Figure 1.3: Total minerals production by region (2022)
• Figure 1.4: Top 10 largest mineral raw materials producer countries (2022)
• Figure 1.5: Surface mining vs. underground mining and associated processes
• Figure 1.6: Example of an open-pit mine
• Figure 1.7: Example of an underground mine
• Figure 1.8: Examples of equipment used in the mining industry
• Figure 1.9: Examples of underground mining equipment
• Figure 1.10: Aggregated market cap & revenues of top-40 mining companies (2008-2023)
• Figure 1.11: Commodity focus of the top-40 global mining companies (2023)
• Figure 2.1: Examples of mining control rooms from different times
• Figure 2.2: Overview of connected mining segments and applications
• Figure 2.3: Comparison of technologies used in underground mines
• Figure 2.4: The connected mine
• Figure 2.5: Examples of in-cab displays used in mining equipment
• Figure 2.6: Examples of cap lamps and belt tags for people tracking
• Figure 2.7: Proximity detection and collision avoidance system for surface mining
• Figure 2.8: The EMESRT 9-layer model of control effectiveness for collision avoidance
• Figure 2.9: Short interval control app interfaces
• Figure 2.10: Schematic overview of tag-based ventilation on demand system
• Figure 2.11: Autonomous haulage system
• Figure 3.1: Installed base by segment (World 2023-2028)
• Figure 3.2: Installed base by region (World 2023-2028)
• Figure 3.3: Major mining technology and equipment providers
• Figure 3.4: Relationships between equipment manufacturers and technology providers
• Figure 3.5: ORBCOMM's FleetEdge web application for heavy equipment management
• Figure 3.6: ABB Ability MineOptimize
• Figure 3.7: Rockwell Automation's connected mine concept
• Figure 3.8: Example of drone operations at a mine site
• Figure 3.9: M&As in the connected mining space (2018-2024)
• Figure 3.10: Examples of autonomous mining activities by OEMs
• Figure 3.11: Sandvik's cabinless underground drill for autonomous drilling
• Figure 4.1: Overview of the GroundHog platform
• Figure 4.2: GroundHog Apps' collision avoidance system hardware
• Figure 4.3: Overview of Hexagon Mining's solution portfolios
• Figure 4.4: HARD-LINE's TeleOp remote control system
• Figure 4.5: Hexagon's next generation collision avoiding system (CAS 10)
• Figure 4.6: MICROMINE's Pitram Mobile
• Figure 4.7: Deployments of MICROMINE's Pitram
• Figure 4.8: The MineCare maintenance management dashboard
• Figure 4.9: MS4M's product portfolio
• Figure 4.10: RCT's ControlMaster remote and teleremote series
• Figure 4.11: RCT's AutoNav automation system range
• Figure 4.12: RCT's EarthTrack fleet management packages
• Figure 4.13: SYMX.AI's telematics device
• Figure 4.14: User interface of SYMX.AI's asset management platform
• Figure 4.15: Overview of Zyfra Mining's digital mine vision
• Figure 4.16: Architecture of the Zyfra Industrial IoT platform
• Figure 4.17: Architecture of ASI Mining's vehicle control unit (VCU)
• Figure 4.18: Remote driving feature of EACON's autonomous haulage system
• Figure 4.19: User interface of the dispatch destination module in Mining Control
• Figure 4.20: Haultrax's FleetControl fleet management solution
• Figure 4.21: Haultrax's and Motium's joint fleet management solution
• Figure 4.22: Schematic overview of the Nexis mesh network
• Figure 4.23: iVolve Display in-cab screen
• Figure 4.24: Tage Idriver's architecture for its autonomous haulage solution
• Figure 4.25: The autonomous TG136HA mining truck
• Figure 4.26: WAYTOUS' in-cab display for collision avoidance
• Figure 4.27: WAYTOUS' autonomous CarMo truck for open-pit mining
• Figure 4.28: Wenco's machine guidance device and user interface
• Figure 4.29: Wenco's SmartCap for fatigue monitoring
• Figure 4.30: Wenco's design for the ISO23725 open autonomy standard
• Figure 4.31: MST's AXON Core network platform
• Figure 4.32: MST's Integrated Communications Cap Lamp (ICCL) Echo
• Figure 4.33: Mining TAG's MT Box collision avoidance system
• Figure 4.34: Newtrax devices for people, machines, sensors and network extensions
• Figure 4.35: NLT's Eagle Plus cap lamp with wireless connectivity
• Figure 4.36: The N-Connex underground network infrastructure
• Figure 4.37: Roobuck's RN4E cordless cap lamp and RBT6A belt tag
• Figure 4.38: Various strataHUB devices for fleet management
• Figure 4.39: The HazardAVERT in-cab display and warning device
• Figure 4.40: Cat Product Link hardware
• Figure 4.41: Overview of the Cat MineStar functionality
• Figure 4.42: Operation modes of Cat MineStar Command for dozing
• Figure 4.43: Caterpillar's total connected assets (2017-2023)
• Figure 4.44: Epiroc's Groundbreaking Intelligence digital solutions portfolio
• Figure 4.45: Epiroc's BenchREMOTE station for the Rig Control System (RCS)
• Figure 4.46: The Mobilaris Onboard traffic awareness solution
• Figure 4.47: Layout of Epiroc's Titan Collision Avoidance System
• Figure 4.48: Schematic overview of Hitachi Construction Machinery's Global e-Service
• Figure 4.49: Hitachi Construction Machinery's ConSite Pocket app
• Figure 4.50: Number of machines with ConSite contracts (2014-2024)
• Figure 4.51: Hitachi Construction Machinery's Solution Linkage ICT/IoT-based solutions
• Figure 4.52: Overview of Hitachi Construction Machinery's autonomous haulage system
• Figure 4.53: Example of a ConSite Mine dashboard
• Figure 4.54: Komatsu's KOMTRAX Plus mining equipment management system
• Figure 4.55: Installed base of Komatsu's KOMTRAX (2011-2023)
• Figure 4.56: Komatsu's autonomous haul truck being loaded by its excavator
• Figure 4.57: Schematic overview of Liebherr's LiDAT fleet management system
• Figure 4.58: Example of features in Liebherr's Operational Analytics suite
• Figure 4.59: The teleoperation system Liebherr Remote Control (LiReCon)
• Figure 4.60: Tyre pressure monitoring interface of the OptiMine platform
• Figure 4.61: AutoMine Lite and Multi-Lite for underground loading and hauling
• Figure 4.62: Sandvik's AutoMine Control Room solution for surface drilling
• Figure 4.63: Customised web portal for Terex MP powered by ORBCOMM
• Figure 4.64: Schematic overview of Volvo CE's ActiveCare
• Figure 4.65: Hanyun platform user interface
• Figure 4.66: XCMG's autonomous dump truck