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Communications mesh

IT started out as a way to provide communications infrastructure to the Wenco BenchManager high precision bucket positioning system on Shovel 109 at Australia’s biggest gold mine. From there the other benefits of extending Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines’ computer system into remote openpit locations became apparent. <b>Report by Noel Dyson</b>.

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Communications mesh

KCGM wanted its shovels to operate more efficiently. The Wenco BenchManager system allows it to do this by using a high precision global positioning system and arm geometry sensors - all in real time -...

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