Australian technology company GeoMoby says its real-time location and communication system (RTLCS) has been successfully integrated with Ventsim 3D underground mining ventilation design software, Ventsim CONTROL.
US-based Ventsim is regarded globally as the best in class. Its software enables Ventilation on Demand (VOD) in underground mines. Ventsim CONTROL software communicates with hardware devices, allowing remote monitoring control, automation, and optimisation of airflow, heating and cooling.
Chris Baudia, CEO and founder of GeoMoby, says:
“It costs underground mine operators many millions of dollars each year to adequately power and operate ventilation systems and, together, our highly accurate technology is able to cut those
costs substantially.
“Working with Ventsim, GeoMoby could shave millions from operational costs for individual underground mines. Our technology has now been fully integrated with one of the world’s best VOD systems and, for mines already using Ventsim, their operational costs are about to get a whole lot cheaper.”
Mining Equipment Technology Services (METS) company GeoMoby is disrupting the technology and communications industry that services the global mining industry. The company is integrating its technology with a variety of best-in-class service providers including Ventsim. Ventsim clients include BHP, Freeport-McMoRan, Anglo American, and Glencore.
Chris Baudia comments:
“Our aim now is to establish an even bigger footprint in Australia in 2025, as well as further installations and trials around the world, hopefully incorporating the Ventsim option.
“We are particularly focused on establishing GeoMoby communications in large underground mines – in South Africa, South America, New Zealand, Canada, Indonesia, and the US. Our technology – using Bluetooth and a proprietary mesh network – continues to make mining safer globally, so every worker can return home safe, each day.”
Mathieu Paul, GeoMoby Director, says:
“The costs of providing your mine workforce with adequate ventilation can be drastically reduced if you only ventilate the areas of mines in which people are working and moving. GeoMoby allows you to see your teams and work activity in real time, therefore you can automatically turn off, or reduce, ventilation in areas of the mine which are not active.
“Some mine sites are enormous with dozens of levels spiralling down into the earth. So, the more accurate you are at measuring the locations of your team, the less ventilation you require in superfluous zones.”
Read the article online at: https://www.globalminingreview.com/mining/03032025/geomoby-announces-real-time-tech/
