DIGITAL MINING
“ TO FULLY REALISE THE OPPORTUNITY OF ZERO EMISSIONS MINES WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY TEST AND IMPLEMENT NEW TECHNOLOGIES ; TO MODEL AND SIMULATE THEM IN THE VIRTUAL WORLD SO WE CAN THEN DE-RISK IN THE REAL WORLD ”
MICHELLE ASH , CEO , GEOVIA ( DASSAULT SYSTÈMES ) retrofit existing fleet with electric power sources after removing all diesel internal combustion engine components , except the transmission and drivetrain .
Open to the potential for innovation through collaboration offered by the Consortium , 3ME were previously involved in Project EVmine developed with the help of METS Ignited . “ It ’ s a natural progression for us ,” adds CEO Justin Bain . “ We ’ re keen to help scale and accelerate the uptake of battery electric vehicle equipment for heavy industries like mining . We can offer a solution now . We ’ re in a position where we ' ve got a toolkit of proven components and we can provide that last 20 % level of customisation to provide the right solution . Right now , in a retrofit fashion , or right now in a new development fashion . We ' re ready to roll out .” miningglobal . com 47