Fuel presents one of the biggest costs in mining, running millions of dollars each month. In addition to the cost of fuel, slower production due to fueling procedures contributes to millions more dollars in lost revenue each year. Since January 2015, a key operator in the oil sands region of Alberta, Canada, has experimented...

Assarel-Medet is a major copper mine located in the Pazardzhik Province of Bulgaria, extracting roughly 13 million tons of copper ore each year. The low concentration of copper throughout its lease prompted this site to acquire a FMS in 2005 to improve the efficiency of its excavation and transportation. Shortly after deployment, Assarel-Medet realized...

The fueling process at mines takes working equipment away from production, reducing productivity by hundreds of hours each year. KGHM’s Sierra Gorda mine uses an automated dispatching service – Wenco Fuel Dispatch – to handle fueling of its fleet of 58 Komatsu 930E haul trucks. Through automating its fueling, the mine has increased its...