Phalanndwa Colliery have launched a 5G-connected coal mine operation in Delmas, Mpumalanga.
This will see the mine take the lead in combining digital applications with 5G, achieving the first trial use of 5G applications of mining solutions in SA. Located in Delmas, Phalanndwa Colliery is an opencast of coal exploration and mining company, Canyon Coal. The mining company has operations and projects in Mpumalanga and Gauteng.
The country is the world’s top platinum producer and the mining industry accounts for 8% of South African GDP, it states. Kgotso Mongalo, GM of Phalanndwa, adds: “Practising responsible mining and looking after the safety of the mine and our miners are our primary goals at all times, and this switch to 5G and real time monitoring of both staff and equipment will allow for greater levels of both efficiency and safety.”