Mining

Explore new prospects, monitor operations and manage waste storage

Silixa offers a portfolio of proven distributed fibre optic sensing-based solutions to the mining industry. They enhance productivity, minimise risks and ensure sustainability by providing more reliable and cost-effective means of geophysical assessment as well as asset and process monitoring.

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distributed sensing?

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Mining operators face a wide range of challenges. While safety and environmental control remain key factors, the supply and management of consumables, such as water and electricity, add additional complexity to operations. Silixa is on hand to address all these concerns.

Initially deployed in mining processing plants across South America and Africa, Silixa solutions are set to play an increasingly crucial part in mining automation and digitalization.

Our services include project management, data acquisition, data analysis, interpretation and visualization.

How we help tackle the industry’s most pressing challenges

Silixa’s seismic/geophysical monitoring solutions are a valuable tool for exploration and monitoring in soft rock and hard rock alike. Their ultra- high sensitivity enables them to deliver precise geophysical information with a much smaller environmental footprint than conventional technologies.

During process metering our non-intrusive FiberWrapTM solution not only optimizes processes and flow distribution, but also helps to achieve a sustainable balance between water supply, consumption, and environmental and operational risks. Engineered to reduce energy consumption, it requires no power at the flow measurement zones on site.

Statistics indicate that about 20 tailings dams fail every decade. By providing early alerts of potential problems, SILIXA’s dam monitoring solution helps mine operators tackle two of their biggest challenges: managing water in tailings dams and maintaining the safety of dams.

The system can detect even the smallest changes in the dam structure that could otherwise go unnoticed with less sensitive, conventional technologies.

Reflecting the value and importance of water to society, SILIXA’s non-intrusive flow metering solution enables the measurement of water flows across multiple points in a mine or plant. Real-time flow rate information helps operators better understand how water is being used, enabling them to minimize consumption.

Safety is our number one priority.

By providing dense, high-fidelity, distributed data at scale, SILIXA solutions enable remote monitoring of unmanned operations. By removing personnel from potentially hazardous or high-risk activities, the mining industry can make major improvements in health and safety.

Silixa is committed to accelerate innovation in the mining sector to make it safer, more productive and energy efficient. By introducing Silixa technologies and solutions already proven in other industries we are bridging a gap between the present and the future.

These future-proof industrial automation solutions have experienced significant uptake over the past few years predominantly in minerals processing facilities — and are poised for future growth.

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Our dedicated team, with sector-matched expertise and highly diverse skillsets, provide solutions that deliver measurable value to our clients in the mining sector.

Zara Anderson
Vice President – Mining