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Mining · safety · utilisation

Every miner accounted for. Every machine utilised.

For underground and open-pit mining. We design and deliver miner-tracking, vehicle-collision-avoidance, refuge-chamber accountability, blast-zone exclusion, and equipment-utilisation programmes. Compliant with ICMM proximity-detection guidance, MSHA expectations, and ATEX/IECEx where applicable. Hardware-agnostic across UWB, LoRa, RFID, and active RFID under regulated conditions.

100%
Muster accountability
60s
Time-to-headcount
ICMM
Aligned guidance
ATEX · IECEx
Hazardous-zone certified
MININGSurface & undergroundThree jobs, three sensing technologies, one live map.Active RFID · collisionGPS · haul fleetUWB · musteringCOLLISIONREFUGEMUSTERfewervehicle collisionsActive RFID proximity+11%fleet productivityGPS dispatch−90%muster timeUWB refuge count
The problems

What we keep seeing in mining operations.

Muster headcount is paper-based

When the siren goes, the supervisor walks the muster point with a clipboard. Minutes pass before anyone knows whether the headcount matches the shift roster. The regulator wants seconds, not minutes.

Haul-truck utilisation is invisible

Dispatch radios estimate position, idle time, and payload. Actual fleet utilisation only surfaces in the monthly report — long after the productivity ran out the gate.

Blast clearance relies on the radio

Clearance to fire depends on a verbal “all clear” chain. One missed acknowledgement and the zone is hot with someone still in it. The system needs to interlock, not trust.

What TRACIO delivers

The use cases that consistently pay back.

Miner location & mustering

Every miner accounted for at the muster point within seconds, audit-trailed for the regulator.

Proximity detection & blast exclusion

Interlocked with the blast schedule; no one in the zone when it goes hot.

Vehicle & equipment utilisation

Haul-truck fleet utilisation, dispatch optimisation, payload analytics.

Refuge-chamber accountability

Chamber occupancy verified, capacity managed.

Maintenance & spare-parts traceability

RFID at the workshop and surface stores.

Energy & ventilation-on-demand

Ventilation triggered by people and vehicles actually present, not schedule.

Vendors we work across

Hardware & software ecosystem

Mobilaris · Newtrax · Strata · Mine Site Technologies · Inpixon · Ubisense · Impinj · LoRa Alliance member fleets

Enterprise integration

Where we plug in

Modular Mining DISPATCH · Wenco · Hexagon MineOperate · SAP S/4HANA · Pi historians · ventilation-on-demand controllers · blast-management systems

Typical KPIs

What good looks like at site level.

100%
Muster accountability
60s
Time-to-headcount target
ICMM
Aligned guidance
ATEX · IECEx
Hazardous-zone certified
Standards & compliance

What we design and document to

ICMM proximity-detection guidance · MSHA Part 75 expectations · ATEX 2014/34/EU · IECEx · ISO 19296 (mobile machines) · ISO 17757 (autonomous and semi-autonomous earth-moving) · intrinsic-safety (IS) certified hardware where mandated

Real-world use cases

Mining — where the payback shows up.

Underground mustering & SOS

Every miner accounted for at the muster point within seconds and audit-trailed for the regulator, with SOS and refuge-chamber occupancy.

Vehicle collision avoidance

Proximity detection between people and haul trucks reduces near-misses and lost-time injuries in active zones.

Equipment utilisation & dispatch

Haul-fleet utilisation and dispatch analytics cut idle time and lift tonnes-per-shift.

Underground, knowing exactly who is below and getting them to a muster point fast is everything. ATEX-rated UWB cut our emergency mustering from tens of minutes to near real-time and reduced vehicle-pedestrian near-misses. It stuck because TRACIO specified intrinsically-safe hardware rated for our environment and trained the crews properly.
Mine Safety Manager · pan-African mining group · 4 sitesAnonymised at the client’s request. Reference available on request.
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