Smart Mine — Mine Operations

From fleet management to mine orchestration.

Talonite's Mining Production & Fleet Management systems give every layer of the mine live data and structured decision logic — real-time dispatch, short interval control, in-cab and in-tablet guidance and integrated reporting — across both open-pit and underground operations, right down to the face. This is not a system upgrade. It's a performance reset.

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The challenge

Your mine is coordinated… but not optimised

The machines, operators and processes are in place. Yet most mining operations still run on reactive instinct rather than real-time intelligence — because you cannot manage what you cannot see, and you cannot optimise what you cannot manage. Underground, it is worse: most systems assume Wi-Fi coverage and end-of-shift reporting that the working face simply doesn't have.

Limited real-time visibility

Equipment position, status and cycle data arrive too late — or not at all — to drive meaningful decisions. Even advanced FMS environments track haulers while dozers, drills and support equipment operate in the blind, and most assume connectivity that never reaches the underground face.

Fragmented & unreliable data

Systems don't talk to each other. Shift reports are compiled manually. Radios, paper logs and manual call-ins create inconsistency, delays, errors and no audit trail. Truth is always a shift behind.

Reactive, not planned

Supervisors respond to problems after they occur — queues build, delays compound, production slips. Maintenance and re-planning happen after the fact, after they've already cost a shift. Systems track where machines are, not where they should be.

“An underground mine is like a black box. We give operations the real-time visibility they need — from the face to the front office.”The Talonite mine-operations operating philosophy
The solution

One platform. Every level, every shift, every site.

Load, haul, drill and support fleets — surface and underground — coordinated through a single operational intelligence layer spanning operations, maintenance and safety, with the control room as the brain of the mine.

Real-time dispatch & production capture

Live assignment logic responding to equipment status, location and production demand; drilling, blasting, mucking, loading and hauling logged as it happens — dynamic dispatching that eliminates queuing and maximises productive cycles, face to surface.

Short Interval Control (SIC)

An auto-scheduler allocates equipment and crews automatically; drag-and-drop re-planning, a crew line-up app and auto-generated shift logs keep the operation aligned to targets, every 30–60 minutes.

In-cab & in-tablet guidance

Dynamic assignments, load targets and routing delivered on standard iPads and Android tablets — no proprietary hardware — so execution is consistent, measurable and system-guided regardless of who is in the seat.

Connectivity where Wi-Fi can't reach

Peer-to-peer, LoRa, Wi-Fi and cellular mesh keep data moving between nodes — including the one at the face with no signal — until it reaches surface, with store-and-forward sync and zero data loss.

Location, safety & EHS

Real-time location (RTLS) for no-go-zone enforcement, collision and proximity alerts that auto-stop equipment before an incident, plus digitised hazards, inspections and compliance.

Maintenance, telemetry & reporting

OEM-agnostic telemetry and condition-based triggers drive PM scheduling, mobile-first work orders and breakdowns (even offline); 30+ reports and full Power BI / Tableau integration close the loop.

Product gallery

Production & fleet management in the field

From the cab and the face to the control room to the planning table — one operating picture, surface and underground.

Built for mining conditions

The system works when the mine works

A system that fails when connectivity drops is a liability, not an asset. Our platform is engineered for remote, harsh and demanding sites — including the underground face where signal disappears.

Works with zero signal at the face

Peer-to-peer mesh relays data between nodes until it reaches surface; in-cab and in-tablet apps keep operating and capturing through full connectivity loss, then sync automatically with no data lost.

Cloud or fully on-premise

No cloud dependency and no single point of failure — local server deployment meets data sovereignty and security requirements, on standard mine Wi-Fi / 4G.

No new hardware

Runs on standard iPads and Android tablets already on site. Fast to deploy — days to first value, weeks to full adoption — with a team working alongside your dispatchers.

Works with what you already run

Integrates alongside SAP, Deswik, Vulcan and ArcGIS, plus OEM telemetry from Sandvik, Epiroc, CAT and Komatsu — a mixed-fleet, mixed-OEM operating picture.

Value projection

The value projection

Consistent gains across deployments through reduced cycle times, higher equipment utilisation, structured short-interval control and real-time underground visibility.

5–15%Productivity improvementConsistent range across surface deployments
Up to 40%More tons to surface, per shiftCustomer-reported underground result, published by the platform vendor
−30%Reduction in idle timeDynamic dispatch eliminates waiting at load points and tips
92%Plan complianceShort Interval Control keeps operations aligned to shift targets

At scale, a 5% productivity improvement across a major open-pit operation translates into hundreds of millions in recovered value annually; underground, real-time visibility has delivered customer-reported gains of up to 40% more tons to surface per shift. The numbers are not marginal — they are material.

Delivered through the Talonite Three Horizons journey — Foundation → Optimise → Improve — with ROI tracked, validated and compounded through our Smart Eye value layer. Every solution, every discipline.

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Operational credibility

Proven surface and underground, at enterprise scale.

Talonite's production and fleet management systems are deployed across open-pit and underground operations globally — single-site and multi-mine enterprise deployments, across gold, copper, coal, iron ore and lithium. Thousands of machines, millions of cycles captured, including the most widely deployed short-interval-control system in mining. This is not theory; this is operational execution.

80+active mine sites
7 000+machines connected
Daysto deploy, weeks to full adoption
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is a mining production and fleet management system?

A platform that gives real-time visibility of every machine, location and status across the mine — surface and underground — and coordinates load, haul, drill and support fleets against live production targets using short interval control.

What productivity improvement can fleet management deliver?

Operations typically see a 5–15% productivity gain from real-time coordination, short interval control and in-cab guidance. The technology behind our solution is deployed across more than 80 mine sites worldwide.

Does it work underground as well as on surface?

Yes. The platform covers both surface and underground operations, including environments without continuous network coverage, so the full primary and secondary fleet is visible and coordinated as one system.

How quickly can a mine see value after deployment?

Value starts with visibility: as soon as machines are connected, reactive management gives way to structured, exception-based decisions. Measurable productivity gains follow as short interval control and coordinated dispatching take hold.

Identify where value is leaking from your operation

A structured diagnostic quantifies where productivity is lost today, baselines your performance, and scopes a pilot on a defined fleet or section — surface or underground — deployable in days, not months. Measure results, build confidence, scale fast.