• Publicación en español: El control a intervalos cortos mejora la planificación de la mina en una operación a cielo abierto a gran escala

    En la minería a cielo abierto los procesos operativos se llevan a cabo con el apoyo de diversas tecnologías, sensores, sistemas, equipos y personal que pueden generar dificultades para lograr una visión integral de los cambios en los parámetros y la coordinación en la toma…

  • Publication: Short Interval Control Monitoring Improves Mine Planning in Large-Scale Open-Pit Operation

    In open-pit mining operational processes are supported by various technologies, sensors, systems, equipment, and personnel, which can lead to silos that hinder a comprehensive view of parameter changes and coordination in decision making due to the level of information managed by each actor. This English…

  • GMG developing Open Mining Format (OMF) Version 2.0

    The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) is developing Version 2.0 of the Open Mining Format (OMF), an open-source file specification for 3D data interoperability. Mining requires a wide range of spatial data, and new technologies are adding to their complexity. While these…

  • Interview with OMF viewer creator Bane Sullivan

    The community surrounding GMG’s Open Mining Format (OMF) is expanding. OMF is an open-source file specification to facilitate the easy transfer of 3D data developed by the Data Exchange for Mine Software sub-committee of the Data Access and Usage Working Group. Early this year, Bane…

  • OMF Updates: January 2019

    So far, 2019 has been a productive year for GMG’s Open Mining Format (OMF) and the growing community surrounding it.  GMG’s Data Exchange for Mine Software sub-committee is committed to making OMF implementation straightforward. To this end, they have developed a support document that as project lead Sam Bain,…

  • Open Mining Format survey results are in

    In August, GMG’s Data Access and Usage Working Group conducted a survey to better understand the industry’s pain points and needs in regards to data transfer. GMG’s Open Mining Format is an open-source file interchange format that was developed to enable seamless and reliable transfer…

  • Publication: Mobile Equipment Open Data, Report on Industry Challenges and Next Steps 

    March 25, 2021  The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) has published Mobile Equipment Open Data: A Report on Industry Challenges and Next Steps. This report summarizes the result of workshops and individual outreach within the GMG community throughout 2020 and captures key areas of agreement, recurring themes, and possible future work on the topic.  Open data from…

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