MST has already worked with Rajant's BreadCrumb system in several successful mine installations and will become an integral partner in the sales, delivery and product creation of wireless mining solutions.
MST will work with Rajant on wireless feasibility studies, site surveys, aerial mine photography (unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs), installation, training, maintenance and operation of BreadCrumb networks.
Headquartered in Sydney, MST has offices and authorised distributors throughout North America, South America, Asia, Australia and Africa.
The Rajant network is composed of BreadCrumb devices that form a wireless, meshed, self-healing network for fleet dispatch, health monitoring and other critical mining applications.
Many devices that require wireless communications are constantly on the move throughout the mining network. The Rajant network’s BreadCrumb nodes can rapidly adapt to any changes in the network topology, assuring that IP traffic uptime and bandwidth are maximised.
The world’s largest openpit copper mine, Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation, recently selected the BreadCrumb network as its primary communications platform for the entire copper mine.
“Their [MST's] experience and expertise in mining communications used for safety and operational improvements is exactly what we were looking for in a global partner,” said Rajant Mining senior vice-president Gary Anderson.
“They have great long-term relationships with a major part of the industry – from the largest openpit mine operators to the independent underground coal operators.”
