TECHNOLOGY

CM self-steering system moves closer to reality

AN ACARP-funded research project has been completed after 24 months that focuses on the development of a practical self-steering guidance system capability for a continuous miner.

Lou Caruana
Underground at Centennial Coal's Mandalong mine in NSW where continuous miner trials were carried out.

Underground at Centennial Coal's Mandalong mine in NSW where continuous miner trials were carried out.

This project directly contributed to ACARP's broader CM2010 initiative, which aims to demonstrate an integrated, remotely supervised, high capacity roadway development system. “The ability to achieve...

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