Taking Intelligence Underground at Variant Mining Technologies

Variant Mining Technologies needed to develop intelligent underground mining systems for a copper and gold mine in Mongolia capable of handling 10,000 tonnes per hour flow rates while achieving SIL 3 functional safety certification. Underground mining environments demand extreme reliability and safety performance.

Rockwell Automation provided the control and safety architecture for Variant Mining's underground material handling systems. The solution achieved SIL 3 safety integrity level certification while managing the high-volume material flows required for the Mongolian mine operation.

Variant Mining Technologies deployed underground mining systems capable of handling 10,000 tonnes per hour with SIL 3 safety certification. The intelligent underground infrastructure enabled safe, high-throughput copper and gold extraction in the challenging Mongolian mining environment.

SIL 3 safety certification for underground mining systems requires safety architecture designed from inception rather than retrofitted. High-throughput underground mining at 10,000 tph demands tightly integrated control and safety systems that can manage both performance and protection simultaneously. Mongolian and other remote mining operations require automation platforms with global support capabilities.