January 2013
| Business World Magazine | 185
GIVING THE INDUSTRY
WHAT IT NEEDS
The SmartMine Advanced Suite is the key
product in Devex’s portfolio, and it covers
many aspects of the mining automation and
operations control process. It is a toolkit that
allows a mine to be run at maximum opera-
tional performance. It works by studying
maps, mining plans, quality plans and other
vital pieces of information and then pro-
viding ongoing 24/7 monitoring. Each ve-
hicle in the fleet is equipped with on-board
computers with GPS capability, sensors
and communication devices – this puts the