Research for a safer, more productive tomorrow
Better mining systems begin with better questions.
Research, field evidence and practical tools for safer, more productive mechanised mining.
Current research themes
From fundamental questions to practical impact.
We investigate key challenges in mechanised mining through integrated research, field evidence and applied tools. Our themes grow as new programmes develop.
Cutting and drilling hard rock
Understanding rock breakage, cutting processes and tool performance to improve excavation in hard rock.
Illustrative mining scene Productivity and maintenance
Improving machine reliability, availability and lifecycle performance through measurement, modelling and field insight.
Illustrative mining scene Utilisation and condition monitoring
Turning machine data into actionable information for safer, more productive mining operations.
Research instrumentation photograph Research in motion
Fieldwork, insights and projects from our research.
Selected projects and research insights that connect questions from the field to useful engineering outcomes.
View all projectsResearch in the field
Understanding machines where they work.
From instrumented platforms to terrain-aware models, our research connects field measurements with safer, more productive mining.
Research project
Traction-aware safety
Combining platform measurements and physical models to understand traction and predict slip.
Research insight
From measurements to models
Inside the experiments and algorithms that turn machine data into terrain-aware decisions.
A growing research portfolio
One home for our mining research.
SAMERDI RAMMS
Its three established thrusts form part of our current research themes.
EPIROC programme
In development, with new themes and projects to follow as the programme takes shape.