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Global Mining Review – October 2019 Andre Mendes, ThoroughTec Simulation, Canada, explains how to ensure a mine’s bolter operators are trained to the correct standard and that standards are continuously monitored and maintained. Extreme heat, high humidity, unstable ground, noxious gasses and possible risk of flooding make the labour-intensive work…

First Mining Zambia ThoroughTec Simulation, the world’s leading supplier of hi-fidelity, heavy equipment operator training simulators, is on a roll in Zambia, with a number of recent sales to surface and underground mines in the country. The South African company has a proud track record of simulating the most complex…

MiningWeekly.com Durban-based global supplier of surface and underground mining simulators ThoroughTec Simulation developed the CYBERMINE WX platform that monitors operator performance and provides targeted training to improve efficiencies.

ThoroughTec Simulation, the world’s leading supplier of heavy equipment workforce improvement solutions, will be demonstrating its unique CYBERMINE range of training technologies at this year’s Electra Mining exhibition. ThoroughTec’s exhibit will showcase the latest generation hi-fidelity, Full-Mission Simulator alongside the revolutionary CYBERMINE Workforce Excellence (WX) Platform.

WORLD COAL – DECEMBER 2017 Andre Mendes, ThoroughTec Simulation, South Africa, explains how underground bolter simulators can improve operator safety and efficiency. ThoroughTec Simulation is demonstrating how its CYBERMINE high-fidelity simulators are helping mines improve the efficiency and safety of their underground bolter operators.

DEFENCE WEB – AUGUST 2017 Denel Land Systems has begun receiving high-fidelity training simulators for the South African Army’s new Badger Infantry Combat Vehicle (ICV). The SA Army is set to receive 244 Badgers in different variants over the next few years and from the outset, simulator based training has…

WORLD COAL – APRIL 2017 ThoroughTec Simulation continues to help coal mines improve their safety and efficiency levels with new technologies. On top of their advanced range of CYBERMINE soft rock mining simulators, the company is emphasising its commitment to providing mines with a true, workforce performance management and optimisation…

MAY 2017 Following a competitive tender process, the Canadian Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) has selected ThoroughTec Simulation, the world’s leading supplier of advanced, mine workforce training technologies, to equip its new Mine Training Centre with the latest high-fidelity operator training simulators. The college will be receiving six CYBERMINE simulators to…

APRIL 2017 In a first for Madagascar, Sherritt International’s Ambatovy operation has commissioned their CYBERMINE heavy-equipment, operator training simulators. Ambatovy is a world-class nickel and cobalt mine situated 80km from the country’s capital, Antananarivo. The surface operation represents the biggest-ever foreign investment in Madagascar and ranks as one of the largest…

MARCH 2017 PT Bukit Asam’s (PTBA) Tanjung Enim mine in Indonesia’s Sumatra province has recently commissioned a high-fidelity CYBERMINE Full Mission Simulator (FMS) System, designed by South African simulation company, ThoroughTec Simulation. The system will provide the latest in simulator technology for the training of driver-operators for Tanjung Enim’s new fleet…

MARCH 2017 The Murray & Roberts Training Academy (MRTA) in Bentley Park near Carletonville, is deriving incredible value from their five, high-fidelity CYBERMINE training simulators. One of the top facilities of its kind in the world, MRTA provides training for an exceptionally diverse client base. Besides Murray & Roberts Cementation itself,…

DECEMBER 2016 ThoroughTec Simulation, the world’s leading supplier of advanced, heavy equipment operator training technologies, is on a drive to show the mining world that it’s not just about high-fidelity simulators. The company is emphasising its commitment to providing mines with a true, workforce performance management and optimisation solution.

OCTOBER 2016 Velardeña mine in México’s Durango State, part of Industrias Peñoles, the world’s largest producer of silver, has expanded its heavy equipment operator training programme with the inclusion of ThoroughTec Simulation’s CYBERMINE E-learning system and Operator Familiarisation Trainer (OFT) for their drill rig and LHD operators. The mine has been…

OCTOBER 2016 ThoroughTec Simulation, the world’s largest global supplier of surface and underground mining equipment simulators, and NORCAT have announced a formal partnership, working together to deliver world-class training programs designed to ensure workers in the global mining industry are both productive and safe in the workplace.

SEPTEMBER 2016 United Tractors (UT), Indonesia’s largest heavy equipment distributor of renowned brands such as Komatsu, Scania and UD Trucks, is investing in workforce training and optimisation. The company will soon be receiving a high-fidelity CYBERMINE Full Mission Simulator from ThoroughTec Simulation for the training of Komatsu PC3000 shovel operators,…

AUGUST 2016 ThoroughTec Simulation is ready to show off their next generation of Driver and Tactical Crew Training Simulators for Infantry Combat Vehicles. The company will be demonstrating these systems at Land Forces 2016 in Adelaide, Australia from 6-8 September.