Cerro Corona mine - Innovation and technology

Cerro Corona will focus on setting up for digital mining in 2018, with technological enhancements integrated with the new mining contract that will drive:

  • Spatial mining compliance and blending optimisation. Blending and volume compliance to align with the LoM strategy
  • A culture of collaboration and business improvement between the contractor and Gold Fields
  • Revenue enhancement through short interval control of mill feed, blending and process optimisation for the feed into the processing plant
  • Installation of a 'vehicles proximity detection' system
  • Remote pumping control system at the external ponds to reduce risk of unauthorised discharges