Mining Operations and Safety

The Penfold Group creates video systems than can be  used in mining applications ranging from small quarries to the largest ore mines in the world.

In quarries, our monitoring systems record trucks leaving the weigh stations to assure that loads are being correctly recorded. When billing questions occur, a snapshot or video at the weighing station can be used to verify the truck, driver, and load weight.

In open-pit mining operations there is a range of uses. A large, open pit mine can  use a number of monitoring cameras that are simply connected to their existing IP network, running several miles across the mine.

Requirements such as monitoring  a dam at one end of the mine or a stream bed at another. Cameras can easily be installed to monitor both ends of this operation with or without wires.

Cameras can also be  installed to monitor other areas to insure that flooding into adjacent natural waterways do not carry chemicals used in mining operations. This can be done to comply with environmental regulations.

The intelligent monitoring systems of The Penfold Group  are proving useful for monitoring general operations mines for efficiency and safety. The high zoom, high-resolution images, and the immediate access to stored video and PTZ control from anywhere on the network provides an excellent overview of the facility, improves operations and, can enable early detection and rapid response to a fire emergency.

Mine's can find solutions from The Penfold Group  invaluable as a single source for  cameras, enclosures, video management software, and expertise. In most cases, standard weatherproof camera enclosures are not adequate for harsh and dusty environments so The Penfold Group provides rugged enclosures that are water or explosion rates when needed

Our  processes  in these industrial applications and our ability to customize solutions as required is an important asset in these difficult environments.