A safer, more productive mining & resources industry

Transform your operations to enhance productivity, worker wellness and safety.

The resources industry gets more complex every day.

The need to improve safety and worker wellbeing, enhance productivity, and meet environmental, social, and governance (ESG) guidelines is helping to drive more connected things and the rapid adoption of technology. As a result, the IT landscape for the resources sector has become increasingly complex, deepening the need for secure, adaptive, and resilient solutions accessible in some of the most remote locations.

The resources industry continues to invest in IT solutions to support digitisation. Companies cannot afford to have their investment in technology fail. Workers and equipment rely on tracking, access to cloud-based applications, data flow, and communication, all of which need secure and scalable solutions powered by a resilient network backbone.

We have long-standing experience in the resources sector and work with our customers to drive change for a safer, more sustainable future.

Ensuring safe, resilient operations in mining

Ensuring safe and resilient operations has become critical for mining organisations which need to meet strict compliance requirements and maintain their social license to operate. Vocus Satellite – Starlink helps bring mining organisations into the future—providing robust connectivity and services to facilitate crucial innovation, drive efficiency and support enhanced decision-making.

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Boosting internet connectivity for a remote mining operation

"It’s hard to put into words the positive impact that this project has had, not just for our own employees, but also for the greater community of the town’s farmers and local businesses that are offered access to our private internet network."

Sean Kocis, Senior Network & Systems Engineer
Minjar Gold

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Webinar: Nailing the 'S' in ESG with internet connectivity

Having strong internet connectivity is essential to Australian mining organisations achieving success with key aspects of the 'Social' component in ESG - namely personnel safety, health and wellbeing. Alog with panellists from MACA, Challenge Networks and Nokia, Vocus’ Account Director for natural resources, Benedict Boylson explores the challenges in Australian mining today when it comes to network connectivity, how these can be resolved, why it is important, and what success looks like with real examples.

How we help the mining and resources industry

Power AI and automation

Remote locations require minimised latency and reliable connectivity for the use of AI and automated machinery. This helps avoid production loss and time delays for a safer, more efficient environment.

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Compliance

Compliance and proactive management of environmental risks requires increased use of sensors and remote monitoring. The increase in edge devices with computing to process and categorise data needs fast and secure delivery.

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Health and wellbeing

Connect remote workers with family and friends, plus entertainment options, such as on-demand video streaming to provide benefits to workers for their welfare and mental wellbeing.

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Case study: boosting internet connectivity for a remote mining operation

"It’s hard to put into words the positive impact that this project has had, not just for our own employees, but also for the greater community of the town’s farmers and local businesses that are offered access to our private internet network."

Sean Kocis, Senior Network & Systems Engineer
Minjar Gold

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Case study: Northern Minerals and business nbn Satellite Service

“We made the decision to move our services over to Vocus because of the company’s strong presence in the mining industry, expertise in connecting remote sites, and previous positive experiences using Vocus.”

Robin Jones, Chief Operating Officer
Northern Minerals

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How Vocus is reshaping the mining industry

Vocus articles printed in Mining Services, SafetoWork.com.au, Australian Mining magazines.

Vocus Group - connecting the dots

Mining Services Magazine, June 2022

To enable the mining industry’s transition to cloud-based technology, Vocus Group is developing fibre network cables and satellite technology to improve connections in remote areas.

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Vocus helps remote workers stay connected

safetowork Magazine, Nov-Dec 2021

With 30,000 kilometers of high-capacity terrestrial fibre between all mainland capitals and regional centres in Australia, the need for mining companies to move to remote operations has driven high demand for Vocus' services.
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The missing link in smart mining

Australian Mining Magazine, Nov-Dec 2021

Vocus Group is linking remote Australian mining regions to the internet of things revolution through fibre network infrastructure that enables advanced cloudbased technologies.

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Find out how digital transformation is reshaping the mining industry

Articles courtesy of Australian Mining, Mining Review Africa, Mining Magazine, Engineer Live Magazine and Mining Digital.

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Creating The Connected Mine

Published in Engineer Live

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