Planning / D&B / Survey and Geology Engineers

Autonomous Drilling Systems - Mine Planning and Engineering

This pathway provides an understanding of safety device functions for automated drilling in accordance with OEM specifications, alongside remote operation, control processes, and teleremote interventions.

Enrollment in this course is by invitation only

Role Pathway - Autonomous Drilling Systems - P50-Mine Planning and Engineering; has been specifically structured to provide training for the mining site roles including Planning, D&B, Survey and Geology Engineers.

In this pathway, you will learn about the function and use of safety devices for automated drilling operations in accordance with OEM specifications.

You will also get a comprehensive understanding of how to operate, process, and control drills from a remote location, as well as perform interventions via teleremote control.

ADS10 Autonomous Drilling System - Induction

ADS10.1 – Induction

This is the ADS drill bench preparation and sign-off module. It will provide you with the fundamentals of drill bench preparation and acceptance criteria.  

ADS20 Autonomous Drilling System - Fundamentals

ADS20.1 – Drill Bench Preperation

This is the ADS drill bench preparation and sign-off module. It will provide you with the fundamentals of drill bench preparation and acceptance criteria.  

ADS20.2 – Drill Plan Design

This module will provide you with the fundamentals of Drill Plan Design. 

ADS20.3 – New Roles and Responsibilities

This module will provide you with an understanding of the new roles and responsibilities required for Autonomous Drilling directed from Remote Control rooms.

ADS50 Autonomous Drilling System - Drill Plan Management

ADS50.1 – Surface Manager Overview

This module describes the features and functions of the Surface Manager application.

ADS50.2 – Widgets

This module describes the features and functions of the Surface Manager widgets.

ADS50.3 – Drill Plan Management

This module describes the first three of six main process steps for preparing a Drill Plan for Teleremote or Autonomously Operating Drill Rigs.

ADS50.4 – Hole Sequencing & Approach Angles

It will describe how to manage Drill Plans and drill planning using Surface Manager.

ADS50.5 – Tools & Object Management

This module explores the features and functions of the Tools and Object Management menus.