Komatsu to acquire Mine Site Technologies

Komatsu Australia has agreed to acquire Mine Site Technologies Pty Ltd (MST Global), an Australia-based provider of operational optimisation platforms for underground mining that leverage communication devices and position tracking systems.

As global demand for essential resources requires Komatsu’s customers to go underground for mineral deposits, the company is rapidly developing new technologies, equipment and solutions to support the industry’s future needs.

Empowering its customers’ growing use of digitalisation and automation to improve safety and productivity, Komatsu plans to work with MST Global to help customers build digital ecosystems with real-time insights and alerts, voice and communication technologies, software solutions, robust network infrastructure and wireless and geospatial technologies.

Together, the companies will work to increase availability of high-speed, low latency digital communication, which is necessary to: provide mission-critical communication, integrate IoT sensors, increase the volume of information communicated and enable real-time tracking, monitoring and automation of mine operations.

MST Global specialises in developing and delivering fit for purpose solutions and services partnering with mining and tunneling customers on their digital strategy to unearth safety and productivity improvements.

 “Over the past 100 years, Komatsu has earned a reputation for using technological innovation to help our customers achieve their goals, and so we are pleased to continue this journey with the acquisition of MST Global,” said Komatsu Australia CEO, Sean Taylor.

 “MST Global has been delivering innovative solutions to the mining industry for 30 years, and is yet another example of Australia leading the world in mining innovation.”

With a global customer base, MST Global offers a platform to visualise and monitor the underground mining environment and enable control from a remote operations center, thus optimising mine operations to increase safety and productivity whilst safeguarding the environment. The solutions contribute to the digitisation and automation of underground mining operations.

“MST’ Global’s expertise in leveraging optical fibre broadband communication systems to build real-time geospatial digital twins of underground mining operations compliments Komatsu’s existing solution offerings, and will help our customers achieve their goals of safety and productivity whilst safeguarding the environment,” Taylor said.

By adding MST Global's experience and expertise in the introduction of communication devices and optimization platforms, Komatsu aims to enhance the speed at which it offers advanced technology solutions, including the automation and teleoperation of mining equipment underground. 

Komatsu said it is working to expand offerings for underground hard rock mining, as well as develop new equipment, processes and technologies aiming to help customers advance towards the workplace of the future and provide a more sustainable environment for the next generation.

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