Russian Digit will make the first "a digital pit" in India

2019: Announcement of start of the first in India of "a digital pit"

On December 12, 2019 the Tsifra company reported that together with the largest the Indian operator of the Thriveni Earthmovers mines until the end of 2020 will start the first in India "a digital pit" on Pakri Barwadih Coal Mining Project Pakri coal mine in east State of Jharkhand.

According to the company, the project implementation of such solutions as the automated control system for a mining-transport complex, the automated control system for drilling-and-blasting works, a control system of loading and fuel and increase in a hodimost of buses using predictive analytics includes. All solutions, are developed by VIST Group company, the transaction on which acquisition Digit closed in November, 2018.

"Digit" will supply and will install the necessary equipment and also will manage a system and to train local staff within a year. All data will be available in real time from any place in the world in English and national languages of India, including Hindi.

The project will become the reference solution for Digit. Igor Bogachyov, the CEO of Tsifra company told

For December, 2019 we watch the mining industry and we see that the companies aim at efficiency of all production chain, but not its separate elements. So it is about optimization of use of resources on all repartitions of mining and processing works by the principle "From a pit to the port" (Mine to Mill). Pavel Rastopshin, the CEO of VIST Group, the mining Digits division told