Case Study Details

The Mt. Chalmers mining site is a copper-gold mine located in Queensland, Australia. It has potential environmental impacts such as dust, noise, and water quality variations that require continuous monitoring.

Problem Statement

The challenge was to collect and transmit data from different locations and environmental conditions across the site. Since the mining area is remote, it has limited power availability and restricted internet access, making reliable data transmission difficult.

We deployed five devices that were designed and developed in-house by our team. These devices monitor various environmental parameters using multiple connectivity options. They are powered by solar energy and transmit telemetry data to a custom IoT Platform developed by our team and hosted in Microsoft Azure.

Device Features

• Weather, dust, noise, and water tank level monitoring
• Solar controller and battery backup system
• Cooling fans and enclosure temperature control
• Power and network status reporting
• Device parameter reporting
• Over-The-Air (OTA) firmware updates

Data Management

• We developed a web-based dashboard to access and analyze device data.
• The dashboard visualizes variations of environmental parameters over time and across different locations.
• It enables quick identification and troubleshooting of device or network-related issues.