Mining and MineralsTrackless Mobile Machinery and Underground Fleet Management
Trackless equipment moves most of the rock in a modern underground mine and causes a large share of its serious injuries, in an environment with no daylight, limited sight lines and people on foot. This course covers running that fleet. Delegates work through machine types and their application, the collision management and proximity detection systems now required, and the traffic management rules that make an underground roadway safe. Availability, utilisation and the maintenance regime that sustains them are covered. Operator competence and licensing are addressed. The course closes on fleet sizing against a production plan and on the total cost of ownership that justifies replacement.
Course objectives
- Match machine types to underground applications
- Specify and operate collision management and proximity detection
- Apply traffic management rules to underground roadways
- Measure and improve availability and utilisation
- Run a maintenance regime that sustains fleet performance
- Manage operator competence, licensing and behaviour
- Size a fleet against a production plan and justify replacement on cost
Who should attend
- Mine engineering and mechanical staff
- Production supervisors and superintendents
- Safety officers responsible for underground traffic
- Maintenance planners and reliability engineers
- Equipment and contract managers
Course outline
- 01The fleet that moves the rock and the risk it carries
- 02Machine types and applications
- 03Collision management and proximity detection
- 04Traffic management underground
- 05Availability, utilisation and measurement
- 06Maintenance regime and support
- 07Operator competence and licensing
- 08Fleet sizing and total cost of ownership
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 to 23 October 2026 | Accra, Ghana | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 16 to 20 November 2026 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 30 November to 4 December 2026 | Kigali, Rwanda | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 28 December 2026 to 1 January 2027 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 4 to 8 January 2027 | Cape Town, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 22 to 26 February 2027 | Lagos, Nigeria | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |