August, 2009

ACARP project C18023CM2010 – Continuous Miner automationUpdate

Inertial navigation bench testing

• Benchmark testing of latest inertial navigation technology on a calibrated rotary table - complete

Inertial navigation test track testing

• Units under test on the CSIRO inertial test track - complete

Inertial navigation field testing

• Next phase inertial testing on modified (radio remote) Numbat skid-steer vehicle - scheduled for September

Process mapping and field characterisation

• Mine visits currently underway across15 mines in NSW and Queensland to review roadway development process models against actual operating models utilising a range of differing mining equipment and practices in a variety of mining conditions