Tag: Fuel management

HISTORICALLY, diesel, natural gas and grid electricity have powered mining operations in WA, but the demand for LNG is growing fast and for good reason. EVOL LNG has been supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel remote mines in WA since 2008. Its trucked LNG offering has become the preferred choice for remote mines that are located within 1000km of its Kwinana LNG plant, yet don’t have the power demand or mine life to underpin construction of a gas pipeline or powerlines. LNG offers significant cost savings and emission benefits compared to diesel, and is less capital intensive and less contractually onerous than lengthy gas pipelines or powerlines. Diesel-fuelled mining operations have been fully exposed to the volatile international oil...

REDUCING on-site fuel spend can have enormous impacts for overall mining efficiency. Fuelfix specialises in providing premium solutions for fuel storage and management through innovative products and services. National manager marketing and corporate strategy, Henry Westbrook, described the recent work on an in-pit refueller project for one of Australia’s largest mining companies as one example of Fuelfix’s problem solving capabilities and delivery of an innovative solutions. “We worked out that if we positioned the fuel tank in the actual mining pit rather than have all the trucks having to travel to a fuel farm, it would save both time and money for the customer” Mr Westbrook said. “But to make it work we actually had to build a big enough...

DUNNING’S is one of the few companies in the country that have raised the bat to celebrate 50 years in business (55 in fact), growing to include wholesale fuel distribution, a fleet of fuel cartage trucks, 20 company owned fuel sites and a retail truck stop network in association with Shell. Added to this is a presence in the Pilbara, Gascoyne, Kimberley, Wheatbelt, South West WA, Perth and Goldfields. Dunning’s also has a strong involvement with the supply of fuels to agriculture and aviation. It is little wonder then that this third-generation business has a significant involvement in the mining industry, featuring some tailor-made fuel solutions. Transportable fuel tanks...

AdaptFMS by FluidIntel is an advanced fuel management system designed for mining operations. It provides real-time monitoring, automated fuel ordering, and detailed analytics across entire mine sites to improve efficiency, reduce fuel loss, and ensure regulatory compliance. By integrating hardware instrumentation, secure authentication, and cloud-based reporting, the system enables companies to accurately track fuel usage, streamline supply chains, and unlock significant cost savings and fuel tax credit returns.