en.Wedoany.com Reported - The digital intelligence building of the Tongkuangyu Mine of North Copper Co., Ltd. (000737.SZ), located in Yuanqu County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, has recently completed the main structure construction of floors one through four, marking a critical phase in the intelligent mine construction. As of press time, 23 subsystems of the integrated management and control platform are under accelerated development, the data center and integrated management and control hall have commenced construction, and intelligent equipment is being widely deployed, accelerating the transformation of the traditional mine into an intelligent one.
North Copper Co., Ltd., established in December 2002 and initiated by Zhongtiaoshan Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. together with five other entities, was listed on the main board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange via a backdoor listing in December 2021. Its controlling shareholder is Shanxi Cloud Era Technology Co., Ltd. As a large copper conglomerate in North China, it has formed a full industrial chain covering "mining—beneficiation—smelting—copper-based new material processing." The core mine, Tongkuangyu Mine, is the largest non-coal underground mining mine in China, with approximately 213 million tons of copper ore resources, an annual ore processing capacity of 9 million tons, and a self-produced copper content of 43,000 tons.
The intelligent mine construction project of Tongkuangyu Mine strictly follows the "Guidelines for Intelligent Mine Construction in the Nonferrous Metals Industry" and relevant provincial guidance, aiming to "build a first-class digital intelligence demonstration enterprise within 3 to 5 years." It systematically constructs a digital intelligence system of "5G+Network+Intelligent Control+Application Scenarios," covering six key areas including intelligent equipment application, basic network construction, production process control, and safety monitoring and early warning. This will provide a replicable and scalable practical model for the transformation of nonferrous metal industry enterprises in Shanxi Province and across the country.
In terms of equipment intelligence, Tongkuangyu Mine has been equipped with 12 rock drilling jumbos, 5 medium-deep hole drilling rigs, and 33 electric LHDs (Load-Haul-Dump) and other intelligent equipment, achieving full mechanization of tunneling, support, mining, and transportation operations. The underground 10 Gigabit ring network has been completed, achieving full network coverage in major production areas. Simultaneously, the 5G underground deployment project is advancing, with 4 sets of 5G base stations installed in the underground 434 waiting chamber and along the bottom edge of Orebody No. 5, establishing high-speed communication channels between the surface and underground, supporting applications such as autonomous driving and remote control.
In terms of safety prevention and control, Tongkuangyu Mine has improved six major systems, including underground personnel positioning and monitoring, and implemented a "no monitoring, no operation" model. A microseismic monitoring system has been deployed to provide real-time online early warning of ground pressure. Microseismic monitoring technology assesses rock mass stability in real time by detecting subtle vibration signals from underground rock masses. Currently, the mine's microseismic monitoring system can fully identify microseismic events above magnitude 0.5, with positioning accuracy improved from the kilometer level to the hundred-meter level, and errors in key underground areas less than 30 meters, effectively solving the challenge of identifying small to medium-scale vibration events. Additionally, technical upgrades such as remote control of main ventilation fans and anti-tear protection for conveyor belts have been completed.
Shanxi Province has recently intensified its policies to promote the intelligentization of mine infrastructure. On June 1, 2026, the Shanxi Provincial Department of Emergency Management and other departments jointly issued guidance, centered on the core principle of "replacing labor with mechanization and reducing personnel through automation," systematically advancing the infrastructure upgrade and intelligent transformation of non-coal mines. It clearly requires underground mine dispatch rooms to integrate key systems such as safety monitoring and personnel positioning. The construction progress of the intelligent mine at North Copper's Tongkuangyu Mine provides a concrete practical model for the intelligent transformation of non-coal mines in Shanxi Province.
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