Overview
Sandvik AB, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, provides underground mining automation and fleet management solutions.
AutoMine
AutoMine is Sandvik’s automation platform for underground mining equipment [1]:
- Autonomous and teleremote operation of loaders and trucks
- Over 3 million hours of continuous autonomous operation across 600+ machines at 100+ customer sites
- Available for Sandvik and select non-Sandvik equipment
- Fleet system supports up to 15 machines concurrently, expanding to 30 in 2025 [2]
- Unified traffic management across loaders, trucks, and drills
AutoMine for Underground Drills
Launched November 2023, extending the AutoMine platform to underground drill rigs [3]:
- Teleremote control of multiple automated Sandvik underground drills simultaneously
- First OEM to offer a unified traffic management system for drills, loaders, and trucks under a single automation platform
AutoMine Surface Fleet
Launched May 2025 for autonomous surface drill rig operation [4]:
- Enables operators to manage 15+ Sandvik surface i-series drill rigs from any connected location
- Remote operation capability across multiple rigs
OptiMine
OptiMine provides underground fleet management and optimisation:
- Real-time location tracking of equipment and personnel
- Task management and scheduling
- Production monitoring and analytics
- Ventilation-on-demand integration
Newtrax
Acquired by Sandvik, Newtrax specialises in underground IoT and tracking:
- Personnel and equipment tracking
- Environmental monitoring
- Proximity detection
- Telemetry data collection
Integration
AutoMine, OptiMine, and Newtrax are designed to integrate across automation, fleet management, and IoT tracking. Sandvik’s acquisition of Deswik (mine planning) and Polymathian (process optimisation) extends integration from planning through to real-time operations.