Riding the international safety impact of the RockMonitor XR, Nome is expanding its distribution with Strata Worldwide.
Nome is doubling down on its commitment to keeping miners safe, partnering exclusively with global safety leader Strata Worldwide to expand its “next-generation monitoring solutions” across international mining markets.
Nome managing director Nathan Owen said the mining solutions company is “extremely proud” of the collaboration with Strata after successfully distributing Nome’s cutting-edge RockMonitor XR real-time strata monitoring system across Africa, which has been credited with dramatically improving worker safety and modernising efficiency.
Now, with this distribution agreement, Strata Worldwide will market, install, repair and provide authorised service and support for the RockMonitor XR in Australian hard rock mining and tunnel construction environments.
“Strata’s proven track record in underground safety and technology makes them an ideal exclusive distributor to deliver our next-generation monitoring solutions to more mining and tunnelling operations,” Owen said.
“This collaboration reinforces Nome’s commitment to improving safety and operational insight underground, while supporting the continued innovation and reliability our clients expect from us.”
At the heart of the system is the intrinsically safe RockMonitor XR telltale, engineered for coal, hard-rock and tunnelling environments.
When rock moves, this telltale provides two forms of measurement at once: a physical indicator moves along a highly visible scale for immediate checks by miners underground, while the same sub-millimetre data is captured digitally and sent to the central system in real-time. This data is fed to a central RockMonitor XR controller, with a single unit capable of managing up to 150 individual telltales across a 10km monitoring distance.
The controller pushes the information to Nome’s CORE software platform, which logs all events, provides automated alarms, and delivers detailed graphs and historical data, allowing operators to optimise roof support and prevent ground control incidents before they occur, keeping miners safe in the event of rockfall or base instability.
Building on their products’ momentum, Nome and Strata have also announced they are commencing integration trials to connect the RockMonitor XR with Strata’s first-rate proximity detection and collision avoidance (HazardAvert) platform.
According to Nome, this development will mark the world’s first strata monitoring system designed for seamless integration with proximity detection and collision avoidance technologies.
“By combining Nome’s real-time geotechnical monitoring with Strata’s proven proximity and safety systems, we’re setting a new benchmark in proactive mine safety,” Owen said.
“This integration means alerts are sent directly to workers’ cap lamps and equipment operating nearby, automatically preventing entry into unsafe zones. It’s about connecting the physical and digital safety layers, protecting miners through both real-time data and responsive action.”
To help ensure maximum flexibility, the RockMonitor XR platform is designed with an open API architecture. This allows operations to integrate the system not only with HazardAvert but also with any third-party hazard-avoidance or digital mine system for automated alerts and predictive analytics.
Strata Worldwide’s APAC managing director Tony Napier notes that user-friendly elements like the open API architecture help to make RockMonitor XR extremely versatile, and an easy ‘plug-and-play’ offering.
“The RockMonitor XR is an excellent addition to our portfolio of advanced networking and monitoring technologies, and we look forward to supporting Nome’s expansion into the mining and tunnelling markets,” Napier said.
This feature appeared in the November-December edition of Safe to Work.