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Designing a Sustainable Control Room for Tracking Excavators in Ghana’s Small-Scale Mining Sector – A Case of Minerals Commission Control Room

by Akpah Sylvester, Selasie Vondee, Desmond Boahen
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 185 - Number 16
Year of Publication: 2023
Authors: Akpah Sylvester, Selasie Vondee, Desmond Boahen
10.5120/ijca2023922856

Akpah Sylvester, Selasie Vondee, Desmond Boahen . Designing a Sustainable Control Room for Tracking Excavators in Ghana’s Small-Scale Mining Sector – A Case of Minerals Commission Control Room. International Journal of Computer Applications. 185, 16 ( Jun 2023), 25-32. DOI=10.5120/ijca2023922856

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author = { Akpah Sylvester, Selasie Vondee, Desmond Boahen },
title = { Designing a Sustainable Control Room for Tracking Excavators in Ghana’s Small-Scale Mining Sector – A Case of Minerals Commission Control Room },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { Jun 2023 },
volume = { 185 },
number = { 16 },
month = { Jun },
year = { 2023 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 25-32 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume185/number16/32779-2023922856/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2023922856 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
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%A Selasie Vondee
%A Desmond Boahen
%T Designing a Sustainable Control Room for Tracking Excavators in Ghana’s Small-Scale Mining Sector – A Case of Minerals Commission Control Room
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
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%P 25-32
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%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

The tracking of Earth Moving and Mining Equipment particularly excavators operating in mining districts in Ghana has become necessary due to the level of environmental degradation associated with their use in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining sector. To this end, the Minerals Commission of Ghana, mandated by the Legislative Instrument 2404 has established the Ghana Mine Repository and Tracking Control Room to take inventory, track and monitor the movement of all excavators. The control room is segmented into five main sections namely; the excavator monitoring section, explosive carting trucks monitoring section, call centre section, tactical island, mini server room section and coffee area. A dedicated fibre optic internet connection with an upload and download speed of 60 MB has been installed to support the monitoring operations of the control room. With a sitting capacity of 8 people per shift, operating a three-shift system, the control room will be manned by 24 people each day. The significance of this paper is to bring to bear the technological innovations employed by the Minerals Commission to monitor the activities of excavators and other earth-moving equipment operating in the mining areas thus minimising the effects of environmental degradation.

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Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Excavator Tracking Ghana Mine Repository and Tracking Control Room Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Minerals Commission of Ghana.

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