Australian owned Mining Industry Resources (MIR) has won the tender for one of Australia’s largest fuel management projects, which covers Rio’s West Australian iron ore operations.

MIR said its AdaptFMS system has a range of technological benefits. These include rugged and reliable field hardware, electronic platform used in aerospace and military applications and flexibility as a web-based application.

The system’s remote tank monitoring provides a graphic display of fuel and oil storage tank levels across any site. Authorised site personnel and fuel vendors may also have protected web access to this data.

AdaptFMS can communicate through a range of media: ethernet, WiFi, radio modems, mobile or satellite phone links. MIR claims improved fuel usage data accuracy and an easy to use interface designed with the user in mind.

MIR managing director Stephen Birrell said “this demonstrates Rio Tinto’s commitment to employing world’s best practice in hydrocarbon management. The $15M project is possibly the largest single fuel management contract awarded in Australia.”

Birrell explained that from 11 international companies that tendered, six teams were invited to Perth to present their product to Rio Tinto late last year and from there, two teams were selected to go to tender.

Contact: www.adaptfms.com