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Blog post: 03/10/2025 9:23 am

Author: Spark Team

VR SOP Training for Mining & Mineral Processing

Train for hazardous tasks and complex plant sequences—safely and repeatedly

From open-pit to underground operations and concentrators, mining carries high-energy hazards, large moving equipment, and complex process circuits. Spark builds bespoke VR SOP training that replicates your pit, plant, and control room environments—including haul roads, crushers, mills, flotation cells, thickeners, and tailings systems—so crews can practise critical tasks without exposure to risk.

Mining pain points we solve

• High-energy equipment: lockout/tagout on crushers, conveyors, pumps, and mill drives.
• Mobile equipment: haul truck interactions, spotter communication, collision avoidance.
• Process upsets: chutes blockages, pump failures, density/level excursions.
• Confined spaces & gases: ventilation, gas testing, permit controls, emergency egress.
• Environmental controls: tailings integrity, spill response, dust and noise management.

Our bespoke build pathway

1. Discovery & hazard mapping: SOPs, PIT plans, P&IDs, and site traffic management.
2. Scenario design: pre-start inspections, isolation/verification, startup/shutdown sequences.
3. AI avatar coaching: reinforces PIT signage, radio protocols, and critical control checks.
4. Assessment: right-first-time steps, error-likely situations, time-to-safe-state.
5. Deployment: on-site training rooms, kiosk mode, multilingual content.

Operational & safety outcomes

• Fewer critical control failures and permit breaches.
• Reduced incident potential in high-energy, heavy-mobile environments.
• Improved plant stability via standardised start-up/shutdown sequences.
• Clear evidence of competence for regulators and insurers.

Why Spark

We build to your mine’s geography, machinery, and process flow—so training translates to safer, more consistent operations.

Ready to scope a mining VR SOP programme? Contact Spark.

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