SOURCEOrganization
Newmont
Ericsson ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Intro paragraph under titleChecked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated
Reported deployment
Reported gold mining network in New South Wales, Australia
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- Organization
- Newmont
- Industry
- mining
- Region
- Cadia operation, New South Wales, Australia
- Current operating status
- Deployed
- Not stated by sources
- Project date
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Overview
Newmont deployed Ericsson Private 5G at its Cadia gold-copper mine in New South Wales, Australia, to run teleremote (remote-controlled) bulldozers on a tailings dam wall construction area, keeping operators out of a high-risk zone.[1][2] Ericsson announced the deployment on April 14, 2025, calling it the first use of private 5G for teleremote dozing.[1] The network replaced Wi-Fi that, according to Ericsson, could connect no more than two machines at up to about 100 m and could cause downtime of half a 12-hour shift or more while it was fixed.[1] iTnews reported that Newmont sees the project as part of a longer-term plan to use 5G at its tier-one surface and underground mines.[3]
At a glance
- Organization
- Newmont (Cadia operation).[1]
- Location
- Cadia gold-copper mine in western New South Wales, Australia; the tailings works construction area of the surface operation.[3][1]
- Date announced
- April 14, 2025.[1]
- Technology
- Ericsson Private 5G with dual-mode 4G/5G core and radios and cloud-based management.[2] Ericsson says it used its 5G Antenna Integrated Radio with Massive MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output) and its Uplink Booster feature.[1]
- Scale as reported
- Ericsson says a single 5G radio covers the width of the tailings works area, up to 2.5 km, with up to 175 Mbps uplink, enough for up to 12 dozers if needed.[1]
- Status
- In use for dozing as of the April 2025 announcement.[1]
- Not publicly stated
- Spectrum · Integrator
How the network is used
- Teleremote dozing for tailings dam wall construction, with operators working away from the high-risk area (remote and utility sites).[2]
- Video-based remote control of the dozer fleet, which Ericsson's announcement ties to the network's uplink throughput.[1]
Reported results
As reported by the sources below; not independently verified.
- Ericsson's case study reports an immediate 50% increase in dozing capacity and up to 25% more material moved per shift.[2]
- Ericsson's case study reports field-tested uplink above 370 Mbps at more than 500 m, against a Wi-Fi range of roughly 100–200 m, and says coverage grew from 100 m to 3,000 m while keeping uplink above 100 Mbps.[2]
- Ericsson's April 2025 announcement gives different headline figures: up to 2.5 km of coverage from one radio with up to 175 Mbps uplink.[1]
- Ericsson says the Wi-Fi trailers previously moved around the site were no longer needed, and quotes Newmont's Chris Twaddle saying a single installer set up the system and had 5G-connected equipment running in a couple of hours.[2]
Timeline
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Sources
Researched Oct 1, 2026. Manufacturer and vendor statements are their claims, not independent tests.
- Newmont using world-first 5G teleremote dozer fleet with Ericsson Private 5G — Ericsson, Apr 14, 2025. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
- How Newmont uses Ericsson Private 5G for safer dozing — Ericsson. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
- Newmont brings private 5G to its Cadia surface ops — iTnews, Apr 15, 2025. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
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Source details (6)
SOURCEIndustry
mining
Ericsson ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Case tags under introChecked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated
SOURCERegion
Cadia operation, New South Wales, Australia
Ericsson ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Intro paragraph under titleChecked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated
SOURCEOperating status
deployed
Ericsson ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Intro paragraph under titleChecked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated
SOURCEReported use case
remote-controlled bulldozers (command-and-control traffic and video streams)
Ericsson ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: 'Highlights'Checked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated
SOURCEVendors Named
Ericsson
Ericsson ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: 'The Solution'Checked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated