Eliminating fatal risks in mill relining with RME INSIDEOUT™ Technology and Bradken® MillSafe® Solutions

At a high-throughput copper–gold operation in Indonesia, filmed hazard analysis revealed fatal-risk potential during worn liner removal. Crews entered the mill to sling out fallen liners—facing hazards from confined spaces, uneven footing, suspended loads, and mobile equipment. Guided by a “safety first, production will follow” philosophy, the site set a clear goal: eliminate fatal risks and enable automated relining.

RME partnered with the mine site and reline crews, and worked together with Bradken, to engineer a safer, semi-automated solution for executing worn liner exchange from outside the mill. RME supplied the RUSSELL 7-R AutoMotion™ Mill Relining Machine with specially engineered INSIDEOUT™ Tooling—ShellXtract, FeedXtract, GrateXtract, and PulpXchange—enabling worn liner removal without crew entry. Bradken provided customised feed, shell, grate, and pulp lifters designed for direct wall extraction by the mill relining system.

The technologies were commissioned progressively during scheduled shutdowns with no added downtime, supported by site training and change management. The result: no crew inside the mill during liner removal, an 85% reduction in risk exposure, and a 16% improvement in removal speed

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