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Empowering Mining Operations: Data-Driven Solutions at Your Fingertips
Ian Jansen • Nov 03, 2023
In the fast-paced and ever-evolving world of mining, staying ahead means not only embracing change but driving it. Today, the focus is on empowering operators and supervisors with advanced tools that bring control and efficiency directly to their fingertips. This paradigm shift is epitomized by our latest innovation – a comprehensive system that enables the effortless capture of activity-based data, ranging from mining physicals to hazard reports, and even secure photo management. The impact of this leap forward is profound, particularly in the realm of productivity.
Streamlining Operations for Enhanced Productivity
The old adage 'time is money' holds exceptionally true in mining. Every minute saved in capturing and processing data translates into a significant boost in productivity. Our system eliminates the need for a control room for many routine tasks. Operators and supervisors can now input and access critical data on-site, reducing delays and increasing the time available for core mining activities. This efficiency gain is not just a step forward; it's a leap into a new era of mining operation.
Harnessing Data for Smarter Decisions
The role of data analysis and machine learning in this transformation cannot be overstated. By leveraging these technologies, our system doesn't just collect data; it turns it into actionable insights. Whether it's optimizing the use of machinery, adjusting workforce schedules, or predicting maintenance needs, machine learning algorithms process vast amounts of data to help supervisors make smarter, faster decisions.
Safety and Productivity: Two Sides of the Same Coin
The old adage 'time is money' holds exceptionally true in mining. Every minute saved in capturing and processing data translates into a significant boost in productivity. Our system eliminates the need for a control room for many routine tasks. Operators and supervisors can now input and access critical data on-site, reducing delays and increasing the time available for core mining activities. This efficiency gain is not just a step forward; it's a leap into a new era of mining operation.
Harnessing Data for Smarter Decisions
The role of data analysis and machine learning in this transformation cannot be overstated. By leveraging these technologies, our system doesn't just collect data; it turns it into actionable insights. Whether it's optimizing the use of machinery, adjusting workforce schedules, or predicting maintenance needs, machine learning algorithms process vast amounts of data to help supervisors make smarter, faster decisions.
Safety and Productivity: Two Sides of the Same Coin
While our focus here is on productivity, it's important to recognize that safety and productivity in the mining industry are deeply interconnected. A safer operation is invariably a more productive one. Our system's ability to quickly capture and report hazards means that safety issues can be addressed more rapidly and effectively, reducing downtime and ensuring a smoother operational flow.
An accurate Digital model for the main decline of an underground mining operation is important and offers valuable benefits for mining companies and operators. From optimising resource extraction to enhancing safety protocols, the meticulous mapping of main declines serves as a cornerstone for efficient and sustainable mining practices. Let's explore some of the key advantages and benefits: 1. Enhanced Safety Protocols: Accurate mapping of the main decline enables mining companies to identify potential safety hazards such as unstable ground conditions, geological faults, or reinforcement movements. By proactively addressing these risks, mining operators can implement robust safety protocols, reducing the likelihood of accidents or incidents and ensuring the well-being of personnel working in the area. 2. Improved Resource Optimization: Mapping the main decline provides valuable insights into the geological characteristics and mineralization patterns of the surrounding ore body. This information allows mining engineers to optimise resource extraction strategies, including the design of mining methods, stope layouts, and ore handling systems. By maximising resource recovery while minimising waste, mining companies can enhance operational efficiency and profitability. 3. Enhanced Operational Planning: Accurate mapping of the main decline facilitates comprehensive operational planning, including scheduling of drilling, blasting, and extraction activities. By visualising the spatial layout of the decline and associated infrastructure, mining operators can optimise workflows, streamline logistics, and minimise downtime, leading to improved productivity and cost-effectiveness. 4. Facilitates Infrastructure Development: Detailed mapping of the main decline provides essential data for the design and construction of infrastructure such as ventilation systems, service lines into the operation, and support structures. By accurately assessing the spatial constraints and geological conditions of the decline, mining engineers can optimise the layout and configuration of infrastructure elements, ensuring efficient operation and maintenance throughout the mine's lifespan. 5. Supports Regulatory Compliance: Mining companies are subject to stringent regulatory requirements governing safety, environmental protection, and resource management. Accurate mapping of the main decline helps ensure compliance with these regulations by providing comprehensive documentation of underground workings, geological features, and safety measures undertaken. This enables mining operators to demonstrate due diligence and accountability to regulatory authorities and stakeholders. Mapping the main decline of a mining operation is a strategic imperative that yields a multitude of benefits that Digital Terrain know and understand. By leveraging the insights gained from a digital twin generated through our Lidar services that seamlessly rolls into Maptek, Deswik and other mining software, mining managers and operators can navigate the path to success with confidence and foresight. Digital Terrain Digital Terrain have solutions that replace or augment existing capabilities for capturing, processing, analysis and reporting. We also offer onsite instruction and training where customers seek to build their own expertise. > Enjoy the sample video of our capabilities and contact David Juany for any comments, questions, or service information. david.Jaunay@digitalterrain.io or +61434317580 #lidar #autonomousdrones #slam #hovermap #scanning #underground #stope
Underground mining is a harsh environment to operate in, where the next decision can be the difference between continued progress or productivity halting delays. Often it is the ‘gut-feel’ or ‘intuition’ that results in pulling Lever A as opposed to Lever B, but when it is estimated that the average adult makes 35,000 decisions a day (Sollisch 2016), it is clear that not all of these can possibly be the optimal solution all of the time. Traditionally, data collection has been a lagged, cumbersome process, fraught with inaccuracies (poor radio communications, misplaced/damaged/destroyed paperwork), double handling (horizontally integrated systems) and delays (data entry occurs progressively by site administration on the following shift for the one preceding it). However, with the advent of digitization, this narrative is rapidly changing. Real-time data collection and analysis empower stakeholders to access accurate and timely information, enabling them to make informed de cisions on the fly. Coupled with Digital Terrain’s RDI-WRS Wireless Repeater System ( https://www.digitalterrain.io/revolutionising-underground-mining-with-wi-fi-mesh-technology ), Simbio PLOD can present decision makers within your business the information they need to execute your plans and achieve your goals. Digital Terrain‘s Simbio Core Suite (SCS) puts frontline personnel at the heart of their solution. Operators are empowered to capture their own data, in real-time, through the use of the Simbio PLOD app (available on Android and iOS). Each operator logs the progress of their shift as they complete their assigned tasks (using Simbio’s PLAN module) including Task Workplace Inspections (Take 5’s, Stop and Thinks, Safe Stops etc), Prestarts, Hazard Forms, Productive Time, Downtime, Maintenance Faults, Trigger Action Response Plan (TARP) workflow escalations and more. The Digital Terrain team is committed to ensure that your operation can hit the ground running from Day 1.