Advanced technologies in mining mobile equipment
An overview of Advance Technologies in Mobile Mining Equipment 22 April 2015 presented by Robert A. Hall University of Alberta Outline l Background l Technology Drivers » » l l l Adapting Technology derived by others Developing or Co-Developing Technology with others History Current focus Some thoughts Remote Data Acquisition Events & Parameter Archiving & Storage Presentation E-mail Haul Trucks Oracle Database WENCO BCS Phone Link O&K PI Database Sybase Database NMCC Event Tracking System ProcessNet Data Server Internet Information Server Phone Link P&H BE i2T Base Station SCL LAN TCPIP WEB Based User Interface (IE5) Technology Drivers l Location » Logistics » Climate » Altitude l Labour » Available skill set » Available at all! l l Safety Cost Reduction Automation in the 1990s l Inco 20 Million dollar research program » Autonomous drilling » Teleoperation » Autonomous Scoops l Falconbridge » Autodig scoops » Teleoperation Automation in the 1990s l CSIRO » Autonomous drilling » Teleoperation » Autonomous Scoops l CRC » Draglines l Komatsu Results l l l Caterpillar/DAS’s MINEGEM (www.cat.com) Sanddvik’s AutoMine (www.sandvik.com) Atlas Copco’s ST14 ARV (www.atlascopco.com) 1990s early 2000s l l l Inco reduced its research program CSIRO switched focus Technology in the market was and is still used by some companies » Codelco l CRC continued on with its research Days(2003-2008) l l Focus on open pit everyone was doing it Rio » Autonomous Trains » Remote Control Center » Autonomous Trucks » Autonomous Drills Days(2003-2008) l Phelps Dodge » Autonomous Drills » Autonomous Dozers l BHP » Autonomous Trucks l CRC » Intelligent Shovels Days(2008-2010) l Dramatic reduction in resources allocated by industry for Automation/Technology Current Activities l Autonomous Vehicles » Trucks – Chile – Australia – Fort McMurray » Drills – Canada Current Activities l Data Utilization » Increase equipment availability » Increase utilization l LNG Vehicles Expected use of existing Technology l l l Tele-operation will grow in use and popularity Autonomous Trucks and Drills will be the norm for new large operations Semi-Autonomous shovels Some Observations/Opinions l l l l Automation/Technology is only “really important” when times are good There is a trend for enthusiasts to oversell the benefits The industry in collaboration with providers needs a plan to develop and implement automation/Technology We need to ensure human resources are available for the new equipment and mine Some Observations/Opinions l l Need to look at step change technologies vs incremental change Need to convince companies to invest through the cycle » i.e. Autonomous Trucks is a good example. Some Questions l Would we design our mines differently if they were to be automated? » Narrower haul roads l l If we have a fully autonomous mine how will be do our mine planning scheduling? What is the ideal size or (design) of equipment for an autonomous mine? Thank You Questions 24
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