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Leading Industry Innovation

AMIRA, Collaborative Research Model

AUGUST 2011


Agenda

Antecedentes

Propuesta de Valor

Como funciona.

Algunos proyectos emblemáticos.

AMIRA en Chile.

Historia.

CTRM

Proyectos.


AMIRA‟s birth: An innovative solution to Industry‟s needs

AMIRA‟s founders had a broad vision for the

organisation: “to promote and facilitate in every

possible way a research and development

service for promoting the development of

mineral and associated industries of Australia

or elsewhere”

Left to right - Sir Maurice Mawby – Inaugural Chairman of AMIRA 1959-72Dr J C Nixon – Honorary Executive Officer from 1959 to 1968 and President from 1974 to 1979

Original company members of A.M.I.R.A.:

• The Broken Hill Pty Co. Ltd

• Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Ltd

• Western Mining Corporation Limited

• Mount Isa Mines Ltd

• Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand

• Electrolytic Zinc Co. of Australasia Ltd

• Mary Kathleen Uranium Limited

• Consolidated Zinc Pty Ltd

• Cyanamid Australia Pty Ltd

• Associated Pulp and Papers Mills Ltd


AMIRA International in 2010

Members: more than 80 minerals industry explorers, producers and suppliers

International team: AMIRA staff in Australia, Chile, Canada, USA and

South Africa

Current portfolio: 34 projects worldwide, covering : Geoscience, Mining Engineering,

Mineral Processing & Extractive Metallurgy, and Sustainability

Portfolio value: ~$80M (industry funds) with ~$15-20M new projects started each

year.

Research collaborators: Over 200 researchers from some 62 Institutions around

the world.

Since its birth AMIRA has developed and „managed‟ over 1,000

projects.


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AMIRA‟s niche

AMIRA is not in the R&D business

AMIRA is in the business of helping its

members create value, R&D is a way of

achieving this

Continuous Improvement

Pre-competitive

CollaborativeR&D

InternalIn-house R&D

One -on-one

R&DExternal


Research Organisations

• SMI / JKMRC• CSIRO• CODES• Ian Wark• Parker Center• Univ. Cape Town• Univ. Stellenbosch•Universidad de Concepcion.

• Many more….

AMIRA International develops and oversees leveraged,

collaborative R&D projects on behalf of it‟s Members

Industry Members

• BHPB Billiton• Rio Tinto• Vale• Xstrata• Freeport• Barrick•Antofagasta Minerals.

AMIRA International

• Project Development• Oversight• Program Management & Integration• Technology Transfer

Research Ideas

Business Needs

• Newmont• Hatch.• Codelco

• Many more….

CollaborativeProjects


AMIRA International creates and delivers value to Industry via a

well-proven, robust collaborative process

Value Proposition for Industry Members

• Makes viable large-scale long-term R&D that transforms industry practices

• Short-term business improvement via member-specific “case studies”

• Access to world-class research consortia – people and facilities

• Reduces risk of delivery and transfer of research results

• Reduces cost of research by collaboration and leveraging of public funding

• Administration, legal and commercial management workload significantly

reduced

• Reduced risk around IP ownership

• Career and personal development through participation in project meetings

and forums

• Accelerated commercialisation and tool development by participation of key

suppliers


AMIRA International creates and delivers value to Researchers

Value Proposition for Research Organisations

• Participation in high-impact long-term projects with significant levels of

funding facilitates the development of large-scale research capability and

facilities.

• Facilitates the marketing of research proposals that are relevant to members

internationally.

• Creates opportunity to work with international clients and other research

providers.

• Administration, legal and commercial management workload and costs

significantly reduced.

• IP is retained by the researcher or their organisation.

• Through enhanced funding improves the viability of University research groups

which ultimately assists in healthier undergraduate and post-graduate programs

• Facilitates attraction and retention of world-class researchers.


Benefits of AMIRA Collaborative projects

Project outcomes

that focus on industry

problems /needs

Shared risks& benefits

Provides opportunities

for networking

Supports & sustains

local R&D capacity &

infrastructure

• A model for industry collaboration on

R&D that individual companies may

not have resources to undertake

• Access to significant leverage

including supporting government

grants

• AMIRA process encourages

proactive participation by

companies in project

identification and design

• Foster partnerships between

local & international

researchers

• High student participation rate

in projects


By the industry and for the industry.

Corporatised member association with high levels of

governance.

Board formed by representatives from the industry.

Executive committee selected by the Board.

Professional Staff of dedicated, full-time Program

Managers

International Model of Collaboration

Highly effective in Australia and South Africa.

Growing in South and North America.

Applying the model globally whilst involving local

researchers a priority.

How does it work?


Projects span the value chain and are

developed and executed globally

Exploration and Geo-Science

MiningProcessing and

Extraction

Sustainability

Across the value chain….

Working globally and collaboratively

Australia / Asia

Chile / Latin America

Canada / USASouth Africa /

Africa


Typical Innovations

P9 Simulation & Modeling of Minerals Processing

Project has been ongoing for 48 years…

P266 Improving Thickener Technology

P843 GeoMetallurgy

Long standing, collaborative multi-year programs

Delivering progressive improvements to industry

Too large in scope and duration for one company to undertake

Would not have happened outside a collaborative environment


Product & Process Innovations from AMIRA

Projects

Cable bolting

BASS Becking

laboratory

Understanding of

Metamorphic

processesIron ore

classification

SIROTEM

Pb isotope

ratios technique

Remote sensing

In exploration

Blasting

optimisation

Non - destructive

wire rope testing

Mining

geomechanics

X-ray fluorescence

spectroscopy

Mineral

processing

Fine particle

flotationOn stream

analysis

Large axial

flow fans

Solar energy air

conditioning

Sulfide mineral

flotation

Image

processing

PIMA- field portable

spectrometer

Regolith

geochemistry

Non-toxic

- Heavy liquid

Dry-stream

analyser

QEMxSEM

JK SimMet &

JK SIM SAND

JK LIFT

Multiphase meter for oil,

water & gas measurement

Thickener

Technology

Coal seam

analyser

EM & IP modeling

&interpretation

Understanding of

Magnetic & radiometric

properties of rocks & ores

Automated mineralogical

logging of drill core,& chips

Computer assisted

learning


AMIRA Projects have delivered substantial direct value


AMIRA en Chile

Inicio de relaciones con compañías mineras e

investigadores hace 10 años.

Representación local en 2005.

Antofagasta, Inppamet y Codelco empresas chilenas

asociadas como miembros.

Varios otros miembros internacionales activos en

Chile.

Impulsos estratégicos:

Abordar la industria local.

Desarrollar capacidad de investigación local en proyectos

colaborativos.

Desarrollar proyectos 100% “Made in Chile”.


Oportunidades de Innovación

Copper Technology Road Map (2006)○ Anglo American

○ Antofagasta

○ BHP Billiton

○ Codelco

○ Freeport McMoRan

○ Rio Tinto

○ Teck

○ Vale

○ Xstrata Copper


Disponibilidad, eficiencia en el uso y gestión sustentable

del agua.

Eficiencia energética en procesos mineros de alto

consumo.

Fortalecimiento de la sustentabilidad ambiental en

tratamiento de residuos, cierre de faenas y tratamiento

de lastres.

Apoyo a la realización de negocios mineros, a través del

levantamiento de información geo-científica para la

exploración.

Mejoramiento de los procesos productivos mina-planta, a

través del desarrollo de nuevas tecnologías,

automatización y minería continua.

Fortalecimiento de la cadena de proveedores mineros.

Oportunidades de Innovación


Proyectos en Desarrollo

P881A: Ahorro del recurso hídrico en Procesos

Mineros mediante reducción de las pérdidas por

evaporación.

Desarrollador: CICITEM, Maria Elisa Taboada.

Plazo: 2 años

Presupuesto KUS$500 (60% CORFO, 20%industria, 20%

Desarrollador).

P968: Flotación de cobre en aguas salinas.

Desarrollador: U de Concepción, Prof. Fernando Concha

Plazo: 3 años

Presupuesto KUS$1.400 (35% CORFO, 45% industria,

20% Desarrollador).


Proyectos en Desarrollo

P996: Instrumentación y control

automático de espesadores.

Desarrollador: U de Concepción, Prof.

Fernando Concha

Plazo: 3 años

Presupuesto KUS$1.500 (30% CORFO,

60% industria, 10% Desarrollador).


Nuevas Iniciativas de Proyectos

P1033: Optimización diseño método de

caserones abiertos para minería

subterránea.

Desarrollador: AMTC U de Chile, Prof. Raul Castro

Plazo: 3 años

Presupuesto MUS$1,9

P1034: Tronadura bajo demanda.

Desarrollador: AMTC U de Chile, Prof. Enrique

Rubio

Plazo: 3,5 años

Presupuesto MUS$3,5.


Nuevas Iniciativas de Proyectos

P1035: Optimización explotación y tratamiento de

minerales oxidados de baja ley.

Desarrollador: CICITEM, Prof. Gerardo Fuentes

Plazo: 2,5 años

Presupuesto MUS$1,2 (CORFO, 25%, Industria, 65%,

Desarrollador 10%).

P1039: Optimización de las celdas y circuitos de

flotación usando mediciones espumantes y de

tamaño de burbujas.

Desarrollador: USACH, UTFSM y Mc-Gill, Prof. Luis Magne

Plazo: 3 años

Presupuesto , alrededor de KUS$900.


Nuevas ideas

P1068: Tecnologías de instrumentación,

automatización y control para procesos

hidrometalúrgicos del cobre.

Desarrollador: Centro de minería PUC. Prof. Aldo Cipriano.

Duración 2 años.

Presupuesto: US$500.000.

P1059: Generación de un estándar de fortificación

para minería subterránea.

Desarrollador : Centro de Minería PUC. Prof. Ronald Guzmán

Duración 2 años.

Presupuesto: US$1,2 millones.


Nuevas ideas

P1090: Planificación Minera usando HPC.

Desarrollador: CMM de la Universidad de Chile.

Prof. Jorge Amaya.

Duración 3 años.

Presupuesto: US$750.000.

P1091: Sustainability Assesment for Mining

Industry.

Desarrollador : Fundación Chile. Juan Ramon

Candia

Duración 2 años.

Presupuesto: US$1,2 millones.


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