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Longwall Move Monitoring & Reporting – Case Study

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AUSTRALIA

81 PED Systems

38 Wi-Fi ImPact

Digital 59 Leaky

Feeder Systems

83 BlastPED

Systems

CHINA &

MONGOLIA

16 PED Systems

7 Wi-Fi ImPact

Digital

USA

23 PED Systems

32 Wi-Fi ImPact Digital

2 BlastPED Systems

15 Leaky Feeder

Systems

CANADA

12 PED/BlastPED

Systems


3 Leaky Feeder

Systems

SOUTH AMERICA


12 Leaky Feeder

Systems

3 BlastPED Systems

SWEDEN, NORWAY

& FINLAND

1 PED System


AFRICA

7 PED Systems


5 Leaky Feeder

Systems

Mexico

3 Leaky Feeder

Systems


1 PED System

RUSSIA

1 Wi-Fi ImPact

Digital

KAZAKHSTAN &

KYRGYZSTAN

4 Leaky Feeder System


INDIA

1 PED System


Over 500 Technology Installations

MNM: Leveraging current technology

ONE NETWORK – USED FOR MULTIPLE BUSINESS APPLICATIONS

Longwall Move

Task

Visibility

Access Control

Plan Conformance

Needs and Justification at MNM

© 2013 Mine Site Technologies Slide No. 4

What was the MNM’s need?

– Manage the move PRO-ACTIVELY

– Provide real-time visibility of the location of all the PRS

– Provide real-time visibility of critical, allocated assets

How did MNM identify and validate this need ?

– reviewing the reasons for non-conformance to plan of previous moves clearly indicated

– that real-time visibility of PRS location will enable pro-active decisions to save time across a range of roles and tasks

Who were the MNM stakeholders?

– Longwall Superintendent, Operations Manager, Overhauls, Longbolt (Contrator for the move)

– Each stakeholder had their own reason and value case for the solution

Longwall Move process history at MNM

Pre 2013 - CRO manages the Longwall Move

– CRO conducted normal business AND….

– Recorded any reported PRS movements on paper

– MST PED for reactive messaging

2013 - Created dedicated Longwall Move Control Room

– Recorded any reported PRS movements on paper

– Charted progress on whiteboards as info reached surface

2013 - used MST Minephones for communications (PTT)

2014 – Combining MST infrastructure

– All PRS’ tagged and numbered

– MINEDASH monitoring of movements on screen

– MINEDASH applies business rules to identify & alarm on task non-conformance

– PRS, other assets, CABA & DPM loading, visitors

MNM: Background

MST APPLICATIONS ONSITE

Personnel Lighting – ICCL (750)

Emergency Messaging – PED

Operational Voice Communications

– MinePhones (102) – PTT (Voice Headend)

Operational Visibility

– Asset Tracking (70 Vehicles, 350 Equipment) – MINEDASH and Scheduled Reports

Time and Attendance

– Reports – HR Database Integration – Swipe Card Kiosk

MNM: Background

ONE NETWORK – USED FOR MULTIPLE BUSINESS APPLICATIONS (Surface)

13 WAPS 1 NS50

MNM: Background

ONE NETWORK – USED FOR MULTIPLE BUSINESS APPLICATIONS (UG)

102 Active Radios 60 NS40s Underground (Combination of Dual Radios and Single Radio)

Longwall move context

MNM Requirements

LONGWALL MOVE - OVERVIEW

Longwall 204 is completed and now need to move to Panel 110

150 PRS to move in total min 8kms

– 30 PRS required to go to surface (Then back down to 110 – 12kms of Travel)

– 60 PRS required to go to an Underground Workshop (located between 204 and 110)

– 60 PRS are going straight from 204 to 110

5 PRS Carriers in the fleet

All UG Vehicles need statutory service every 7 days

Site uses a contractor to perform the move (Longbolt)

Have allocated Vehicles and Equipment for Longwall Move

MNM: Customer Requirements

UNDERGROUND MINE

START (204 Face)

FINISH (110 Face)

SURFACE

Surface to 110 Face = 10km 204 to 110 Face = 8km

UG Workshop

MNM: Requirements

CUSTOMER IDENTIFIED NEEDS

TRACK individual Powered Roof Supports (PRS)

ALARM – ROUTE: Real-time ID of divergence from route

ALARM – TRIP TIME: Real-time ID of divergence from designated travel times between points

ALARM – DPM: Token tracking for vehicles – prioritisation of access within DPM limit

ALARM – SERVICE DUE: Vehicle servicing alarm so if a vehicle is ready for a service we see an alarm

ALARM – CABA LIMIT: People tracking in relation to CABA

SHIFT CHANGE REPORT: locations of vehicles and PRS as well as tracking movements of PRS published at 4am and 4pm

Meet the timelines of the LW move: MST had 3 weeks to set up in parallel to MNM/Longbolt

Solution

PRODUCTION VISIBILITY

ONE SYSTEM – USED FOR MULTIPLE BUSINESS APPLICATIONS

PRS Visibility

(Production Visibility)

PRS Tracking PRS Planned

Route Business Rules

Automated PRS Location

Monitoring

ICA MST TAG IMPACT NS40

MINEDASH

MNM: Leveraging Investments

ONE NETWORK – USED FOR MULTIPLE BUSINESS APPLICATIONS

PRS Visibility

(Production Visibility)

Live Location Dashboards

Automated Reports

Business Rules

Vehicle Service Monitoring

(Operational Visibility)

Business Rules

Automatic Reports

DPM Monitoring

(Access Control)

Live Vehicle vs Max Token

Count Monitoring

Vehicle IN/OUT of

Service

Personnel CABA Monitoring

(Access Control)

Live People vs Caba

Dashboards

Alarms/Alerts

Powered Roof Supports (PRS)

MNM: Automated PRS Location Monitoring

SOLUTION BREAKDOWN

MINEDASH DASHBOARDS

– PRS Dashboard

– Longwall Move Dashboard

– DPM/CABA Summary Dashboard

– DPM Dashboard (MG and TG 204/110)

MINEDASH REPORTS

– PRS Location Report

– LW Move Vehicle Location Report

– PRS End of Shift Report

ALARMS and ALERTS

– Email Alerts

– Minephone Text Messages

– Minedash Alarms Screen

MINEDASH TRACKING

– Custom Groups

– Custom MINEDASH Logins

–

EDUCATION

– Train MNM LW Control Room Operators

– Train MST Techs

SUPPORT

– MST onsite support 24/7 during LW Move

PRS TRACKING


• Each PRS has been fitted with a MST Tracking Tag on the PRS Rudlink

• 150 Tags in Total deployed

PLANNED ROUTE


A Route Plan was provided by the client: • 204 to Surface • 204 to UG Workshop • 204 to 110 • UG Workshop to 110 • Surface to 110

BUSINESS RULES


PRS arrived on Surface

PRS arrived at LW110 Face

PRS arrived at UG Workshop

PRS exited the Surface

PRS exited the UG Workshop

PRS in Transit

PRS diverged from Travel Route

PRS delayed

PRS Carrier delayed

LONGWALL MOVE CONTROL ROOM - 2015


MINEDASH: TRACKING

OPERATIONAL VISIBILITY

MINEDASH: TRACKING

ASSET VISIBILITY

MINEDASH: PRS DASHBOARD

PROCESS VISIBILITY

MINEDASH: LW Move DASHBOARD


MINEDASH: PRS CARRIER TRIP CYCLES


LONGWALL MOVE CONTROL



MAINTENANCE VISIBILITY

OBJECTIVE

Maximize Vehicle utilization underground, while adhering to statutory requirements

Perform Vehicle Servicing Underground during the Move

Have dedicated service/breakfix crew underground known as “RACQ”

Vehicles have until Midnight the day of service before they are out of statutory requirements

RACQ carry Minephones

– 2 D/S Phones

– 2 N/S Phones

– Use Locator App

– Use PTT function

BUSINESS RULES


Minephone Message for Vehicle Services due today

Reminder Minephone Messages at 12 hrs, 2hrs that the vehicle service is due

MINEDASH Alarm and Alert when a vehicle goes out of statutory requirement

KIOSK – VEHICLE SERVICE DATE


MINEDASH: VEHICLE DASHBOARD


DPM Monitoring

DPM Monitoring

ACCESS CONTROL

OBJECTIVE

MNM wanted visibility of DPM compliance and indication when limit likely to be exceeded during the longwall move.

PREVIOUS

– Manual tag board system

– Frequently resulting in DPM limit exceeded into the panel

– Deputy to Approve

– Isolation Performed on Vehicle (turned off)

– Tag flipped over on tag board

N O W MST MINEDASH enabled

– Knowledge of current “tag utilization” and therefore remaining capacity

– Pro-active decision DPM reserve based on longwall move process needs

MINEDASH: Vehicle DPM Dashboard

ACCESS CONTROL

Reports

ACCESS CONTROL

Alarms and Alerts

ACCESS CONTROL

MINEDASH Alarm

Email Alert

CABA Monitoring

CABA Monitoring

ACCESS CONTROL

OBJECTIVE

MNM wanted visibility if extra personnel entered the district and the tag board was getting full

PREVIOUS

– Use a manual tag board system

– Standard procedure

– Before going underground you must put your tag on the surface boards

– Upon entry to a district underground you put your tag on the board

– The amount of hooks on a board equals the amount of CABA units available in the panel

N O W MST MINEDASH enabled

– CABA capacity and availability known and ALARMED

– Pro-active selection of personnel to enter district according to TASK needs in longwall move

MINEDASH: CABA DASHBOARD

ACCESS CONTROL

CONCLUSION

Needs and Justification at MNM

© 2013 Mine Site Technologies Slide No. 42

What was the MNM’s need?

– Manage the move PRO-ACTIVELY – Provide real-time visibility of the location of all the PRS – Provide real-time visibility of critical, allocated assets

How did MNM identify and validate this need ? – reviewing the reasons for non-conformance to plan of previous moves clearly

indicated – that real-time visibility of PRS location will enable pro-active decisions to save time

across a range of roles and tasks

Who were the MNM stakeholders?

– Longwall Superintendent, Operations Manager, Overhauls, Longbolt (Contractor for the move)

– Each stakeholder had their own reason and value case for the solution

Result: Longwall move completed 2 days earlier than plan

Thank you

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