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FORGENEWSLETTERMARCH 09

The Millennium Coal Mine is located 170

km west of Mackay, near Moranbah in the

Bowen Basin of Central Queensland. Downer

EDI is the contract miner for Millennium,

which is owned by Peabody Coal.

The open cut mine commenced operation

in May 2006. Conventional truck and

excavator mining methods are employed

to produce 1.4 Mtpa of low to mid volatile

PCI coal and low ash coking coal for

customers in Japan, Korea and India.

Expansion plansThe Millennium Expansion Project is planned

to increase production up to a maximum of

7 Mtpa, processing ROM (run-of-mine) coal

on site at the existing preparation plant and

transporting the product coal to the Dalrymple

Bay Coal Terminal via the existing rail network.

The engineering department relies on Maptek

to carry out survey tasks for end-of-month

reconciliations to feed back into short-term

planning and design for the expansion.

Specified quantities and qualities of coal are

required for supply to the processing plant.

Accurate volumes are essential to monitor

this, besides being instrumental in controlling

contractor payments.

Millennium previously used GPS pickups for

survey work around the mine. The Maptek

solution is more accurate and much faster, doing

the same task in one day as against one week.

Rapid turn-aroundA Maptek I-Site Technical Services staff

member travels to the mine with the I-Site

4400LR laser scanner, and scans the entire

1400 m length of open pit and the inner

pit waste dumps in just 1 day. Setup and

operation of the scanner is straightforward, so

no time is wasted getting down to business.

All active faces in the 2 mined areas of the

pit are scanned, and capturing all of the data

in a 360-degree sweep means no extra time

or money is spent to survey the in-pit waste

dumps. It has proved more economical to

dump waste in other areas of the pit, to be

used for rehabilitation once mining has ceased.

A large external dump adjacent to the pit has

also been scanned as a separate exercise.

Maptek is able to quickly deliver 3D seam

maps and volumes, lines and strings fortop and floor of coal, and accurate mine

models for the Millennium engineers to

feed into their planning process.

The 4400LR has no difficulty picking up the coal,

which can be a tricky material to scan due to its

poor reflectivity. Robust engineering is a bonus

in the heat and humidity of tropical Queensland,

which is at its peak from December to February.

When blasting on site coincided with a

consulting visit, Maptek staff were able to

demonstrate to the engineering team, the

speed with which the scene can be recorded,

and how easily pre- and post-blast models

can be created using I-Site Studio software.

Calculating the volume of material blasted is

simply a matter of comparing the 2 models. The

results are completely reliable because throw

and swell factors are taken into account.

Thanks to

Ruveni Nakia, Mining Engineer

Downer EDI

>In this issueI-Site at Millennium Coal Mine

Leica - Maptek scanner partnership

Do more with more - Vulcan 8 out soon!

MineSuite bridging the gap

Integrating applications at Pilbara Iron

Millennium Coal Mine takes accuratesurvey data to a new level

Consultants are relied on in the mining industry to provide technology and expertise to supplement

an operations resources. In the current market, it is crucial for consulting services to deliver results

that impact positively on efficiency and profitability.

Maptek Consulting Services can help

operations collect end-of-month survey data.

Extra hands when you need them>

We invest in the technology for you>

Rapid turn-around time>

Accurate survey results>

The I-Site Advantage


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MARCH 092

Maptek partners with Leica Geosystemson I-Site long range scanners

Leica Geosystems Geospatial Solutions Division, which includes HDS terrestrial laser scanning

products, has selected Maptek to cooperate on a long range laser scanner and associated software.

Leica Geosystems has entered into a global

OEM Supply Agreement with Maptek

that will facilitate the supply of Mapteks

I-Site products to Leica Geosystems.

The partnership follows many months of

competitive evaluation and negotiation.

Technical demonstrations by Maptek in

Leica Geosystems Heerbrugg, Switzerland

headquarters were followed by a comprehensive

qualification of Mapteks manufacturing

facility in Adelaide, South Australia.

The Maptek partnership promises to be

especially beneficial in certain geographic

regions. The first long range scanners were

delivered to Leica in January 2009 for marketing

into the Russian, Eastern Bloc and Asian

markets, said Jrgen Dold, President of Leica

Geosystems Geospatial Solutions Division.

The OEM Supply Agreement is based

on current products and may also be

extended to next generation products.

Mapteks high-performance I-Site 4400laser scanning systems, Studio software

package, and internal support organisation,

combined with Leica Geosystems global

distribution network and leadership

position in the overall laser scanning

industry, forms a winning partnership,

said Maptek CEO, Barry Henderson.

The agreement represents a major step forward

for Maptek commercially. Maptek can focus

on vital I-Site R&D projects and delivering

quality products as the I-Site team continues

to evolve our technology, Henderson added.

The alliance serves to underpin the significant

investment in Mapteks manufacturing

infrastructure and capabilities, he concluded.

Maptek and Leica Geosystems staff

met in Adelaide in November 2008

to sign the OEM agreement.

Ten Leica Geosystems staff received intensive

training over 4 days in Heerbrugg in January

2009. The training coincided with the

delivery of the first 2 scanners, with further

deliveries set for February and March.

Our industry-leading HDS

laser scanners and software

already effectively address

short- and mid-range,

high-accuracy as-built and

topographic survey applications.

This agreement with Maptek

adds complementary, long-

range scanning hardware

and mining-specific software

solutions for easier, faster and

more accurate mine quantity

surveys and mine mapping.

Jrgen Dold

Leica Geosystems

Below

Maptek I-Site Australasian

Sales Manager, Jason

Richards (standing),

demonstrates the

features and functionality

of the HDS4400 long

range scanner to Leica

Geosystems technical

and sales staff

Left to right: Gerhard Schwaerzler (Director, Quality Management, Leica

Geosystems), Simon Ratcliffe (I-Site Product Development Manager, Maptek),

James Howarth (I-Site Hardware Research & Development Manager, Maptek),

Peter Johnson (General Manager, Australia, Maptek), Lars Krger (Team Leader

Procurement, Leica Geosystems), Hans Txsen (Product Manager, Hardware,

Leica Geosystems), and Athy Kalatzis (Manufacturing Manager, Maptek)

The training was well-received. It was a great

opportunity to pass on my practical knowledge of

the I-Site products. Laser scanner technology hasevolved rapidly over the last 5 years.

Jason Richards, Maptek


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MARCH 09 3

Tired of having to do more with less?Vulcan 8 lets you do more with more!

The economy is scaling back but your workload isnt. You rely on your desktop tools to help you

work as efficiently as possible. The latest version of Maptek Vulcan software helps you work

smarter and faster, with streamlined menu options, new tools, bug fixes and many enhancements.

DB to geological model in 5 steps!Vulcan 8 contains consolidated and enhanced

stratigraphic capabilities. Integrated Stratigraphic

Modelling takes the novice or expert user from

database to final geological model in 5 steps

of logical and interconnected workflow.

HARP models - all the data in 1 file!

Horizon Adaptive Rectangular Prism - HARP

models give the user a single file which

contains all the structural, quality, faulting,

and associated data, with virtually no loss ofgeological resolution. A HARP model is an

enhanced block model- instead of flat top

and bottom surfaces, 5 top and 5 bottom

points are registered onto the input surfaces

to ensure stratigraphic fidelity is maintained.

Every file type associated with stratigraphic

modelling can be created and accessed

from one user-defined directory.

Handle reverse faults, very thin horizons easily>

Reserve against complex 3D solid shapes>

(pit cutbacks, mining blocks)

Thousands of variables per block permitted>

Apply Vulcans extensive geostatistical tools>

Smarter panels and enhanced data security>

Drill & blast - save time on the groundMine planning engineers will save time on

daily open cut drill & blast tasks in Vulcan 8.

The new double stitching option allows

engineers to insert extra holes midway between

previously created blastholes using the same

or completely different hole design parameters.

Excessive toe burdens can be handled by

adding holes around the perimeter of blast.

In a dynamic mine environment, surfaces are

always changing and the effects ripple through

the planning process. Vulcan 8 allows the holes

within a blast to be recalculated as a group

to reflect the new surface, saving time and

reducing errors which may be introduced whenmany holes require editing in a short timeframe.

Preview drill & blast patterns, eliminate>

potential layout problems on-screen

Popular datatip display now user-defined>

Maintain 2D collar location, or the 3D vector>

of the blasthole

Edit your way - select holes by echelon,>

reverse direction of rows, rename blasts

Underground efficienciesMoving into the underground environment,

engineers will appreciate the drillhole warning

which calculates how far a drillhole is from blast

areas. The display shows which holes are too

close, allowing re-design of drifts if necessary.

Vulcan 8 directly addresses safety and

regulatory issues affecting many regions.

New underground stope analyser in Vulcan

8 allows engineers to optimise mine

plans based on different cut-off limits.

Proximity alert - easily check your designs>

for existing voids

Cost benefit analysis - better decisions based>

on the estimated revenue of mining projects

Global gradient tool - design adjustments>

automatically updated in overall design

Decision making in

tough environments

is never easy. Vulcan

8 ensures you make

the right decisions

the first time. More

accurate data and

better, safer designs

result in greater

productivity.

Drillhole compositing

Composite holes bottom-top & top-bottom>

Breakdown by multiple tables>

Block model coalescingEliminate unnecessary data & improve display>

Reduced file size improves performance>

Grade controlLoad patterns by limiting polygon>

Block estimation scripts minimise errors>

Populate fields using intuitive wizard>

Pit optimisationIdentify and control contaminants>

Assign dollar values to mining blocks>Apply a discount for benches - calculate NPV>

Limit amount mined by bench/face restriction>

Set lag between start/finish of phases>

Ease of use

Visually analyse grades during mine design>

Set up and run automatic processes>

Automate crosscuts to suit haulage>

equipment

Thumbnail preview - grid, triangulation, CAD>

One panel legend editor - simple click & drag>

Floating panel for creating models>

Quality enhancements

Plot histograms against drillholes to view>

multiple grades and values

Auto extend triangulations in block models>

Animate block movements in dragline design>

Terzaghi correction of geotechnical data>Field file format simplifies survey connectivity>

Improved interoperability with I-Site products>

Even more features in Vulcan 8

Vulcan 8out soon!


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I-Site 4400LR success

Anglo Coalhas acquired an I-Site 4400LR for

the Dawson Mine near Moura in Queensland.

End of month in-pit survey and highwall mapping

are planned applications for the system.

Newmont Boddington Gold Mine, located

130 km southeast of Perth, Western

Australia, has purchased an I-Site 4400LR

system for geological mapping and pit

survey. Implementation and training was

carried out at Boddington during January.

The Boddington Gold Mine expansion

project involves mining and processing of

basement rock under existing oxide pits. Two

large open pits will feed a new processing

plant which will need to be constructed.

I-Site technology excels in open pit survey

applications. The combined surface tool in

the latest version of I-Site Studio updates

surfaces of open pits, incorporating new

survey data with a simple mouse click. Only

active areas of the mine are updated and

new pit models can be created to reflect the

true pit status, allowing the generation of

material volumes and highwall positions.

The speed of setup and scanning in each

location within the pits was a factor in the sale,

as was the intensity mapping feature whichallows Boddington geologists to easily identify

non-visible dolerite dykes in the host rock.

New Vulcan customers

Cameco Corporationhas purchased Vulcan

for geological modelling of the Kintyre uranium

development project in Western Australia, as

well as for exploration work in Darwin office.

Gammon Gold de Mxico has bought 13

Vulcan licences for engineering, geology

and survey. Gammon Gold has a 100%

interest in the Ocampo open cut and

underground gold-silver mine, located 235 km

southwest of Chihuahua, Mexico. Gammon

will also install Chronos for scheduling.

Hawthorne Gold Corporation, with an

underground operation in Vancouver,

British Columbia, Canada, has purchased

Vulcan for geological modelling and

mine design, and survey layout.

Pelly Construction, a consultancy and contract

mining operation located in Whitehorse, Yukon,

Canada, has purchased Vulcan to maximise the

value of client properties.

Roca Mines will use Vulcan for geological

modelling and mine design, as well as survey

layout of its underground molybdenum mine in

Naskup, British Columbia in Canada.

Vale Argentinahas purchased Vulcan for

geostatistical modelling at an open pit mine in

Argentina.

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Maptek, Vulcan, I-Site, and MineSuite are registered and unregistered

trademarks of Maptek Pty Ltd; Maptek Computacin Chile Ltda; Maptek

Computacin Chile Ltda, Sucursal Per; Maptek S de RL de CV; Maptek

Informtica do Brasil Ltda; and KRJA Systems, Inc. Registered marks

are registered in one or more of the following countries: Australia, Brazil,

Canada, Chile, Greece, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Spain and the USA.

www.maptek.com

March 30 - April 1

SPAR - Booth 30Denver, Colorado

June 11-12

Elko Mining Expo - Booth 10

Elko, Nevada

July 6-11

7th International Conference on

Geomorphology for Australia & New Zealand

Melbourne, Victoria

September 21-24

Exposibram 2009

Belo Horizonte - MGBrazil

October 28-31

XXVIII Convencin Internacional de Minera

World Trade Center Veracruz, Mexico

Stand #634 and 653

www.expominmexico.com.mx

Visit Maptek at these

events in 2009

Marcel Gomes and Gustavo Zanetti from Mapteks

Belo Horizonte office attended the Exposibram

Amazonia tradeshow in Brazil in November 2008

Maptek staff talk to visitors at SME which was held

in Denver, Colorado in February 2009, attracting

around 4000 attendees

Duncan Lee, General Manager Europe and Africa,

talks with visitors at the Maptek booth during

Mines & Money, London in December 2008

Duncan Lee presents Peter Ball (right) from Adriana

Resources, with the Maptek booth prize at

Mines & Money in December 2008


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MARCH 094

It is common practice today for a central

control room operator to manage the

primary production fleet at a mine via a

Fleet Management System - controlling

the activity of the load and haul fleet,

maximising fleet availability, utilisation

and efficiency, while also managing

production tonnage and grade targets.

Other examples of process level automationinclude medium and short term planning

as well as the control of fixed mining plant

via a centralised SCADA system. In a

similar fashion, more operations are using

Enterprise Resource Planning systems to

plan, automate and optimise the mining

supply chain at enterprise level.

One version of the truthWhen it comes to automating or optimising

across business processes, however, the

mining industry is lagging behind. Terms

such as silos of automation are oftenused to refer to the lack of integration

across the mining execution value chain.

One version of the truth is commonly used

to indicate the need to align disciplines such

as production, engineering and quality, while

bridging the gap is a phrase coined to

express the requirement to breach the divide

between the production and enterprise levels.

This terminology reflects on the absence of a

mining execution system on the operational

level. The full paper, presented by Karel Gilliland

to IQPC Mine Haulage in 2008, looks at the

implications of this, specifically focusing on

load and haul activities at the process level.

Example scenariosConsider a mechanised underground operation.

If the face activities are not synchronised,

or if the incline conveyors are not taken

into account, then the haulage activities

on the tramming level will be restrained.

Similarly, in an open pit scenario, it is not

uncommon to see a short-term plan for the

week outdated by day 2, resulting in sub-optimal recovery, and in some instances the

throttling of production in order to achieve

the required blend for a consignment.

The logical conclusion is that unless the

operation is managed from an operational level

perspective, through the introduction of a Mining

Execution System, then the goal of managing

and optimising across the Execution Value

Chain, as well as aligning the executional and

enterprise environments, will remain elusive.

Extract fromManoeuvering the Moats -

Spanning the Mining Execution Value Chain.

Download the full paper from:www.maptek.com/miningexecutionvalue

Considering our modern day

mining environment, it is not

uncommon to find moats

surrounding the business

process forming part of the

mining value chain. These

moats are typically the result of

a lack of integration between

systems facilitating the

different business processes

and disciplines in a mine.

Karel GillilandManaging Director, MinLog

Maptek takes the initiative in bridgingthe Mining Execution Value Chain

There can be no doubt as to the impact made by computerised systems on operational efficiency

in the mining industry over the past two decades. While significant progress has been made at

the equipment, process and enterprise levels, surprisingly little headway has been made at theoperational level.

Feedback and automation adding value to the Mining Execution Chain

Set-up CalendarProduct Crews

Processes

Locations

On-boardFCE

Fleet Management System(HP GPS)

Enterprise Resource Planning / Mineral Resource Management / EIS

Event Acquisition,Seamless, Drivers

ELS, 3rd Party

DB & Validation

InformationPre-Processing

& MDE

Post ProcessingKPIs & MIS

Reporting

BreakdownTracking,

Workflow

Management

Quality &Tonnage

Certification

On-boardFCE

PLC PLC / Lab / Utility

SCADA SCADA / LIMS

PPMSI - Modelling/Data Warehousing/Workflow/Processing/KPI & Reporting

Mine Design

& Planning

Operational

Business

Process

Seamless DriversSeamless Drivers

Equipment

Execution

Mineral Resource Management

Exposure

Drill & Bulldoze

Extraction

Load & Haul

Conveyance

Conveyors

Beneficiation

Plant & Load-out

MineSuite can deliver solutions to help your

operational efficiency; contact Maptek today.


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Maptek provides Project Management,

Business Analysis and Consulting services for

Pilbara Iron across a range of applications and

functional business areas. The applications

have been developed to ensure consistency

across sites and the ability to consolidate

information. Maptek also delivers application

support during and after integration.

Production reportingA consolidated view of Pilbara Irons production

information is collated to provide an accurate

representation of tonnes and equipment usage

in a central repository. The benefits include

presenting production figures for confirmation

by each site, reconciling the end to end process

from mine to port, and passing confirmed results

to SAP for reporting to the relevant teams.

Important information relevant to the operation

of the plant (tonnage, equipment performance

and plant productivity) is captured and reported.

An enquiry and reporting mechanism helps

users determine the level of production

performance (conformity to plan/forecasts,

tonnes blasted/dug, metres drilled, production

rates) and equipment activity (usage, utilisation,

availability, MTBF and MTTR). As well as

providing access to base transaction data

including material movement, drilled metres

and equipment status changes, it enables

users to view and modify in-pit location, grade

block data, and plan and forecast targets.

Grade trackingGrades and tonnage are monitored for building

stockpiles and loading trains at the mines, and

for managing port stockpiles and ship loading.

An application to process blasts and

grade blocks is tightly integrated with

Maptek Vulcan mine planning software,

for assessing which areas are suitable for

mining. Another application tracks and

reports assay priorities. The well integrated

applications allow the business to make timely

decisions on stockpile grades and builds.

MaintenanceAll sites have various maintenance requirements

and different ways of recording this information.

The integration project ensures that allsystems continue to function efficiently.

For example, track maintenance activity is

recorded to help the Track Maintenance group

plan future work. A flexible search engine

provides details on all forms of technical

drawings (electronic and hardcopy) in a central

repository. Results of periodical tests to monitor

belt condition are entered into a maintenance

application. Information such as estimated

lifetime and historical data can be viewed.

An interface allows entry of actual train segment

times to compare against scheduled times; if

a delay is apparent, it can be flagged and an

explanation can be entered. For mines, this

application is necessary to track train loading

delays that affect schedules.

The Rail Operations group can record

forces exerted by the rail cars to aid in the

detection of abnormal forces. The application

contains 3 main components: Maintenance,

Standard Reports and Scheduled Jobs.

Reporting

A Royalties Report for Pilbara Blendprovides a breakdown of shipment grades,

including percentages of ore product which

have gone onto various shipments.

Maptek uses Business Objects reporting as it

provides a more flexible way of viewing captured

data and combining different information

sets into consolidated business intelligence

reporting. It is then possible to tailor reports

for any desired purpose and audience.

Maptek application development and

integration services can help your operation.

Visit www.maptek.com/services

Maptek supports Pilbara Iron integrationprojects in Western Australia

Maptek is working with Rio Tinto on integration of the Hope Downs South and Brockman 4 sites into

their existing Iron Ore operations, rolling out essential technical applications to ensure a consistent

approach across the Pilbara Iron business. Integrating existing applications in this way achievesimproved site commissioning, streamlining the acceptance process and minimising uptake time.

Integrating applications and processes

Removes isolated pods of information>

Maptek is well-placed to get applications>

talking to each other to bridge this gap

Flexibility of staff moving between sites>

Our knowledge and expertise equips us to>

integrate across the mining lifecycle

The Maptek Advantage

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