tony o’neill’s speech at diggers & dealers miners forum 2017
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FUTURESMARTMINING™
Tony O’Neill
Group Technical Director
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WHO WE ARE AT A GLANCEAnglo American is a globally diversified mining business
Our portfolio of world-class competitive mining operations
and undeveloped resources provides the raw materials to
meet the growing consumer-driven demands of the world’s
developed and maturing economies.
We have a rich heritage of technology and innovation that
spans 100 years.
Diamonds (De Beers)
Copper
Platinum Group Metals (PGMs)
Iron Ore & Manganese
Coal
Nickel
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MINING IS ON THE CUSP OF GAME-CHANGING INNOVATION
Driven by increasingly critical challenges
safety
productivity
sustainability...
…and unprecedented opportunity for those prepared to take a fresh approach
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40kg Cu
A NEW PARADIGM
Waste
Ore
Cu
Water
Energy
1t
1t
4%
3m3
10kWhr
24t
8t
0.5%
6m3
160kWhr
Waste
Ore
Cu
Water
Energy
1900 2017 Future
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FUTURESMART MINING™ IS REDEFINING THEMINING INNOVATION CYCLE
CREATING SHARED VALUE THROUGH THE SMART ADAPTATION AND APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY
Consider entire value chain. 3 lenses:
•Sustainability (water, energy)
•Processing
•Mining
GRASP CHALLENGES
IDEATE
•Open Forums
•Internal participation
•Open and collaborative
CONSOLIDATE
•Technology Programmes
•Value defined
•Balance delivery over time
DELIVER
•Rapid delivery cycles (SmartPath)
•Learning plans
•SmartBox VALUE IDENTIFICATION
COLLABORATION
FAST, ITERATIVE EXECUTION
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THE CONCENTRATED MINEPrecisely targeting the metal and mineral with less waste
Moving and processing
only the mineral / metal
VISION
CHALLENGE
Precision mining with minimal
energy, water and capital intensity
APPROACH
Concentrate the mine™ concept:
•Improved mine fragmentation
•Rejecting the worthless rock
(gangue) earlier
•Coarse particle recovery
Fine particle recovery
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THE WATERLESS MINEWaterless processing
Dry processing without
the need for tailings dams
VISION
CHALLENGE
Around 75% of our current portfolio
is located in high-water-risk regions
APPROACH
•Closed Loop water recycling
•Evaporation control
•Dry tailings disposal
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MODERN MINEContinuous, hard rock mining for safer, more economic mines
MN220 Reef Miner
(Pictured) Remote controlled disc cutting machine
designed for mining narrow reefs of hard rock
The Rapid Mine
Development System
(RMDS) Safely excavates low-profile tunnels
with rapid access to ore
Underground testing is advanced at our
platinum mines
Continuous haulage system
(CHS) A remote controlled system to transfer bulk
material from the RMDS to the fixed conveyors
Slot Borer
Platinum reef drilling system for drilling narrow
vein hard rock ore body of just 1m-1.5m MN220 Reef Miner
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A safer, more
economic mine
VISION
CHALLENGE
Precise, continuous mining at depth
APPROACH
•Adapt disruptive technologies
•Mechanise existing methods
•Continuous hard rock cutting and
materials movement
MODERN MINETransforming hard rock mining
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Predictive intelligence
(from sensor to
boardroom)
VISION
CHALLENGE
To measure what matters
– at all levels
APPROACH
•Predictive exploration and
processing analytics
•Predictive condition-based
monitoring and maintenance
THE INTELLIGENT MINEA smart, connected, learning mine
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Trusted Partner
INNOVATION AND OUR APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY
SHARED SUSTAINABLE VALUE
Broad innovative thinking
Enabling technologies
Collaborative partnerships
CRITICAL FOUNDATIONS
Sustainability Strategy Framework Operational excellence
FUTURESMART MINING™
SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL
GOVERNANCE
ThrivingCommunities
Reduced Footprints
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SUSTAINABLE VALUE THROUGH INNOVATION
INNOVATION MUST CREATE SHARED, SUSTAINABLE VALUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE MINING ECOSYSTEM
STAKEHOLDERS
• Local
• National
• Global
• Consumer demand
• Global markets
• Responsible sourcing
• Land use
• Licence to operate
• Safety
• Water
• Energy
• Ore depletion
• Tailings
• Dust
• Acid rock damage
Explore
Local: Staff, Suppliers, Communities
National/Regional: NGOs, Governments, Faith Groups
Global: Customers, Multilaterals, Shareholders
ProcessMineMove & Market
VALUE
CHAIN
ISSUES
& IMPACTS
• Social
• Environment
• Governance
• Climate Change
• Biodiversity
• Responsible divestment
• Societal expectations
Close or divest
CRITICAL FOUNDATIONS
Sustainability Strategy Framework Operational excellence Innovation
13Source: The future of work: A journey to 2022, PWC. Deloitte Millennial Survey 2015. Five ways work will change in the future. The Guardian. Nov 2015.
INNOVATION AND NEW WAYS OF WORKING
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THANK YOU
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FUTURESMARTMINING™