Mine Monitoring & Mine Monitoring & Control ImprovementsMineExpo, 23 September 2008

A Case Study of Kennecott Utah Copper’s Bingham Canyon MineScott BeerInformation Systems & TechnologyRio Tinto

Gary AndersonSenior Vice PresidentRajant Corporation

Rio Tinto Background

• World’s 3rd largest mining company

• Employs over 30 000 people in 40 countriesEmploys over 30,000 people in 40 countries

• Worldwide operations supply minerals and metals, including

– Gold

– Silver

– Coal

– Iron

– Aluminum

B t– Borates

– Copper

• 2007 Revenue $33 5 Billion

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2007 Revenue $33.5 Billion

A Broad Geographic Spread of Operations

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source: Rio Tinto 2008 Chart Book

Strength in Diversity

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Revenue in 2007 = $33.5Bsource: Rio Tinto 2008 Chart Book

Kennecott Utah Copper Corp (KUCC)

• Wholly owned by Rio Tinto• 2nd largest copper producer in the

United StatesUnited States• Provides about 13% of US copper

needs• Located in the Salt Lake City ValleyLocated in the Salt Lake City Valley• Operational for more than 100 years • Produced more copper, 16.4 million

tonnes, than any mine in the world. to es, t a a y e t e o d• Approximate annual production

– 272,000 tonnes of copper– 500,000 ounces of gold, g– 4 million ounces of silver– 30 million pounds of molybdenum– 0.9 million tonnes of sulphuric acid (by-

d t f th lti )

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product of the smelting process)

KUCC Location

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KUCC Aerial Photo

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The Challenge

• Mining operations run non-stop

• Wireless network requirement to manage and control– 85+ 300–ton haul trucks

– 12 shovels

– 62 pieces of auxiliary gear (e g dozers graders backhoes stemmers62 pieces of auxiliary gear (e.g. dozers, graders, backhoes, stemmers, water/fuel/cable trucks)

• Dimensions - 2.5 miles across x 1 mile deep (furthest dump site is 6.4 miles from the pit)miles from the pit)

• Wireless network requires an enormous amount of coordination, scale, planning and support infrastructure

• Wireless Mobilit (onl small n mber of fi ed ireless nodes)• Wireless Mobility (only small number of fixed wireless nodes)

• Scale - Able to connect hundreds of devices and grow the network on demand

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• Any change in the network cannot disrupt the rest of the network

Key Application Requirements

• Modular MineCare® - Equipment health monitoring and maintenance system designed to reduce mobile equipment lifecycle costs

• Modular Dispatch® - Mine management system that provides optimized haul truck assignments, GPS-based equipment positioning, equipment health monitoring, maintenance tracking & blendingGPS based equipment positioning, equipment health monitoring, maintenance tracking & blending

• Caterpillar Aquila® - Drill Management System that makes drilling and blasting operations more accurate, productive, and profitable.

• Caterpillar CAES® - (Computer Aided Earthmoving System) optimizes excavation equipment performance for precise grade and slope control.

• Caterpillar VIMS® - (Vital Information Management System) a machine management tool that provides a wide range of vital machine functions through sensors that are integrated into the vehicle

• Komatsu VHMS Communicator - (Vehicle Health Monitoring System) provides the means to monitor the health of major components on large machines, enabling the remote evaluation of the machine’s condition.

• Michelin MEMS - (Michelin Earthmover Management System) is a tire-monitoring system that ( g y ) g yprovides real-time data on tire air pressure and temperature.

• P&H Centurion – Shovel control system providing increased shovel productivity and reliability

• Banlaw Fuel Track™ - Electronic fuel monitoring system that provides a secure hydrocarbon

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management solution

• Novariant High Precision Global Positioning System (GPS) - Ground-based high precision GPS system

G dP b SSR

Future Applications

• Additional Equipment health for Shovels, Drills, and Aux equipment

• Lubricant Management

• Vision systems – Drill navigation– Bucket recognition– Video Surveillance (safety monitoring, mine mapping, collision

avoidance and security).

• Voice CommunicationsP t bl h dh ld h tili th Wi Fi i l t k– Portable handheld phones can utilize the Wi-Fi wireless network for communication within the mine and external to the mine. These VoIP phones do not rely on the services and coverage from the cellular companies.

– Many VoIP phones have a dual-mode which allow the phone to connect to a Wi Fi network or a traditional cellular network ifconnect to a Wi-Fi network or a traditional cellular network if available.

• Photogrammetry – Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)– Photogrammetry is the science of making measurements from

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g y gphotographs. The output of photogrammetry is typically a map, drawing or a 3-D model of some real world object or scene. Many of the maps are created with photogrammetry and photographs taken from UAVs.

Vendor Selection Summary

1. One wireless network for all applications

• RF NoiseRF Noise

• Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Support

2. Application segregation and precedencepp g g p

3. Compliance to Industry Standards (802.xx).

4. The ability to cover an ever-changing topography without continuously moving, adding and rebuilding infrastructure such as towers.

5. Direct vendor support with commitment to the mining industry.

6. Network redundancy with no single points for failure.

7. Willingness to work with application vendors to integrate a cohesive system

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system.

Vendor Selection Technology

• Mesh or Fixed Infrastructure

• Rooted or non-RootedRooted or non-Rooted

• Static or Dynamic

• ReliabilityReliability

• Redundancy

• Bandwidth

• Security

• Backhaul – More than ONE

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Why Rajant?

• Commitment to Mining

• True MobilityTrue Mobility

• Manageability

– Quickly Builds Complex Infrastructure & Scaley p

– Dynamically Adapts to Changes in:

• Network

• Environment

• Movement of Nodes

– Forms Self Organizing StructureForms Self Organizing Structure

• Support – Installation, Training, Technical Support, Remote Monitoring & Upgrades

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Rajant Background

Founded in 2001Privately Held – Profitable – GrowingC CCorporate Commitment to Mining– Formed Mining Division 2007– Hired Key Mining Engineers (50 Years Exp)

Proven Capability in Scaled Deployments– Kennecott at Bingham Canyon – Rio Tinto– Iron Ore of Canada– Rio Tinto, Mitsubishi Corporation & Iron Ore of Canada Rio Tinto, Mitsubishi Corporation &

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund– El Segundo – Peabody Energy– Australian mines

Service, Service, ServiceSupports Heterogeneous Equipment

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Rajant Background

World Class Board of Advisors– Dr. Jonathan P. Peck, Ph.D. – Founder of Aquila,

Professor and CEO of Peck Tech Consulting– Dr. Kevin L. Moore, Ph.D., P.E.– Distinguished

Professor of Colorado School of Mines– David Lauriski – MSHA Administrator– Ron Rudokas – RF Genius, IEEE – Scott Beer – Rio Tinto IS&TScott Beer Rio Tinto IS&T

Worldwide Industry Partners– Mine Site Technologies– Carlson Software– CAT Dealers

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Rajant BreadCrumb - Wireless Mesh

802.11x CompatibleDynamic Mesh NetworkingDynamic Mesh NetworkingAgile, AdaptiveMobile – Extremely Fast yReconnectNo LAN Controller or Root N d i dNode requiredSelf Forming, Self HealingSupports Multiple GatewaysSupports Multiple GatewaysState of the Art SecurityMultiple VLANS/SSIDS

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Multiple VLANS/SSIDS

The Solution for Kennecott

Initial Deployment of 140 BreadCrumbs.Additional 60 BreadCrumbs for Aux Equipment, Small Vehicles, Dozers, Graders, Shovels, Drills, etc…Each BreadCrumb has 2 RadiosEach BreadCrumb has 2 Radios

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Rajant Wireless Mesh

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Software Management Tools

G hi ll M i

BCADMIN® AND BC COMMANDER®

Graphically Monitor, Control and Manage the wireless networkShow Connections and BandwidthStatus & Configuration InformationSecurity ManagementSecurity ManagementAutomatically Upgrade Software on all Units

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Rajant Service and Support

Availability to Customer 24/7/365Case tracking/RMA response timeService Level AgreementsManaged Service AgreementsManaged Service AgreementsResponse to EmergenciesOn Site and Off Site SupportOn Site and Off Site SupportInstall and Deployment Team on Staff

“Service in Mining is Everything”

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Rajant Service and Support

Service Staff Can Scale to Support Mine S h d l ChSchedule ChangesHas Training Staff & MaterialsSoftware Updates – No CostSoftware Updates No CostWarranty – 12 MonthsExtended Warranty – 48 Monthsy

“Service in Mining is Everything”

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Rajant Service and Support

Site Design for future additionsSite Survey Verification/Validationy /Network ManagementAdditional Services include:– on-site engineering– on-site training– remote monitoring e ote o to g– installation and configuration assistance

“Service in Mining is Everything”

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Rajant Service and Support

Site Survey/Site DesignProject management?Project Collaboration using eRooms.Wh t A li ti t D l ?What Applications to Deploy now?What Applications to Deploy in the Future?Coordination Install with other Deployments Coordination Install with other Deployments Advance Testing of Equipment/Applications placed on the Network?– Test operations before installing on a network– Work out the bugs off site instead of on a Production

Network!

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Network!

Financial Benefits and Results

• Operational Cost Savings

• Production BoostProduction Boost

• Using “Real-Time” data running simultaneously on various applications to monitor and manage its copper mining operations

• Quick Wins estimate savings

– $13,000,000 in the first 6 months of operation

• Haul trucks in maintenance bays

– averaged 24 for 2007

– less than 10 for first eight months of 2008

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Metrics

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Follow Up

• What Happens When It’s Done? – Who supports?– How do they support - remote/local?– RRADS?– Services?– Training?

• Rajant Future Project/PlansRajant Future Project/Plans – Autonomous Mining– Collision Avoidance– Proximity Detection– Proximity Detection– Real Time Personnel/Equipment Tracking– Machine Guidance

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Future

• New Hardware and Software

• Defined by Mining Industry

• Higher Bandwidth

• Multiple Frequencies

• Enhanced Security

• Remote Management and Support

• Integration with Other Systems• Integration with Other Systems

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Thank You.

Scott Beer Gary AndersonScott BeerInformation Systems & Technology

Rio Tintoscott.beer@riotinto.com

Gary AndersonSenior Vice PresidentRajant Corporation

ganderson@rajant comganderson@rajant.com

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