Digital transformation in Fresnillo Mines · DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN FRESNILLO MINES Agenda 1. An overview of the technology adoption process at Fresnillo plc. ... tracking of personnel
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This document is for informational purposes only. Fresnillo plc.
“This document is for informational purposes only. Fresnillo plc.”
AN OVERVIEW OF THE TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION PROCESS AT FRESNILLO PLC
Road to Success
2014
Proposal
approved - ITGC
2015
Starting projects
SmartOps/ MineOps
OneView
Intelligent Plants
Ventilation Plus
2013 - 2018
2016
Go Live
SmartOps / MineOps
Fresnillo Mine
Ventilation Plus
San Julián
ProxAlarm
Herradura
2017
Outcome
SmartOps / MineOps
Fresnillo Mine
Ventilation Plus
San Julián
Go Live
Track Plus / ProxAlarm
Saucito
San Julián
2018
Go Live
SmartOps / MineOps
Saucito
Herradura / NB
Ventilation Plus
Saucito
Cienega
Track Plus / ProxAlarm
Cienega
Fresnillo
2013
Gathering ideas
from mines
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AN OVERVIEW OF THE TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION PROCESS AT FRESNILLO PLC
7 Basic Capabilities - Mine
ProxAlarm
Track Plus
Intelligent
Plants
MineOps
Optimizer
Ventilation
Plus
SmartOps
OneView
Operational Intelligence
Business Analysis
Plants Optimization
Mine Optimization Tracking people & Equipment
Proximity warning
Ventilation Control
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EXAMINING THE 7 DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS USED
Track Plus
Is a digital communication system specially designed for theharsh conditions of an underground mine for the efficienttracking of personnel and mining equipment in real time from theMine Operations Center located above ground.
How does it work? Location. Access Control. Evacuation. Man Down.
Benefits Real Time Identification & Tracking
Access Control. Dynamic Configuration. Exploitation of the infrastructure.
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EXAMINING THE 7 DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS USED
ProxAlarm
Is a solution specially designed for the harsh environment of theFresnillo plc underground mines to prevent collisions betweenmining vehicles; and proximity alarms to prevent accidents ofrunning over mine personnel.
How does it work? Every person and vehicle in the mine is equipped with a
digital tag. These tag are detected among each other tocertain pre-defined distances that trigger protective actionsto prevent collisions and accidents.
This capability can be extended to traffic control signalinginside the mine.
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EXAMINING THE 7 DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS USED
MineOps Optimizer
Is a solution specially designed to operate in the complexenvironment of the Fresnillo plc underground mines for thetracking in real time and optimization of the crew tasks assignedat the beginning of the shift to the different mine crews.
How does it work? Every mining equipment operator enters the status of the
individual operation he is performing at every operationchange during the cycle through a touch panel. This touchpanel communicates through the communication networkthat exists all through the mine to the Mine Operations ControlCenter in real time.
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EXAMINING THE 7 DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS USED
Ventilation Plus
Is a digital solution to optimize the energy consumption of mineventilation as this is demanded all through the mine while gaslevels are maintained under international norms at the Fresnilloplc underground mines.
Benefits Safety and Health. Optimized energy consumption. Efficient use of equipment Fulfillment. Digital control.
How does it work? The solution monitors pre-defined patterns and controls the
performance of the air ventilators for each zone of the mine,drastically reducing the energy cunsumption. If the normlimits are exceeded (maximum or minimum), correspondentactions are triggered through a signal to the control board.
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EXAMINING THE 7 DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS USED
Intelligent Plants
Establish the basis so that the information and the statisticalanalysis become a very significative competitive advantage andwhose results are shown in an intuitive analytical controlscorecard (SmartOps).
How does it work? Abnormal Situation Management System.
• Alarm Screening• Detection of process change• Detection of abnormal conditions
Property Estimators. Model Predictive Control. SmartOps.
Benefits Real cost reductions by reducing the reagents consumption
by 5%.
Recovery increments by 3% (based on real results at Saucito).
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EXAMINING THE 7 DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS USED
SmartOps
Is a business processes monitoring platform that works in realtime and applies to mining operations for the day-to-daydecision making process; it allows also the analysis of operativeinformation through business intelligence tools for improvementideas. In short, it gives us real time insights from the operation.
Benefits Better decision making.
Productivity increase. Real cost reduction. Visibility.
How does it work? Centralized operation processes monitoring and analysis of
information at the control room to gain real time insights. Management team enabled with a mobile platform to check
at all times on the operations information boards from all
mine.
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EXAMINING THE 7 DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS USED
One View
Establishes the basis for an analysis of information culture increase that
gives us a significative competitive advantage. The platform of OneView
is based on a business central data model, which counts with analytical
and intuitive scorecards (and dashboards) which will show the business
KPI’s.
Benefits Better decision making. Productivity increase. Real cost reduction. Visibility.
How does it work? Centralized operation processes monitoring and analysis of
information at the control room to gain real time insights. Management team enabled with a mobile platform to
check at all times on the operations information boards fromall mine.
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EXAMINING THE 7 DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS USED
Suppliers
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