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Electronics - Turning technology into finely tuned energy2014-09-30 13h30

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The Mining Value Chain

Ore Production

Waste/Over Burden

Drilling Blasting

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Load & Haul

Load & Haul

Placement

Crushing & Grinding

Rehab-ilitation

Treatment, Separation

Product to smelter or Market

DetNet’s Passion – Why we Exist?

The DetNet passion is to provide control of energy in blasting to unlock

the huge potential for improvement of productivity and profitability that

better blast outcomes offer a mining process.

Action

Managing the Environmental Effects of Blasting

Safe blasting in the Mining Environment

Condition the rock for maximum benefit

Community and Relationship Benefit

Operational, Pit and Community Safety

Optimization of the total Mining Value Chain

Outcome

Control of Blast Energy – How is it done?

Blast Energy can be controlled not only by the amount of energy supplied, but by the rate and sequence that this energy is introduced to the rock being broken

The DetNet Electronic Initiation Systems provide a more continuous and less sporadic release of explosive energy by enabling accurate timing between blasting events

DetNet Systems enables fragmentation and blast results

by design!

Control of Blast Energy – How is it done?

Iterative systems delivery

Developing a System – What Products?

DetNet develops technology & Intellectual Property

Global Technology

Partners

AELMS develop Explosives

technology and deliver rock

breaking services

Outcome Safe Productive Environmentally

Optimised Mining Solutions

DetNet Systems form part of the value offer of AELMS to its customers

The Detonator

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) with micro-chip, crystal oscillator and capacitor

Copper tube

Base charge

Fuse head

ConnectorDown-line wire

Crimp plug

ESD protective H-Plug

DetNet Control Equipment

DetNet Blast Initiation System

Antamina mine, Peru4,300m above sea level

Blast Value Creation

The Process The Value Chain

The Benefit / Outcome Technology

Overburden

Ore M

ining

Cost Focus

Economic Focus

Fragmentation to optimise the whole mine to mill process performance

Process Optimisation

Avoid collateral damageWorkable Muck pile

Minimise Cost

Optimise Excavator CostHaul rate increases

Higher capital productivity

Dilution controlMechanical acoustic impedance

Best balanced feed for Grinding & Crushing

Energy considerationsEnvironmental Control

Perimeter control

Optimised OperationOptimise for treatment (leaching)

Grade separation

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Initiation System PositioningIn

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Increasing IS Functionality

RobustSimple

Accurate Robust Simple

Accurate Robust Simple

AccurateFlexibleInvolved

AccurateFlexible

IntelligentSimple

AccurateFlexible

IntelligentSimple

Shock Tube

Accurate Shock Tube

EIS

EIS:3.1G & CE4

Conclusion

The Questions Ask

• Are you aware of the energy of the future?

Rate, sequence and controlled release

• Do you have skilful deployment of your energy?

Need skilled resources

• Is the energy you use the most optimal for your blast design?

Flexibility and accuracy

• How does geology affect the energy you use?

Grade separation, reduced dilution, perimeter control

AEL MasterclassDate 30 September 2014

Thank You

Electronic Detonator Value

Why?

DetNet wants to improve the entire Mining Value Chain:

Improve fragmentation.

Achieve consistent blasting results.

Increase blasting control.

Improve cycle times.

Improve crusher performance.

Reduce Energy requirements.

How?

Accurate timing. Better blast designs (increase burdens and spacing). Allow for millisecond timing.

What?

DigiShot – smaller blasts, quarries

DigiShot Plus – Larger surface blasts, Coal, Iron Ore.

ViewShot – Blast design and simulation

DetNet Product Offering

System Controlling Software

Detonator

Control Equipment

DetNet Product Offering

Insert picture of CE4 tagger at Ekenhoff

Control enabled

DetNet Controlling Energy with Technology

The Mining Value Chain

DetNet Passion

Developing a system

Product Offering

Blast Value Creation

Initiation System positioning