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Manveetha Mopuru, Acccount Manager

Chanakya Rachakonda, Product Manager

Krishna Kunam, CTO

Satish Penmetsa, CEO

PRODUCTION CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATIONFOR UNDERGROUND MINES

MINE BETTER WITH GROUNDHOG

MINE BETTER WITH GROUNDHOG

“Better” Means

— Lower operating costs

— More tons out of the ground

— Same or improved standards of safety

— Same or improved environmental

compliance

MINE BETTER

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By identifying and eliminating sources

of inefficiency

— Misplaced equipment

— Inaccurate task allocations

— Incorrect or missing data capture

— Inaccurate or delayed communication

— Delayed decision-making & coordination

HOW DO WE MINE BETTER?


Identify and eliminate sources of inefficiency

— by providing the right information

— to the right people

— at the right time

— via a Comprehensive, real-time, intuitive, and

robust platform

GROUNDHOG PHILOSOPHY


TYPICAL MINE PLANNING PROCESS

TYPICAL MINE PLANNING PROCESS

Management sets goals by year & quarter, driven by

— Market conditions

— Operational capabilities

— Long-term strategy

GOAL SETTING


— Management creates a metal plan

— Management communicates plan to all

mines & processing facilities

METAL PLANNING


— Based on the metal plan, each underground mine creates its own monthly plan

— Responsible Party: Mine Manager

MONTHLY PLAN (UNDERGROUND)


— Based on the monthly plan, each shift

creates its own shift plans and detailed

task allocations by operator, equipment,

and heading.

— Responsible Parties: Operations

Coordinator, Shift Supervisor

SHIFT PLANS & TASK ALLOCATIONS


A DAY IN THE LIFE WITHGROUNDHOG

A DAY IN THE LIFE WITHGROUNDHOG

GROUNDHOG PHILOSOPHY | REPRISE

Identify and eliminate sources of inefficiency

— by providing the right information

— to the right people

— at the right time

— via a Comprehensive, real-time, intuitive, and

robust platform


SUPERVISOR ROLLS IN


AND BREWS A CUP OF COFFEE


SUPERVISOR REVIEWS SHIFT SCHEDULE AND MAKES UPDATES IF NECESSARY

— Use human judgment to override

automated operator/equipment

allocations as needed


SHIFT SCHEDULE DISTRIBUTES DIGITALLY TO VARIOUS INTERFACES

O P E R AT I O N S C E N T E R

L I N E O U T R O O M S

S U P E R V I S O R TA B L E T S

O P E R ATO R / E Q U I P M E N TTA B L E T S

C o m p re h e n s i v e | R e a l -T i m e | I n t u i t i v e | R o b u s t


OPERATORS VIEW SHIFT TASKS ON TV MONITORS IN LINE-OUT ROOMS

Airport arrival/departures-style

data presentation of:

• Operator

• Equipment assigned

• Last known equipment location

• Next task location


OPERATORS REACHES EQUIPMENT ANDAND LOGS INTO TABLET TO VERIFYSHIFT TASKS

— Tablet can be fixed to equipment

(recommended) or handheld by operator


OPERATOR PERFORMS MSHA-COMPLIANT INSPECTIONS ELECTRONICALLY

— Instant logging of OK, needs repair, and

corrected items – along with the ability to

provide detailed comments for each

out-of-spec item.

— Time-stamp recording of each interaction

for compliance purposes


SUPERVISOR IS ALERTED TO SAFETY ISSUES, AND CAN REVIEW/SIGN OFF ON INSPECTIONS

— Supervisor is instantly able to identify

specific safety issues without requiring

radio contact.

— Supervisor can query, review, and sign off

on equipment and work place inspections

as required by law and/or company policy.


OPERATOR CAPTURES PRODUCTION DATA IN GROUNDHOG OPS SCREENS

— Intuitive interface developed in close

coordination with mine operators makes

data entry as simple as using your favorite

smartphone app.


SUPERVISOR MONITORS PROGRESS IN (NEAR) REAL-TIME

— Real-time updates when all devices are

connected to wifi network.

— In case of limited network connectivity,

supervisor can stay updated through

peer-to-peer ad-hoc data networks.


SUPERVISOR CAN UPDATE TASK ALLOCATIONS TO CATCH UP

— Updated tasks automatically pushed to

operator/equipment tablet app.

— Operations Center can also update task

allocations at any time.


SUPERVISOR ALWAYS HAS ACCESS TO LATEST MAPS & SHEETS

Quick access to:

• Mine maps

• Face maps

• Vent maps

• Cut sheets

(Can add others if necessary)


ALL ACTIVITY ALSO MONITORED BY OPERATIONS CENTER

— The Operations Center can perform all of

the activities that the Supervisor can.

— Operations Center vs. Supervisor roles vary

by mine (HR-dependent) – groundHog can be

customized accordingly.


AND MINE MANAGEMENT ALWAYS HAS UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON OPS

— groundHog can be customized to provide

aggregated views of plans vs. actuals and

KPIs as needed.


GROUNDHOG EQUIPMENT SUPPORT GROUNDHOG EQUIPMENT SUPPORT

BOLTERS


JUMBOS


LOADERS


HAUL TRUCKS


SHOTCRETE TRUCKS SC73849



INFORMATION RECORDED ON THE TABLET ISTRANSMITTED SECURELY TO A CENTRAL DATABASE


SUPERVISORS ARE ABLE TO VIEW CURRENT AND HISTORICAL DASHBOARDS, AND ANALYZE REPORTSFROM THE MINING CYCLE

GROUNDHOG COMPONENTS GROUNDHOG COMPONENTS

OPERATOR APP


SUPERVISOR APP


EXECUTIVE APP


TV APP (FOR LINE OUT ROOMS)


OPERATIONS CENTER INTERFACE


ADMINISTRATOR INTERFACE


GROUNDHOG ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES GROUNDHOG ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES

SCHEDULER

— Basic scheduler to enter shift plans and allocate

tasks to operators and equipment by heading.


MAPS

— Integrated IoT-based mapping capabilities

to help navigate operators and supervisors

through the drift to specific headings and/or

pieces of equipment.


FULL INTERFACE CUSTOMIZATION

— Each interface component of the groundHog

system can be tailored to an individual mine’s

needs and operating model.

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SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE


ONLINE/OFFLINE MODE

— Ability to capture production data and equipment

inspection details regardless of network connectivity

— Automatic sync when tablet reconnects to network

— Data is never lost

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MACHINE-TO-MACHINE NETWORKING

— When connectivity is limited, individual

pieces of equipment can buffer and

automatically relay information from any

tablets in proximity to the nearest wifi

access point

— Think of a haul truck passing by a bolter

and carrying its information up to wifi


OPEN APIs

— Use of standardized API-driven data interchange

protocols facilitates integration with any other

open API platform.

API


CURRENT R&D INVESTMENTS CURRENT R&D INVESTMENTS

TELEMATICS INTEGRATION


MACHINE LEARNING

AUGMENTED REALITY


FAQs FAQs

GROUNDHOG, DESWIK, ANDSHORT INTERVAL CONTROL (SIC)

How does groundHog differ from Deswik?

groundHog is a production control and optimization

system that has a strong emphasis on production

data capture, equipment/work place inspection, and

fleet management (think of it as the “actuals” in

“plans vs. actuals”). It contains a basic scheduler for

planning and task allocation as well.

Deswik is a high-quality planning & scheduling

platform (the “plans” in “plans vs. actuals”.

Deswik.OPS integrates well with groundHog –together;

they can provide your client with a world-class

mining operations system.

What role does groundHog play in a short interval

control (SIC) system?

groundHog performs real-time propagation of tasks to

operators and pushback of production data to supervisors/

managers. A short interval control (SIC) system – in simplest

terms – consists of: groundHog; a planning/scheduling

platform such as Deswik; and a location tracking platform

such as Mobilaris or AeroScout.


ORE & ROCK PROGRESS TRACKING, RECORDING, AND REPORTING

How does progress tracking work in groundHog?

How granular can it get?

Progress tracking in groundHog is at the individual

activity level: every hole, every bolt, every load. All

timestamped, with color-coded indicators to flag

operators that are on- and off-track.

What does groundHog do with regards to ore &

rock management? Is it the system of record for

production data related to ore & rock? What about

consumables?

groundHog is where operators record every ton of ore and

rock loaded, hauled, and dumped. It is the system of record

for ore & rock quantities and durations. It is also the system

of record for consumables (e.g., wire mesh, hanger plates,

bolt steel, etc.)


NETWORKING & COMMUNICATIONS

Does groundHog include networking hardware

and configuration (e.g., access points,

authentication protocols)?

No. groundHog components are limited to the tablet

apps, desktop interfaces, and line-out TV interfaces.

In our experience, the mine’s IT department typically

handles networking hardware and configuration issues

How does machine-to-machine communication work

in groundHog?

Each tablet has the capability of creating an “ad hoc wifi

network”. When another tablet comes in proximity,

groundHog is automatically able to sync the data across

both tablets so that they each now carry the most updated

data as identical copies. Once out of proximity to each other,

whenever either tablet connects to the actual mine wifi

network, it transmits its copy of this updated data back to

the groundHog server, which then performs another sync

and pushes data wherever it needs to go.



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