Mining Technology and Standards Forum Panel Discussion CIM 2014 Session Two: Underground Communications Infrastructure.

Mining Technology and Standards Forum Panel Discussion

CIM 2014 Session Two: Underground Communications Infrastructure

Agenda

•Safety share: Impact of Cell Phones on Driving

•Focus of panel: UG Communication Infrastructure

•Geographic distribution of large and medium scale

underground mines

•Quick overview of small scale and artisanal mines

• Interactive Q&A

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FACTS:

1.Multitasking is a myth. Our brains cannot process two cognitively demanding tasks at once.

2.There is no difference in risk between hands-free and handheld cell phone use.

3.Cell phone users are x4 times as likely to be involved in crashes resulting in injury.

4.Drivers talking on cell phones fail to see 1/2 of the information in their driving environment. They “look” but they don't “see”.

FACTS:

5.Adult passengers often actively help drivers by monitoring and discussing traffic, whereas a person on the phone cannot see the roadway and adjust the conversation as needed.

6.Hands-free devices do not offer safety benefits

7.No cell phone call or text is worth a life

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Jason Norling – 38 year old Harris County (Houston) deputy killed by distracted cell phone driver. (October 2007, TX)

"We're all real numb right now. The numbness is going to wear off and then the sadness will continue for a long time.”

Pct. 5 Constable Phil Camus, co worker

Bailey Goodman and four friends – Killed when their car swerved into the path of a tractor-trailer. Records show driver was texting at time of accident. All were cheerleaders who had just graduated from high school. (June 2007, NY) Bailey Goodman, Meredith McClure,

Hannah Congdon, (top) Sara Monnat and Katie Shirley

(bottom)

12 year old killed when a cell phone driver ran a red light. January 2004.

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Joe Teater 4/12/1991 – 1/20/2004

What You Can Do• Lead by example – stop using cell phone when driving

(change no answer greeting)• Don’t talk with people who call you while they are

driving• Educate employees, drivers, parents, friends and family• Implement cell phone driving bans• Support legislation and enforcement

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Country # of large/medium scale UG hard rock mines

# surveyed by the GMSG so far

Australia 134 -

South Africa 95 -

Canada 92 16

China 68 -

Mexico 58 -

United States 47 3

Russia 44 -

Peru 41 -

Kazakhstan 31 -

Brazil 24 -

Chile 23 -

India 15 -

Zimbabwe 11 -

Zambia 10 -

Philippines 9 -

Finland 9 1

Argentina 9 -

Others 1

Focus of Panel:

Large and medium scale undergroundhard rock mines

Small scale mining

Small scale mining

Artisanal mining

Artisanal mining

Country # of small scale and artisanal mines, all categories

% of illegal mines

Employment

China 250,000 80% 4,300,000

Indonesia 70,000 ? 400,000

India 10,000 40% 1,000,000

Brazil 10,000 90% 150,000

Columbia 9,600 70% 150,000

Chile 7,000 ? ?

South Africa

5,500 ? 10,000

Tanzania 4,000 45% 550,000

Guyana 3,500 30% 15,000

Pakistan 2,400 12% 250,000

Mexico 2,000 50% 30,000

Chad 2,000 ? 12,500

Peru 1,550 50% 40,000

Bolivia 1,000 15% 100,000

Small scale and artisanal mines, all categories

Why do we want to measure?

You can not manage what you do not know !!

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Review of overall Data Flow of UG Environment

Interactive Q&A!