Summary • Kanmantoo Copper Mine, owned by Hillgrove Resources in South Australia • This mine used smart sensor technology to increase production potential by raising ROM bin capacities and to reduce maintenance costs by reducing operator time on site. • To optimize fill levels, existing radar level sensors had...
Working Group: Mineral Processing Status: Current This guideline describes the Bond method for quantifying and comparing the relative energy efficiency of most industrial comminution circuits. The objective of this guideline is to provide a benchmark metric for the specific energy requirements of an industrial grinding circuit, in comparison with...
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The purpose of this white paper is to provide a comprehensive view of the need for a system safety approach for those deploying and using autonomous systems in the mining industry. It aims to increase awareness of system safety and its benefits in delivering and...
This report describes a high-level foundation and reference on interoperability in mining based on input that GMG has received from industry participants over four years. It aims to provide broad context on interoperability and its benefits in order to accommodate a global landscape with varied...
Many organizations are making data publicly available for different uses and offer a variety of hosting and listing services. Although not an exhaustive list, the following table provides examples of organizations with open data platforms and specific data sets that are relevant to mining. This list aims to supplement the Guideline...
One of the challenges with interoperability in mining is that it is difficult to understand what is out there to help advance the industry. This landscape aims to increase the industry’s visibility of what different organizations are doing on interoperability in order to enable collaboration among organizations and accelerate the...
Open data from mobile equipment can enable mining companies to make data-driven decisions that maximize equipment safety, utilization, and performance and foster innovation and continuous improvement. While a key topic within GMG for many years, the community has identified a need to refocus and reinvigorate effort on it. Participants...
Vale shared insight on the steps they took to prepare employees whose roles changed from haulage technician to autonomous controller. They personalized their change management processes and restructured their organizational structure to complement operational culture. This case study is for the Autonomous Mining Skills Migration Case Study library. To achieve the desired operating efficiency and productivity benefits of an autonomous...
This anonymous case study highlights a consultancy’s experience helping a North American mining operation whose truck driving operations migrated to autonomous fleets. This case study discusses how communication and change management initiatives had to be adapted once they realized that autonomous mining would result in job loss for this company. This case study is...
Rio Tinto shared a case study on people strategy for various autonomous systems within their operations, and the importance of keeping employees engaged and informed during upskilling and reskilling transitions. For them, inclusivity and trusting the ingenuity of their people has resulted in successful innovation. This case study is for the Autonomous Mining Skills Migration Case Study library. To achieve the...
An anonymous case study reviews change management strategies adopted by a copper mine whose on-site drill operations were moved to a control centre. It outlines how the company successfully overcame knowledge gaps experienced by many employees whose roles were upskilled, with zero job loss encountered. This case study is for the Autonomous Mining Skills...
Based on industry priorities brought forth during the GMG Fall 2020 Leadership Summit, here is a compilation of actions GMG is taking to foster and enable collaboration that will accelerate innovation in the mining industry. Key topics: Sustainability related goals especially around adopting electric equipment and...
During the GMG leadership summit last fall our members identified priorities that will be fed to the Sustainability Working Group Steering Committee to help it focus its efforts. For example, the working group will not be launching initiatives regarding standards, policy, or legislation, as there...