Reimagining Digital Mining – Visualising Mining Operations Visualisation and Tracking for your Underground Operations Austmine Webinar series Prepared for: Prepared for: Prepared for: 19 th August, 2020 Date: Date: Date:
Who is MST Global A summary > Started in 1989 after an earlier industry tragedy at Moura Mine, we wanted to solve a communications and safety issue > We are underground technology experts across Connectivity, Safety, Productivity and Visualisation solutions > We are OEM Independent and our solutions are scalable, reliable, flexible and above all mine ready > We have over 300 customers across the globe
Back to basics What is the problem we are trying to solve? > Why do we need to reimagine the digitisation of mining? > What are we trying to achieve? Provide a solution that people can use to communicate with each other? ˗ Provide a way of gathering data in such a way that people can consume it to ˗ gain insights and make decisions? Optimise safety in a potentially hazardous environment? ˗ ˗ Operate in a cost effective and profitable way? Be able to “see” our operation in a familiar way? ˗
Back to basics What are the challenges we face? > What are the unique challenges to achieving our goals in the underground environment? We often can’t see what we need to see ˗ We often can’t hear what we need to hear ˗ We often can’t go where we’d like to go to see what is happening ˗ ˗ We often need to gather data from multiple locations to make the best decision ˗ To be cost effective we need to extract as much functionality as we can from the investments we make
The technology decisions you make have long term impacts Providing the right foundation > Hardware platforms must be able to Survive and thrive in the harsh environment of mining ˗ ˗ Connect surface operations to the underground ˗ Provide a communications backbone to connect people to people, people to machine and machine to machine ˗ Be capable of handling the data requirements for today and into the future, especially as the interest in automation grows Be open and future proof to support current and emerging communications ˗ protocols and techniques Provide more – such as integration with peripheral devices including tracking ˗ devices, vehicle interfaces, personal communications equipment and Edge devices ˗ Have the longevity and compatibility to realise your investment potential
The technology decisions you make have long term impacts Providing the right foundation > Software platforms must be ˗ Able to integrate seamlessly with existing hardware platforms and devices that are gathering and providing data ˗ Configurable to meet the current and evolving needs of the mine ˗ Evolving to take advantage of emerging technologies, practices and processes within the industry Capable of providing information for decision making now and providing data ˗ for analysis later ˗ Customisable for the user to provide what they need in the most effective way > MST have been providing combined hardware and software solutions for our entire history and we have taken the next step in our evolution with the introduction of “HELIX”
Evolution of software – from 2D to 3D With a focus on tracking within our underground operation – MineDash 2D view
Evolution of software – from 2D to 3D With a focus on tracking within our underground operation – HELIX view
Evolution of software – from tables to tagboards With a focus on “humanising” information - HELIX
Evolution of software – interface through Edge devices With a focus on Monitoring and Control
Conclusion Reviewing your needs now and in the future > What problem are we trying to solve, or opportunity to take advantage of, now and in the future? > Can our solutions work together to deliver all the functionality we need? > Will our technology base be capable of taking advantage of emerging technology or the changing needs of our operation? > Can the solution be tailored to delivering what we need now without restricting what we need in the future? > Can we providing our people with data and information that they can consume, analyse and act on, when and where they need it and in the most effective way? > Can our solution be our “eyes and ears” in the underground mining environment?
Questions? > First of all - “Thankyou !” > Feel free to ask any questions? > If questions arise in the future ˗ Mark Palmer GM – Product Management and Marketing – MST Global ˗ m.palmer@mstglobal.com ˗ ˗ +61 458 180 961
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