Modern Mining Marchh 2017

COVER STORY

Barloworld Equipment and Caterpillar resulted in implementation of the Fleet, Health and Terrain capability sets of Cat MineStar System. Fleet automatic assignments function was implemented to automatically determine where to send the trucks based on parameters includ- ing travel times to loading tools and processors, loading times and the production requirement for the shift. This eliminated the need for trucks to be locked to specific loading tools and manu- ally dispatched. Shift production increased by almost 30 % in a few months, despite an 8 % drop in load- ing tool availability. Terrain software was applied to stop uniden- tified loads coming from the pit by improving material recognition and accuracy of ore con- trol. Controllers, operators and geologists were trained in optimal use of the system. Along with operational gains in the pit, the Khumani mine front office has benefitted from Cat MineStar System reporting. The highly flex- ible reporting platform enables customisation of site-specific reports and dashboards to help site managers interpret production, operational and machine health data. A crusher qualities report enables the site to track material grade values per hour, comparing records from the pit to those from the material scanner in the processing plant for more accu- rate crusher output. A new controller handover report displays the day’s production and KPIs, dramatically reducing the amount of manual paperwork passing between shifts. The Barloworld Equipment and Cat mentor- ing team on site also produced a suite of five

reports for use on company iPads, enabling site managers to monitor shift production from anywhere. A shift-based operational dashboard shows current site production along with key per- formance statistics such as loading time, underloads and overloads, queuing, hanging and more. The dashboard refreshes every few minutes to give the site a near-real-time over- view of progress. Improvements are ongoing at Khumani mine through the partnership between Assmang, Barloworld Equipment and Caterpillar. For more information please contact JP Briggs, New Business Development Manager, Caterpillar Digital & Technology, at Barloworld Equipment, tel (+27 11) 323-2566 or email jpbriggs@barloworld-equipment.com.

JP Briggs …“What Barlo- world Equipment offers is the implementation of the right Cat technology with a clear understanding of the problems we’re solving and the right team to execute.”

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