Sustainable Intelligent Mining Systems World Class Demonstrations Morgan Rody
Horizon 2020 Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation program ever with nearly 80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020) in addition to the private investment that this money will attract. Seen as a means to drive economic growth and create jobs, Horizon 2020 has the political backing of Europe s leaders and the Members of the European Parliament. Horizon 2020 is open to everyone, with a simple structure that reduces red tape and time so participants can focus on what is really important. This approach makes sure new projects get off the ground quickly and achieve results faster. 2 www.simsmining.eu
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SIMS Project SIMS is a 3 year Horizon 2020 funded European wide project and will demonstrate that the European Mining Industry and Technology providers are Global Leaders with Sustainable Intelligent Mining Systems. Project Total Budget: 16.2 Million Euros Project Start: May 2nd, 2017 Project Length: 3 Years 4 www.simsmining.eu
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Demonstration Locations Successful demonstrations of each technology are key points in the SIMS project. 8 www.simsmining.eu
Drone Inspection / Material Identification Semi-Autonomous UAVs for inspection activities Humans kept out of potentially unsafe areas Shaft inspection Post blasting inspection Detection of material and boundaries Faster identification Uses modern 5G communication infrastructure Higher effective planning Inspection of hazardous areas 9 Extraction face material detection Long wave infrared imaging www.simsmining.eu
Increased Bolting Efficiency 10 Historically, Bolting is a bottleneck HP Boltec will significantly reduce bolting cycle times Increased safety with faster bolting To be verified at LKAB Epiroc Innovation www.simsmining.eu
Robotizing the Charging Machine Semi-Autonomous Charging (explosives) Remove humans from potential unsafe operations Charging a full tunnel face will be demonstrated ABB Technology 11 www.simsmining.eu
Optimization of Production Blasting 12 Testing of firing patterns Induce stress relief in surrounding rock Improve stability control in underground rock Reduce rock-mass pressure Increase safety in tunnels www.simsmining.eu
Roof Crack Detection Passive and Active scanning methods Long wave infrared Cracks can be automatically processed as safe or unsafe Increased safety for workers and machines 13 www.simsmining.eu
Communication & Positioning 5G enabled industrial communication network for automation and robotics High-precision positioning of mobile equipment using Ultra-Wideband Generic collection of positioning data 14
Process Control Automated collaborative Real-Time Process Control Dispatch / Fleet management system Connection of several mobile mining machines The Virtual Mine / Digital Twin To simulate and optimize mining operations 15 www.simsmining.eu
Attractive Workplaces 16 Social License to Operate / Social Acceptance Mining companies can be good at this but often only at the local level. But how do they / we reach the mass general public? SIMS starts with Why is mining important? www.simsmining.eu
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Social License / Acceptance Educate general public as to the importance of mining. School tours showing SIMS but also a focus on why mines are important. SIMS Virtual Mine. making mining cool again and technology helps with this! 18 www.simsmining.eu
Battery Powered Tramming Drill Rig 19 Reduced diesel emissions Increased underground air quality Reduced ventilation demands Drill rig performance is not compromised Epiroc Innovation www.simsmining.eu
Semi-Autonomous Battery Vehicles Driver Assist Moving operators to control room Eliminate machine wall damage Increase life of mining vehicles Epiroc Innovation Diesel-free Loaders & Trucks 20 Improve underground air quality Economical impact and reduced environmental impact Battery charging and handling for mining vehicles Epiroc Innovation www.simsmining.eu
Costs increase with depth Increased rock pressure Longer transports Larger infrastructure Increased temperature
Zero diesel particulate matter Zero toxic gases Reduced heat and noise
Electrification, where to start? 25
Sustainability Battery power Higher efficiency reduces the energy consumption with 80% compared to diesel Energy efficiency is key for generating less heat
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A mine is a system total operational cost is important
Potential positive effect on the ventilation. Ventilation is normally the biggest energy cost for a mine. Based on fan affinity laws: 20% reduction of ventilation flow reduces the energy consumption with 50%
Vision: All machines can use the same infrastructure Standardization of infrastructure Today there is no standardization GMSG BEV Guideline V1, this is a problem. V2, recommend a standard? CCS 2 The only suitable standard from automotive OEM Independent 350kW capability Epiroc will use CCS 2, starting gen 2 31
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