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Broadband Wireless Applications for the Mining Industry

Broadband Wireless Applications for the Mining Industry. Agenda. 2. Industry overview Industry trends Applications System requirements Success Stories. Industry Overview. Mining: terminology. 4. What is mining?

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Broadband Wireless Applications for the Mining Industry

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  1. Broadband Wireless Applications for the Mining Industry

  2. Agenda 2 • Industry overview • Industry trends • Applications • System requirements • Success Stories

  3. Industry Overview

  4. Mining: terminology 4 • What is mining? • extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth • Types of mines • Surface mining (Open-Pit) • Sub Surface mining (Underground) Open Pit Underground

  5. Mining: The industry by size 5 • Industry size of about ~$0.5 trillion • By PWC research • Stable demand and supply over last and future years • Heavy resorts per various minerals – new projects constantly deployed

  6. Mining: The industry by type 6 Open Pit Underground • A larger portion of the mines are “Open-Pit” type • Truly global Industry • Continues distributed relocation • Widely distributed geographically – not like oil

  7. Mining: The industry by mineral 7 • True diversification. • It’s not about diamonds and coal…

  8. Industry Trends

  9. More focus on operation and safety 9 Safety and efficiency • Safety becomes 1st priority as technology evolves • Telecommunication now plays a part in making safer environment • Broadband wireless access solutions enable cost-effective operations of a both large and small operations • Rising operation costs • Telecommunications brigs real time and remote control possible With insurance and operation cost incline, effective monitoring, production planning and control systems are imperative.

  10. “Digitalizing” the mine site” Requires Broadband Connectivity 10 Digital mine site • Previously only narrowband communications were needed: • Simple or manual processes for dispatching and communicating • Only a few Kb of data – only data, no voice or video • The digital mine site vision requires: • Real time access to data • Large volumes of data • Minimal latency • Single platform for all wireless application “Digitalizing” the mine sites field projects require large quantities of data to be communicated.

  11. Applications

  12. Applications 12 • Vehicle Dispatch • GPS positioning • Real-time geological data • Video Surveillance and monitoring • Structure Stability Monitoring • On-site office solution • Remote control

  13. Vehicle dispatch 13 Potential deployments: In-vehicle access, thought the mine field. Potential applications: On-line access to Dispatch Software Business benefit: efficiency Use mining resources effectively by dispatching vehicles from HQ

  14. GPS positioning 14 Potential deployments: In-vehicle access, thought the mine field. Potential applications: On-line access to GPS reported position of vehicle Business benefit: efficiency Use mining resources effectively by locating vehicle in the “right” spot

  15. Real-time geological data 15 Potential deployments: “Hot Zone” coverage, using WiFi extension Potential applications: On-line access to email and file servers Business benefit: efficiency Updated Geological data map using on-line test results from site

  16. Video surveillance and monitoring 16 Potential deployments: Fixed connectivity to video cameras Potential applications: On-line video surveillance on mine site Business benefit: Safety Safely monitor mine on-going operations and explosion effects, from HQ

  17. Structure stability monitoring 17 Potential deployments: Fixed connectivity to Doppler-Radar devices Potential applications: On-line monitoring of mine structure Business benefit: Safety Ensure safe operation of crew by on-line monitoring of the stability of the mine

  18. On-site office solution 18 Potential deployments: In-vehicle access and VoIP, thought the mine field. Potential applications: On-line access to corporate applications and Voice calls Business benefit: efficiency Use travel time by connecting to VoIP and access mining applications while on site.

  19. Remote Control 19 Potential deployments: Remote building connectivity Potential applications: Access telemetry data in remote pump houses and wells Business benefit: efficiency Save time of manually monitor and operate remote pump houses

  20. System requirements

  21. High survivability Near 100% uptime MTBF over 11 years; over 99.99% availability -40°c to + 60°c temperature range Robustness & redundancy IP-67 rating (NEMA 4X equivalent) AU & SU redundancy OFDM & GFSK interference resistant solutions Long term battery backup Solar and wind power configurations available. Emergency back-up power solutions Intrinsic safety Class I, Div 2 certification in process Mining Industry Wireless System Requirements 21

  22. Mining Industry Wireless System Requirements 22 • Range & coverage • OFDM technology provides NLOS coverage and handles multi-path reflections • Maximum cell radius up to 20 miles • Throughput • 32 Mbps per sector (FTP) • Security • Hardware based AES encryption • VLAN support • Secure network management • Semi-Mobility • Data connectivity to vehicles at 50km/h • Easy Deployment • deploy the first time out

  23. Success Stories

  24. Mining Deployment Map 24 * For more details – please contact Netronics

  25. Thank you

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