Beneficios de la implementación de un sistema de telemetría para la gestión de las operaciones mineras

This research presents the benefits of using telemetry in the operations management of a high-production open-pit mine located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Caterpillar’s telemetry systems called Vital Information Monitoring System (VIMS) were used to monitor trucks via input device signals (sensors and switches), providing action alert messages for the operator through a visor in the cockpit. The processes that will be subject to control are: fuel supply, load imbalance, access conditions, and temperature of the brake cooling system. An interface was developed with the IntelliMine (Modular Mining Systems) fleet management system for mining operations management. A system that identifies the type of problem was implemented, as well as the most efficient means for its resolution and localization in real time.Este trabajo presenta los beneficios del uso de la telemetría en la gestión de la operación de una mina a cielo abierto de alta producción localizada en el estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Se utilizó el sistema de telemetría embarcada en los camiones Caterpillar denominado Sistema de Monitoreo de Señales Vitales (SMSV), que monitorea los camiones a través de señales de dispositivos de entrada (sensores y conmutadores) proporcionando alerta de acción a través de mensajes para el operador, utilizando un visor en la cabina. Los procesos que serán objeto de control son: suministro de combustible, desbalance de cargas, condiciones de vías de acceso y temperatura del sistema de refrigeración de los frenos. Se desarrolló una interfaz con el sistema de gestión de flotas Intellimine (Modular Mining System) para la gestión de las operaciones mineras. Se implementó un sistema que identifica el tipo del problema generado y los medios más eficientes para su resolución y localización de las anomalías en tiempo real

Reducing GHG emissions through efficient tire consumption in open pit mines

The waste management practices currently applied by the mining industry have been widely questioned regarding safety and efficiency. It is not by chance that the mining industry is considered one of the sectors with less integration in circular value chains. The present work is aimed at identifying the specific blend of lithologies applicable to haul road wearing coarse materials with the objective of increasing tire efficiency and reducing of waste tire rubber generation. The methodology includes the physical characterization of waste lithologies as the first stage to evaluate applications for environmental and economic performance improvement. Simulation models generated through multiple linear regression can identify the impact of waste rock application on tire performance. In addition, methods and practical applications that consider the use of wastes as a construction material for haul roads to reduce tire wearing is a novelty. Regarding a 5-year mine scheduling context, the combination of the simulation model applied to tire wear management and the new haul road maintenance method reached a reduction of 30.2 kt per year of waste tire rubber in an open pit mine. Considering the burning of these tires in cement kilns, this result also implies a reduction of 86.1 t of CO2 emissions per year. These practices are aligned with sustainable mining concepts and can contribute to the maintenance of social licenses of the mining industry.Micromin

Beneficios de la implementación de un sistema de telemetría para la gestión de las operaciones mineras

This research presents the benefits of using telemetry in the operations management of a high-production open-pit mine located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Caterpillar’s telemetry systems called Vital Information Monitoring System (VIMS) were used to monitor trucks via input device signals (sensors and switches), providing action alert messages for the operator through a visor in the cockpit. The processes that will be subject to control are: fuel supply, load imbalance, access conditions, and temperature of the brake cooling system. An interface was developed with the IntelliMine (Modular Mining Systems) fleet management system for mining operations management. A system that identifies the type of problem was implemented, as well as the most efficient means for its resolution and localization in real time.Este trabajo presenta los beneficios del uso de la telemetría en la gestión de la operación de una mina a cielo abierto de alta producción localizada en el estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Se utilizó el sistema de telemetría embarcada en los camiones Caterpillar denominado Sistema de Monitoreo de Señales Vitales (SMSV), que monitorea los camiones a través de señales de dispositivos de entrada (sensores y conmutadores) proporcionando alerta de acción a través de mensajes para el operador, utilizando un visor en la cabina. Los procesos que serán objeto de control son: suministro de combustible, desbalance de cargas, condiciones de vías de acceso y temperatura del sistema de refrigeración de los frenos. Se desarrolló una interfaz con el sistema de gestión de flotas Intellimine (Modular Mining System) para la gestión de las operaciones mineras. Se implementó un sistema que identifica el tipo del problema generado y los medios más eficientes para su resolución y localización de las anomalías en tiempo real