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groundHog
Manveetha Mopuru, Acccount Manager
Chanakya Rachakonda, Product Manager
Krishna Kunam, CTO
Satish Penmetsa, CEO
PRODUCTION CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATIONFOR UNDERGROUND MINES
“Better” Means
— Lower operating costs
— More tons out of the ground
— Same or improved standards of safety
— Same or improved environmental
compliance
MINE BETTER
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By identifying and eliminating sources
of inefficiency
— Misplaced equipment
— Inaccurate task allocations
— Incorrect or missing data capture
— Inaccurate or delayed communication
— Delayed decision-making & coordination
HOW DO WE MINE BETTER?
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Identify and eliminate sources of inefficiency
— by providing the right information
— to the right people
— at the right time
— via a Comprehensive, real-time, intuitive, and
robust platform
GROUNDHOG PHILOSOPHY
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Management sets goals by year & quarter, driven by
— Market conditions
— Operational capabilities
— Long-term strategy
GOAL SETTING
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— Management creates a metal plan
— Management communicates plan to all
mines & processing facilities
METAL PLANNING
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— Based on the metal plan, each underground mine creates its own monthly plan
— Responsible Party: Mine Manager
MONTHLY PLAN (UNDERGROUND)
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— Based on the monthly plan, each shift
creates its own shift plans and detailed
task allocations by operator, equipment,
and heading.
— Responsible Parties: Operations
Coordinator, Shift Supervisor
SHIFT PLANS & TASK ALLOCATIONS
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GROUNDHOG PHILOSOPHY | REPRISE
Identify and eliminate sources of inefficiency
— by providing the right information
— to the right people
— at the right time
— via a Comprehensive, real-time, intuitive, and
robust platform
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AND BREWS A CUP OF COFFEE
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SUPERVISOR REVIEWS SHIFT SCHEDULE AND MAKES UPDATES IF NECESSARY
— Use human judgment to override
automated operator/equipment
allocations as needed
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SHIFT SCHEDULE DISTRIBUTES DIGITALLY TO VARIOUS INTERFACES
O P E R AT I O N S C E N T E R
L I N E O U T R O O M S
S U P E R V I S O R TA B L E T S
O P E R ATO R / E Q U I P M E N TTA B L E T S
C o m p re h e n s i v e | R e a l -T i m e | I n t u i t i v e | R o b u s t
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OPERATORS VIEW SHIFT TASKS ON TV MONITORS IN LINE-OUT ROOMS
Airport arrival/departures-style
data presentation of:
• Operator
• Equipment assigned
• Last known equipment location
• Next task location
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OPERATORS REACHES EQUIPMENT ANDAND LOGS INTO TABLET TO VERIFYSHIFT TASKS
— Tablet can be fixed to equipment
(recommended) or handheld by operator
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OPERATOR PERFORMS MSHA-COMPLIANT INSPECTIONS ELECTRONICALLY
— Instant logging of OK, needs repair, and
corrected items – along with the ability to
provide detailed comments for each
out-of-spec item.
— Time-stamp recording of each interaction
for compliance purposes
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SUPERVISOR IS ALERTED TO SAFETY ISSUES, AND CAN REVIEW/SIGN OFF ON INSPECTIONS
— Supervisor is instantly able to identify
specific safety issues without requiring
radio contact.
— Supervisor can query, review, and sign off
on equipment and work place inspections
as required by law and/or company policy.
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OPERATOR CAPTURES PRODUCTION DATA IN GROUNDHOG OPS SCREENS
— Intuitive interface developed in close
coordination with mine operators makes
data entry as simple as using your favorite
smartphone app.
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SUPERVISOR MONITORS PROGRESS IN (NEAR) REAL-TIME
— Real-time updates when all devices are
connected to wifi network.
— In case of limited network connectivity,
supervisor can stay updated through
peer-to-peer ad-hoc data networks.
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SUPERVISOR CAN UPDATE TASK ALLOCATIONS TO CATCH UP
— Updated tasks automatically pushed to
operator/equipment tablet app.
— Operations Center can also update task
allocations at any time.
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SUPERVISOR ALWAYS HAS ACCESS TO LATEST MAPS & SHEETS
Quick access to:
• Mine maps
• Face maps
• Vent maps
• Cut sheets
(Can add others if necessary)
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ALL ACTIVITY ALSO MONITORED BY OPERATIONS CENTER
— The Operations Center can perform all of
the activities that the Supervisor can.
— Operations Center vs. Supervisor roles vary
by mine (HR-dependent) – groundHog can be
customized accordingly.
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AND MINE MANAGEMENT ALWAYS HAS UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON OPS
— groundHog can be customized to provide
aggregated views of plans vs. actuals and
KPIs as needed.
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SHOTCRETE TRUCKS SC73849
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INFORMATION RECORDED ON THE TABLET ISTRANSMITTED SECURELY TO A CENTRAL DATABASE
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SUPERVISORS ARE ABLE TO VIEW CURRENT AND HISTORICAL DASHBOARDS, AND ANALYZE REPORTSFROM THE MINING CYCLE
TV APP (FOR LINE OUT ROOMS)
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OPERATIONS CENTER INTERFACE
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SCHEDULER
— Basic scheduler to enter shift plans and allocate
tasks to operators and equipment by heading.
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MAPS
— Integrated IoT-based mapping capabilities
to help navigate operators and supervisors
through the drift to specific headings and/or
pieces of equipment.
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FULL INTERFACE CUSTOMIZATION
— Each interface component of the groundHog
system can be tailored to an individual mine’s
needs and operating model.
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ONLINE/OFFLINE MODE
— Ability to capture production data and equipment
inspection details regardless of network connectivity
— Automatic sync when tablet reconnects to network
— Data is never lost
+Online Offline
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MACHINE-TO-MACHINE NETWORKING
— When connectivity is limited, individual
pieces of equipment can buffer and
automatically relay information from any
tablets in proximity to the nearest wifi
access point
— Think of a haul truck passing by a bolter
and carrying its information up to wifi
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OPEN APIs
— Use of standardized API-driven data interchange
protocols facilitates integration with any other
open API platform.
API
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GROUNDHOG, DESWIK, ANDSHORT INTERVAL CONTROL (SIC)
How does groundHog differ from Deswik?
groundHog is a production control and optimization
system that has a strong emphasis on production
data capture, equipment/work place inspection, and
fleet management (think of it as the “actuals” in
“plans vs. actuals”). It contains a basic scheduler for
planning and task allocation as well.
Deswik is a high-quality planning & scheduling
platform (the “plans” in “plans vs. actuals”.
Deswik.OPS integrates well with groundHog –together;
they can provide your client with a world-class
mining operations system.
What role does groundHog play in a short interval
control (SIC) system?
groundHog performs real-time propagation of tasks to
operators and pushback of production data to supervisors/
managers. A short interval control (SIC) system – in simplest
terms – consists of: groundHog; a planning/scheduling
platform such as Deswik; and a location tracking platform
such as Mobilaris or AeroScout.
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ORE & ROCK PROGRESS TRACKING, RECORDING, AND REPORTING
How does progress tracking work in groundHog?
How granular can it get?
Progress tracking in groundHog is at the individual
activity level: every hole, every bolt, every load. All
timestamped, with color-coded indicators to flag
operators that are on- and off-track.
What does groundHog do with regards to ore &
rock management? Is it the system of record for
production data related to ore & rock? What about
consumables?
groundHog is where operators record every ton of ore and
rock loaded, hauled, and dumped. It is the system of record
for ore & rock quantities and durations. It is also the system
of record for consumables (e.g., wire mesh, hanger plates,
bolt steel, etc.)
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NETWORKING & COMMUNICATIONS
Does groundHog include networking hardware
and configuration (e.g., access points,
authentication protocols)?
No. groundHog components are limited to the tablet
apps, desktop interfaces, and line-out TV interfaces.
In our experience, the mine’s IT department typically
handles networking hardware and configuration issues
How does machine-to-machine communication work
in groundHog?
Each tablet has the capability of creating an “ad hoc wifi
network”. When another tablet comes in proximity,
groundHog is automatically able to sync the data across
both tablets so that they each now carry the most updated
data as identical copies. Once out of proximity to each other,
whenever either tablet connects to the actual mine wifi
network, it transmits its copy of this updated data back to
the groundHog server, which then performs another sync
and pushes data wherever it needs to go.
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