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Objectives1. Create a common control system

across entire drill fleet (mixed make/model)

2. Increases drill productivity2. Increases drill productivity- Reduce training required to operate the machines- Improve maintenance troubleshooting for greater uptime

- Collect production and machine health informationto enable better planning

3. Improve safety

4. Introduce the benefits of fully autonomous drilling

Common control system across the entire drill fleet

Flanders currently has ARDVARC systems in production at surface mines around theworld. A breakdown demonstrating the versatility of installations (drill models) isshown below:shown below:

Makes/ModelsAtlas Copco Pit Viper 271Atlas Copco Pit Viper 351Bucyrus 49RIIBucyrus 49RIIISandvik DM90

Mine SitesMorenci, AZSafford, AZRay, AZTyrone, NMIndonesiaChile

Common control system across the entire drill fleet - HARDWARE

Bucyrus 49R II/III- Allen-Bradley Control Logix Automation Controller

- Windows XP / WinCC / Microsoft SQL Server w/ 15” hi-brite monitor- Siemens DC Drive System

Atlas Copco Pit Viper Series- Allen-Bradley Control Logix Automation Controller- Windows XP / WinCC / Microsoft SQL Server w/ 15” hi-brite monitor- HKT Digital DC Valve Controller System

Sandvik 1190- Allen-Bradley Control Logix Automation Controller- Windows XP / WinCC / Microsoft SQL Server w/ 15” hi-brite monitor- HKT Digital DC Valve Controller System

Common control system across the entire drill fleet - FUNCTIONALITY

Drilling Functions-Where applicable, the machines, although built by different manufacturers

have the same or very similar functions and utilize the same permissives

Operator Interface- Each machine, while some have nuances that make them different; still display the same information to the operator of the machine and in common units.

- Operator logon and data collection are the same across the machine fleet- Control screens are located in the same place from machine to machine making training easier to accomplish, train on one machine and operate another.

Common control system across the entire drill fleet – USER INTERFACE

BUCYRUS 49R II/IIIATLAST COPCO PIT VIPER 351

ONE-TOUCH Drilling

ONE TOUCH DRILL CONTROL ON START MACHINE AUTO LEVEL (TYPICAL TIME <35 SECONDS)

AUTO FIND GROUND ELEVATION (TYPICAL ERROR <9 INCHES)

PRE-DRILL WATER INJECT (DONE TO KEEP DUST DOWN PRIOR TO DRILL

GROUND DETECTED

RECORD KPI DATA

ONE TOUCH DRILL CONTROL ON PUSHBUTTON

(TYPICAL TIME <35 SECONDS) (TYPICAL ERROR <9 INCHES) KEEP DUST DOWN PRIOR TO DRILL PROCESS)

COLLAR THE HOLE TO PRE-DETERMINED HOLE DEPTH

DRILL THE HOLE TO PRE-DETERMINED ELEVATION

RETRACT THE BIT

MACHINE IN SPEED CONTROL MODE DURING COLLARING SEQUENCE

RETRACT THE JACKS

MACHINE READY TO PROPEL

MACHINE IN TORQUE CONTROL, SENSORLESS VIBRATION CONTROL, RMS CURRENT CONTROL

ONE-TOUCH Drilling

•Operator only needs to propel the machine from hole to hole.

•More consistent holes – depth and time to drill.

•Better control of machine drilling characteristics.•Better control of machine drilling characteristics.

•Maintenance gains due to consistent control of the machine.

•Less training required to get an operator as proficient as your best operator.

– The ARDVARC system is repeatable over and over again.

– 100% focus on the drill operation through automation for machine consistency

ONE-TOUCH Drilling

MAIN SCREEN

One-Touch Start

Monitor Operations

- Torque, Speed, Bit

position, etc…

MACHINE HEALTH

ACTIVE FAULTS

Displays Faults

- Touching a Fault displays detailed text

MACHINE HEALTH

FAULT HISTORY

Displays a log of faults

- Touching a Fault displays detailed text

DATA COLLECTION

Data is stored locally on the machine in a Microsoft SQL Server database

Transmitted back to the office for reporting

Remote monitoring of all operator screens

BLAST PLAN

-Uses mine duty high precision GPS for location

- Eliminates manual marking of holes by surveyors

-Hole Patterns are downloaded to the drill from the remote office server via Wireless Ethernet

BLAST PLAN

- Automatically zooms in to a ‘Target’ when close

- Target radius is one foot

AUTONOMOUS or AUTO PROPELWith GPS coordinates downloaded, the operator simply selects the hole drilling sequence and pushes one button

to start the cycle.

The machine automatically propels itself to the next hole, targets the hole with great accuracy, levels, collars, drills, raises the bit and jacks and readies itself for the next move.

The operator again pushes one button to give permission to the machine to automatically start the cycle again. (for safety)

AUTONOMOUS or AUTO PROPELOperator chooses targeting sequence for holes

Zoom in to change the scale

AUTONOMOUS or AUTO PROPEL

Operator interface shows the sequence of holes as they are being drilled

One Button for permission to move as a safety precaution

AUTONOMOUS or AUTO PROPELWith the drill in propel, the system shows the operator the target

Location of the machine is always updated

AUTONOMOUS or AUTO PROPELAs the target nears, the system zooms in to show the operator the hole number

Remember, all the operator is doing is monitoring, all this is happening

AUTOMATICALLY!

AUTONOMOUS or AUTO PROPELThe target is achieved and now the machine will drill the hole automatically

When completed, the system will ask for permission to advance to the next hole

STEREOSCOPIC HAZARD STEREOSCOPIC HAZARD

DETECTION SYSTEMSDETECTION SYSTEMS

Stop Stop SenselessSenseless Accidents in Their Accidents in Their

TracksTracksTracksTracks

HazCam – Hazard Detection System

HazCam – Hazard Detection SystemStereoscopic Cameras

- Uses normal light : no lasers, sound, no moving parts etc…

- Two cameras work in tandem and function just like - Two cameras work in tandem and function just like a pair of human eyes to create a 3 dimensional image

HazCam

- Utilizes multiple stereoscopic cameras to provide blind spot protection around equipment

- Data from all cameras are combined and overlay a top down view of the equipment to provide a ‘radar like’ view of hazards

HazCam – Hazard Detection System

Hazards Identified Using Configurable Parameters

Ranging to Each Pixel of Real Time Images

Integrated to Operator Displays

Operator Gap Closure Case Study

BE 49RII ARDVARC Equipped Single Pass

75 Holes 14 Manual 61 Auto

14% increase in productivity

BE 49RII ARDVARC Equipped Single Pass

71 Holes 15 Manual 56 Auto

29.5% increase in productivity

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PERCENT DIFFERENCE

AVERAGE LEVEL TIME 0.54 0.49 10.26AVERAGE

COLLARING TIME 5.36 4.08 31.17

AVERAGE DRILLING

TIME 16.35 14.64 11.66AVERAGE RETRACT

TIME 3.61 2.51 44.05AVERAGE HOLE TIME 25.40 22.16 14.62

Min Min %

MANUAL MODE AUTO MODEPERCENT

DIFFERENCE

AVERAGE LEVEL TIME 0.89 0.62 44.05AVERAGE

COLLARING TIME 8.00 3.74 114.18

AVERAGE DRILLING

TIME 40.17 29.52 36.06AVERAGE RETRACT

TIME 2.84 2.89 -1.67

AVERAGE HOLE TIME 47.26 36.47 29.57

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Operator Gap Closure Case Study

Increases Drill Productivity

As indicated in the Operator Gap Closure Case Study,ARDVARC substantially reduces the human variancesassociated with manual operation which has resulted in theassociated with manual operation which has resulted in thefollowing documented percentage hole productivity increasesat Freeport and Asarco mines respectively:

Freeport-McMoRan22%

Asarco Ray68%

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