Finding the Pain Points in a Mining Production System: Load and Haul

Synopsis
Like all production systems, mining involves a series of integrated operations made up of a significant number of moving parts. Therefore business performance optimisation should ideally be viewed across the whole value chain, rather than individual segments. However, the sheer number of moving parts makes this extremely complex and challenging to manage. Each operation throughout the mine value chain (e.g. Drill and Blast, Load and Haul etc.) has a significant number of sub-operations. With most mines having integrated and interconnected mining systems, experiencing issues within one of these areas can disrupt the whole mining process – damaging your productivity and cost/ tonne output.

For example, in Load and Haul alone there are many potential pain points including; Fragmentation of the blasted material, Payload variability and below target, Cycle time, Operator performance, Haul road condition, Equipment availability and reliability and Tyre management. Each, if not managed properly, can impact the variability across your entire mining production system and operations. However identifying these pain points early and knowing where to look isn’t easy, and so we’d like to share how Decoda – a leading mine optimisation solution, is able to achieve this through their processes and approach”

Speakers
Roger Lambson
Manager: Business Development Productivity Solutions

Highly invested in the growth of both businesses and people, Roger is a mechanical engineer by trade with a background in industrial research and 30+ year’s multi-national experience in the South African environment. His focus has always been on developing strategies and solutions to promote relevant and sustainable business growth that is efficient as well as profitable. Roger now plays a key role in building key relationships, engaging the market and introducing Decoda’s Integrated Performance Management and Asset Performance Management platforms in the southern African region”

Kurt Pidgeon
Manager: Analytics & Technology

Kurt has over a decade of experience working with global mining companies to improve productivity and efficiency in various mine site production and maintenance areas. He has been heavily involved in helping sites adapt to emerging technology, focusing on digital engagement and change management with site teams.

Since joining Decoda, Kurt has been managing the development and deployment of analytics and technology products which serve to improve the productivity of the mining sector.

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Decoda is a leading provider of data and analytics solutions, working with mine sites around the world to achieve their mine plans and run more efficient and productive operations. We deliver sustainable performance improvements across mine extraction, material processing, and mine rehabilitation operations by applying technology and analytical methods using proven change management methodologies. Our integrated performance solutions deliver insights and improvements across the entire mine value chain and beyond closure into rehabilitation, to ensure whole of operation efficiency and compliance. Through extensive technical capability, broad industry expertise, and revolutionary technology, Decoda is helping bring the mining industry into the future.