Debswana Orapa and Letlhakane Mines –

Using Wonderware Data Historian to build reporting tools

Kabo PhetlhuIT Analyst - Systems

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Maun

Ghantsi

Lobatse

Mopipi

Orapa Letlhakane

SerowePalapye

Selibe-Phikwe

Mahalapye

GaboroneJ wanengSekoma

Kanye

Molepolole

Francistown

Shoshong

Central K alahariGame reserve

MakgadikgadiPans National Park

OkavangoDelta

ChobeNationalPark

Kasane

B O T S W A N A

K galagadi TransfrontierPark

Botswana

AngolaZambia

Namibia

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Tanzania

Republic of Botswana

Geographical Location

NORTH

Southern Africa (SADC)

Damtshaa

Serule

Motloutse river

Foley

Shakawe

KangHukuntsi

Tshabong

Letlhakeng

MoremiWildlifeReserve

J ohannesburg

Pretoria

Debswana Diamond Company

Two Geographically

Dispersed Operations

Product: Diamonds

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Damtshaa Letlhakane

No. 1 Plant

To FISH (Jwaneng Mine)

No. 2 Plant

Orapa

CARP

Orapa & Letlhakane Mines Overview

3mtpa 0.6mcts/a3mtpa 0.6mcts/a 3.7mtpa 1mcts/a3.7mtpa 1mcts/a 9mtpa 7mcts/a9mtpa 7mcts/a

10mtpa 11mcts/a10mtpa 11mcts/a

19.6mcts/a19.6mcts/a

Statistics based on 2005 figures: Source DeBeers Report to Stakeholders 2005/6

Diamond Production by Value - 2006 (US$12.8bn)

EXCEL REPORTS DISTRIBUTED OVER NETWORK

MANUAL DATA ENTRY AND FORMATTING

Quest for information…

► No real history

► Error prone reports

► Time consuming exercise manually logging data

► Requirement for data clerks who were being phased out

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Treatment Information Management System Context

FUTUREFUTURE

Why Wonderware Historian?

► Fully configured Microsoft SQL Server database for Production Plants

► High speed data acquisition and storage system

► Microsoft Office based reporting tools

► Graphical trend analysis

► Web reporting functionality

► High data availability support

Data Historian Setup

Data Historian Solution in action…

► Using Active Factory Trend for Headfeed trend analysis

► Using Active Factory Workbook for Headfeed analysis

► Using Active Factory Workbook to automate Shift Hourly Log file

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Benefits

► No data clerks required to capture data from the SCADA onto the hourly shift log spreadsheet

▪ Savings of minimum BWP 256 286.00 (ZAR 297 291.00) – from Jan – Nov 2008

► Process Engineers have more time to do qualitative analyse of data rather than compilation

► Customisation of reports

► Reduction in the number of errors in reports due to manual capturing of data

► Improved historical data storage

► Provides platform for interfaces with other systems

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Specialisation

Technology Focus

Project Implementation

Performance Collaboration

Business Solutions

Project Management

Considerations

People and Processes

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Conclusion

► Solution delivered successfully

► Customer satisfied solution delivered when data clerks phased out

► Roll-out solution to other plants

► Wonderware Data Historian to serve as the foundation for future MIS solutions across Treatment plants

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