MINE OPTIMIZATION ANALYTICS

BENEFITS OF OPTIMIZATION ANALYTICS # 1

• Fleet Post Start and Pre Stop Times. This is the time required to leave the ready line at the beginning of the shift and begin production and the time the fleet stops and returns to the ready line at the end of the shift. The ability to quantify this time allows management to make better decisions on factors such as where to stage equipment, whether or not to transport workers to the ready line, when and where to give work instructions, when and who should perform lube and fueling and allowable time for pre-shift inspections. Time lost at the end of the shift or surrounding break periods can also be quantified and analyzed. The point is that management is now able to easily quantify these periods where production time is drained and determine ways to maximize production during the shift. We call this FPST and we developed an acronym for it because this is the area of improvement our customers notice most right after our system is installed. We even have a report that measures when the units go to work and when they end work so that this important period of time can be managed effectively

BENEFITS OF OPTIMIZATION ANALYTICS # 2

• Identify and Reduce Bottlenecks on the Job. Bottlenecks can be easily spotted while either looking at the job in real time or replaying the history. It can then be determined if the haul road should be widened to a safer and passable width or if the investment to reduce the bottleneck is not justified and production should continue as is.

BENEFITS OF OPTIMIZATION ANALYTICS # 3

Assess Haul Road Conditions. Are low truck speeds the result of haul road conditions? Truck speeds can be analyzed and correlated to haul road condition. Can tight turns be opened up and super elevated to provide safer and shorter cycle times for trucks? Is the reason sudden high tire costs a tight downhill turn somewhere on the job? Is haul road maintenance being performed by motor graders or production dozers?

BENEFITS OF OPTIMIZATION ANALYTICS # 4

Optimize Fleet Selection. Truck cycle times and load times can be analyzed to determine if there are too few or too many trucks working in the fleet. 'What if' scenarios can be completed to determine if changing the size or capacity of the fleet could improve productivity and reduce costs.

BENEFITS OF OPTIMIZATION ANALYTICS # 5

• Evaluate and Compare Shifts. IronSyte provides the information necessary to answer the question as to why certain shifts are not as productive as other shifts. With the ability to replay and watch the fleet working, excessive idle times or engine off times can be evaluated and addressed to improve efficiencies.

BENEFITS OF OPTIMIZATION ANALYTICS # 6

• Analyze Job Practices. Excessive truck exchange times and loading times can be readily identified and discussed by reviewing history with the operators. Shovel and dragline swing angles can be reviewed and analyzed for optimization. Can the job be setup in a manner that would reduce swing angles and minimize truck load times?

BENEFITS OF OPTIMIZATION ANALYTICS # 7

• Fuel Savings Can be Quickly Identified. Since you are able to identify long idling periods and understand their causes, you have the option of telling the operators to shut down the equipment if they will be idling excessively. You can then monitor the operation to make sure there is no excessive idling. This can result in several hundred dollars of savings per day at today's fuel prices.