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Underground Mine

Communication and Control


Tracking and Control at
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.
Underground Division

Anton Meyer
September 2008
Barrick Goldstrike Location
Goldstrike

Elko Meikle

Roaster

Rodeo

Betze-Post Pit

Nevada, USA
Las Vegas
Barrick Goldstrike Property

Mill/Autoclave Truckshop/Admin
Betze-Post Pit

Roaster
Rodeo
Meikle
The Extent of the Mine
Underground Mine Long Section
Meikle Production Rodeo Shaft
Betze Portal
Shaft

Approx. 2 miles (3.2 km)

Main Shafts/Airways:
 Meikle Production Shaft (intake)
 Meikle Exhaust Shaft and Borehole
 Rodeo Shaft (intake)
 Rodeo Exhaust Shaft
 Betze Portal
Background
 Recent mine accidents have highlighted
the need to track and communicate with
personnel underground
 New Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM)
regulations will require better
management of mobile equipment and
underground mine ventilation systems
 Rising energy costs mandate some type of
energy management system
 Improved communication will lead to a
safer, more productive mine
Existing Control Systems
 Communication and Control Systems
• A-B Data Highway Plus (fiber optic and twisted
pair) for PLCs
• Ethernet (wireless underground in some
areas)
• LonWorks Digital Network for gas and
ventilation monitoring
• Modbus for power monitoring devices
• Leaky Feeder for voice/radio
• Mine Page Phones
• Land Line Telephones (Analog, Digital and IP)
Existing Control Systems
 Human Machine Interface (HMI)
• GE Fanuc CIMPLICITY HMI (Plant Edition)
• Interface with Process Controllers (PLCs) and
other devices
• Provides Visual Display of all fixed plant at the
mine
• Logging and Trending of data
• Alarms
• Reports
Existing Control Systems
 Mine Dispatch System
• Micromine PITRAM Dispatch System
• Track, store and report underground activities
• Data Acquisition module to capture data
during shift
• SQL Server 2005 database
• DOME web-based reporting application
Existing Control Systems

CIMPLICITY HMI
Limited interaction
between systems
Control
PITRAM Dispatch Systems

Ethernet, DH+
Lonworks
Leaky
Feeder
Typical Layout of Control System
Hardwired, Bus or PLC Network or Ethernet
Wireless Network

HMI Servers
Field Instruments PLC Panel

Lonworks Network
Overview of CIMPLICITY HMI System
Refrigeration Plant Overview
Refrigeration Machines
 Two 5 MW Refrigeration
Machines
 Each driven by 1750 HP
(1 MW) motor
 Ammonia Refrigerant

 Remote Control
 Performance
monitoring
 Alarms
 Trends
Production Hoist Monitoring
 Double Drum Hoist
 Built in 1950’s
 One 1250 HP motor
 Two 12 ton skips

 Equipment Status
 Production Data
 Alarms
 Trends
Haul Truck Loading
 200 ton haul trucks are remotely
loaded from Hoist Control Room
 Hoist Operator also has visual
indication via CCTV cameras

 Remote Control
 Equipment Status
 Production Data
 Alarms
Main Exhaust Fans
 Rodeo Exhaust Fans:
 Two Axi-Vane, 2.74m,
1250 HP Fans
 Variable Speed 0-1200rpm

 Remote Control
 Equipment Status
 Alarms
Power Monitoring
Power Trends
Mobile Load Centers

• Twelve 480V Circuits


• Individual Pilot Checks
• Allen-Bradley SLC-5/04
• Interface to DH+ Control Network
• Circuit Breaker Monitors on Modbus
• Remote Control of Underground Fans
Ventilation Monitoring and Control

Main Fans

Air Flows

Gas Monitors

Air Doors
Booster Fans
Ventilation Monitoring and Control
Booster Fan

Gas Monitors

Auxiliary Fan

Air Flow
Overview of PITRAM Dispatch
System

CIMPLICITY
HMI

PITRAM
Data Acquisition
• Miners interface via Leaky Feeder radio
• Dispatcher logs mining activities
• Logs mobile equipment status
• Monitors CIMPLICITY alarms
• Controls U/G fans as required
PITRAM Data Acquisition
PITRAM Event Editor
DOME Reporting
DOME Report

Left: Geology Report -


showing material
moved or emulsion
loaded per heading
2007/2008 Enhancements
 Personal Emergency Device (PED)
• A one-way through-the-earth emergency notification system for
personnel and mobile equipment
 Wireless LAN
• Extend Ethernet LAN to underground with Wireless Access Points
(WAPs) at strategic locations
 Cap Lamps (ICCL)
• Integrated Communication Cap Lamps (ICCL) with PED receiver and
Wi-Fi tag for tracking
 Vehicle Interface and Tracking
• Wi-Fi tags on vehicles to track location
• Interface with mobile equipment to upload critical engine performance
data and payload data
 Energy Management System
• Interface with Mine Control and Data Systems to provide Ventilation-
on-Demand
 PITRAM Dispatch Version 3
• Upgrade to new version of PITRAM with DOME Reporting
Selection of Equipment
 Why a PED system?
• Require a means of sending a message to miners
independent of phones, radios, LAN
 Why wireless Ethernet? Why not RFID (900MHz)?
• Already have some Ethernet in the mine
• Many other benefits to using Ethernet
• Communication with other wireless devices
• Higher data transfer rates
 Why new cap lamps?
• The ICCL can house a Wi-Fi tag and PED receiver
• Using Lithium Ion batteries, lightweight, longer lasting
 Why an Energy Management System?
• Rising energy costs
• Automated ventilation control
Mine Control System
Supporting Data Systems Mine Management Systems Input Devices

eAM Maintenance CIMPLICITY Mobile Devices


System HMI (PDAs)
Cost Management PITRAM WiFi Tags
System Dispatch (802.11 b/g)
Mine and Engineering Energy
Drawings Management Sensors
Tracking (Flow, Temp, Press)
Mine Mapping System
Gas Sensors
Planning and (Ultima)
Scheduling Software

Mine Production and Emissions


Control Systems Meters
Operation Data

Mine Geology and Programmable


Drill Hole Data Controllers (PLC) Power Devices

Mine Models
Communication Systems
Managed Devices
VnetPC 2003 ULF Radio
(PED)
VHF Radio Ventilation Fans
(Leaky Feeder)
The Mine Management Systems all 2.4 GHz Radio
Dampers and
work together using the available (WiFi 802.11 b/g)
Regulators

input data (from sensors, tags, Multi Mode Fiber Pumps


other devices) and other support Single Mode Fiber

data (SQL data, eAM, EPS) to CAT 5/6 UTP


(Ethernet)
Motors

manage the various output devices Bluehose Compressors


(fans, regulators, pumps, etc.). (A-B DH+)
Digital Network
(Lonworks)
Components used with permission from BESTECH
Mine Control Room Philosophy

Energy Management CIMPLICITY HMI

Total Mine Control System Control


PED System Systems

PITRAM Dispatch
Tracking
System
Leaky
Feeder
Wireless
Emergency LAN
Response
PED Emergency Notification
System
 Consists of a transmitter capable of transmitting
a text message to the wearer of the receiver
 Combination of ultra-low frequency (ULF) and a
high power transmission system enables the PED
signal to propagate through several hundreds of
feet of rock
 The system dims and flashes the wearer’s cap
lamp for several seconds then displays a text
message on the PED receiver display mounted on
top of the cap lamp battery
 Can send an individual message, a group
message (e.g. Mine Rescue Team), or a
broadcast message (e.g. all receivers in the
event of an emergency)
PED Emergency Notification
System
 PED Head End Panel
mounted on surface
 Surface / Underground Loop
Antenna
 PED receivers installed in
cap lamps and vehicles
PED System Installation
 Installation completed and commissioned June 2007
Trenching and Underground
conduit installation antenna installation

Overhead antenna
installation
PED Headend Panel and Antenna
PED
Headend
 Initial installation completed June 2007
Panel

Meikle Production
Shaft Rodeo Shaft

Betze Portal
PED
Antenna
Loop

South Rodeo and North


Adequate coverage in Post - limited or no
Banshee drift > 2,000 ft coverage >1,000 ft
from shaft from shaft

Extends 2 miles N-S


PED Headend Panel and Antenna
PED
Headend
Panel

Meikle Production
Shaft Rodeo Shaft

Betze Portal
PED
Antenna
Loop

Possible further
Proposed PED extension into
Antenna Betze and 4330
extension into level in 2009.
South Rodeo.

Extends 2 miles N-S


Wireless Local Area Network
 Extend mine Ethernet LAN
using Wireless Access Points
(WAPs) at strategic locations
 802.11b/g compliant
 Operates at 2.4GHz
 Create “Wi-Fi hot spots”
underground
 Priorities: Powder
Magazines, Refuge
Chambers, Shaft Stations,
CLAIR Bays, Workshops
Underground Wireless Network
Cisco Switch
Wi-Fi Hot Spots

WAP WAP 100MB/s


Fiber
1GB/s

Cisco Switch
Wi-Fi Hot Spots

WAP WAP 100MB/s

Composite Cable
Fiber & Power
Wireless Access Points
 First Wireless Access Points (WAPs) installed
September 2007
 About 30 installed to date, some Cisco APs

Below: Remote Antenna for


WAP at Meikle Collar

Above: Wireless Access


Point at Meikle Collar
O/H FO Cable

Main Admin O/H FO Cable Roaster

O/H FO Cable
O/H FO Cable

Vent Hoist
Meikle Admin Meikle Vent Hoist
Rodeo Collar
Rodeo Hoist
Meikle Zone Bldg
Meikle Admin Meikle Prod Hoist Core Shed Meikle Collar
Meikle Zone Bldg

Rodeo 4330
Meikle 0925 0925 Station
Prod Shaft Rodeo Shaft
& Vent Shaft
FO Cables 4270R Mine Arc FO Cable

1075 Refuge 4488G Mine Arc

1075 CLAIR

1075 Backfill 4150R CLAIR Rodeo 4150


Meikle 1075
1225 Refuge (future)
1075 Station
4100 Pwd Mag Betze Portal
1075 Pwd Mag 4190G Refuge (future)

1225 Station Meikle 1225


Rodeo 4100 4100 Station
Griffin DD8
1225 Shifters 1225 Shop 1225 Shop

4100 Shifters
Application and 3980R CLAIR
1225 Major Repair
Data Servers 4100 Elec Shop

3920R Mine Arc Rodeo 3920 4100 Warehouse 4100 Shop


Future FO (future) 4100 Shop
Meikle 1450 1450 Station

AeroScout Engine/MV4
1450 Refuge

Rodeo 3790
MST PED
(future)
1600 Station 3885X Refuge
Banshee Mine Arc
Meikle 1600 Griffin 1600
Bestech NRG-1
1600 CLAIR

Rodeo 3620
1675 Station 1675 Refuge
3620R Refuge

CIMPLICITY
Meikle 1750 1750 Station BARRICK GOLDSTRIKE MINES INC.

Underground Division Local Area Network Layout


Size Date Drawing File Name REV
17x22 9/4/2008 Underground Ethernet Network.vsd 1
SQL Server 2005
Scale: NTS Sheet: 1 OF 1
Integrated Communications Cap
Lamp (ICCL)
PED  Light weight Lithium-
Ion battery to provide
long duration battery
life
Tag
 Includes PED receiver
and Wi-Fi tag
 Koehler-Wheat
focusable headpieces
 Additional outlets to
power other PPE
options
ICCL installed in Zone Rooms
 Initial charge racks installed in new Zone Rooms September
2007
 Total of 31 charge racks installed to date
 Almost 700 new cap lamps (ICCL) with tag and PED

Below: 30-Lamp Charge


Rack in old Zone Room

Above: Ten-Lamp Charge


Racks in new Zone Room
Personnel and Vehicle Tracking
 Wi-Fi 802.11b tags are installed in cap lamps and
on mobile equipment
 Wireless Access Points (WAPs) installed in the
mine detect the tags
 Tag data is logged in a SQL database and
displayed on screens showing tag location
(person or vehicle)
 Zone Display Units mounted locally show tag
names and numbers detected in the area
 Tracking data can be used for access control,
time and attendance, vehicle location, fan
control, etc.
Typical Layout of Underground Level
 WAP installed at
Shaft Station
 WAP installed near Exciter

Powder Magazine Powder Magazine

and Shotcrete Exciter

Plant
WAP

Shotcrete Plant
MCC
 Install WAP near WAP

Backfill Plant and Production Shaft


Ventilation Shaft
Exciter
Ramp intersection WAP

Backfill Plant
 Install Exciters to Ramp to S Meikle
Exciter

determine exact Ramp to

locations
other levels

Ramp to S Meikle
Meikle 1075 Level
Ventilation Control System
 Underground ventilation is monitored:
• Air Flow, Air Direction, Oxygen, CO, CO2, NO2, SO2,
NH3, and Air Wet Bulb and Dry Bulb Temperatures
 Auxiliary and Booster fans are monitored in real
time and can be controlled remotely from HMI
 Equipment engine monitoring will allow real time
machine performance to be monitored by
maintenance personnel
 Integrating the above systems with vehicle
location information (tracking system) can
produce a Ventilation-on-Demand solution using
an Energy Management System, such as Bestech
NRG-1
Energy Management System
 The Bestech NRG-1 Suite consists three modules:
• Time of Day Scheduling module
• Event-based module
• Real Time Control module
 NRG-1 features include:
• Centralized management and control of assets, such as
auxiliary fans
• Secure online interface through a web browser
• Integration with existing automation infrastructure, such
as PLCs
• Reduced energy costs by controlling energy intense
assets (such as fans) during shift change, and other
periods of reduced activity
• Increased revenue by scheduling routine tasks to
optimize production schedule
Energy Management System
 NRG-1 Suite installed and commissioned
October 2007
Left: Adam Tonnos (Bestech)
configuring the NRG-1 Suite

Right: Modes
configured to shut
down auxiliary fans at
shift change (Time of
Day Scheduling)
Ventilation-on-Demand (VOD)
 Typical scenarios for a Ventilation-on-Demand
System:
• Auxiliary Fans can be stopped automatically at shift change
(Time of Day Scheduling module)
• Increased CO gas readings detected after a blast can re-start
Auxiliary Fans in the area (Event Based module)
• Equipment or personnel tags detected in an area can trigger
Auxiliary Fans to start, or adjust air flows using regulators or
adjustable pitch fans (Event Based module)
• If equipment and personnel leave an area, and no tags
detected for 10 minutes, Auxiliary Fans can be stopped (Event
Based module)
• When ventilation changes need to be effected on a level;
Dispatcher can stop selected fans on the level and put them
offline (Real Time module)
 Event Based module will be configured when
vehicle and personnel tracking is sufficiently
advanced on each mine level
Concluding Remarks
 Enhanced communication with miners,
vehicles and fixed equipment leads to
improved safety and productivity:
• “Real time” tracking of miners and vehicles
• Quicker response in the event of mine
emergencies
• Access control
• Ventilation control
• Vehicle engine performance monitoring
• Dust, DPM and temperature control
• Energy management

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