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CAT ® Rock Flow System
Markus Frenel
Business Manager Rock Flow
May, !1"
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AGENDA
1. PL HRC2.Mining Method - Block Caving3.Cae !t"d#
$.Cat Rock %lo& !#te'(.Develo)'ent and !tat" to date*.+,A
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PL HRC
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HRC , HRD Location !o"/cing , Po)"lation
#uenen, Ger$any
%RC &roducts
' Total area' S(are& w$t( )on*wall
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M$n$n* $n&ustry se*ments an& Cater#$llar Glo+al
M$n$n* #ro&uct co,era*e
Elect/ic Ro)e !hovel
0/acto
/
heel Loade/
Cate/)illa/ nit Rig 0/"ck
4 High&a# 0/"ck
!c/a)e/
A/tic"lated 0/"ck
D/ill
D/agline
Mining
Soft Rock
Underground Surface
Hard Rock
Surface Underground
H#d/a"lic !hovel
Ha/d /ock vehicleLong&all
Roo' , Pilla/
High&all Mine/
Belt
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HA0 5! BLC6 CA75NG8
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Block Caving 5
System S#ec$%$cat$ons
-lock ca,$n* $s a lar*e.scale un&er*roun& m$n$n* met(o& a##l$ca+le to t(e e/tract$on o% low.*ra&e0 mass$,e ore +o&$es
*+e Cat continuous $ass $ining syste$Rock Flow- is applica.le for .ot+ caing $et+ods:
' Block Caing
' &anel Caing
G R A V I T 1
M I N I N G
M a $ n
# r $ n c $ # l e
o %
+ l o c k c a , $ n * $ s u s e o %
* r a , $ t y
Ma$n A##l$cat$on' 0G %ard Rock Block Caing Mines
- l o c
k C a , $ n *
M a $ n
# r $ n c $ # l eM$n$n* Se2uences
tate o% t(e art
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CA!E !0D9 : PER%RMANCE CN!5DERA05N!
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E/#ecte& 3G Har& Rock M$n$n* Tren&s
4#erat$n* -lock Ca,es 5 Green%$el&s
Tren& *oes %rom o#en #$t to un&er*roun& m$n$n*
6ecrease o% ore *ra&e $n Green%$el& #ro7ects0 ma$nly cause& +y $ncreas$n*
&e#t( o% &e#os$t8
$n%rastructural &raw+acks %or new #ro7ects
Tren& to me*a m$nes 9Su#er Ca,e:
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Cae !t"d# - Pe/;o/'ance Conide/ation
S#rea&$n* rate li$ited to
2 !3"( tpd/$4
due to geo$ec+anics,air .last risks5
Rea#$n* rate li$ited to
2 !3) tpd/$4
due to #%6 perfor$ance
and traffic
7 Codelco: 1!8 of an
actie area are in actie
production9
preadingReapin
g
;ctie &anel/E<ploitation 6irection Mine &reparationE<+austed
C+allenge:*o increase t+e e<traction rate
.y .alancing t+e different
p+ases of t+e $ining se=uence
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Cae !t"d# - Pe/;o/'ance Conide/ation
S#rea&$n* rate li$ited to
2 !3"( tpd/$4
Rea#$n* rate li$ited to
2 !3) tpd/$4
Mean ;ro&uct$on rate
> 13?( tpd/$4
7reaping @ spreading9
uper Cae
today
4#t$mum Rea#$n* rate
> "3!( tpd/$4
71 .lock9
#%6 is li$ited so +ow to get t+ereA
%ow to increase Rea#$n* perfor$ance significantlyA
Basic consideration:
target production: 1)!3!!! tpd ≙ 1,100 DP
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REA;ING S;REA6ING
Cat e<"i)'ent in caving o)e/ation
12==(> t)d $2(2( t)d
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Cat e<"i)'ent in caving o)e/ation
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Contin"o" )/od"ction #te'
&roduction/Reaping 71 Block9:
6rawpoints in actie area: 1"!
1" setups: 1! Feeder/1 Moer
preading 7? Blocks9:
6rawpoints in spreading: "!
perated .y Rock Flow or
#%6
140 DP *15m *15m * 4.05tpdm!
" 1#$,$50 tpd %reaping& 1$0,000 tpd
4#0 DP *15m *15m * 0.45tpdm!
" 4#,5#5 tpd %'preading&
total nu$.er of 6& in operation :
Cat ® Rock Fee&er Cat ®
Rock Mo,er
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CA0 RC6 %L !9!0EM
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Cat? Rock Flow System < Fee&er an& Mo,er
P/od"ction d/i;t
Cat Rock %eede/
Cat Rock Move/!e/vice d/i;t
Extraction
Haulage
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Rock Fee&er an& Rock Mo,er $n a Cont$nuous
;ro&uct$on System
Rock Flow . ,$&eo
RFD$ining3cat3co$
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Rock Fee&er an& Rock Mo,er $n a Cont$nuous
;ro&uct$on System
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;us($n* 6e,$ce
Cat? Rock %lo& !#te'
Mo,$n* 6oer ;late
Rock Fee&er 9RF=>>:'
e<traction rate: 555 =>> t"(
? Re,olut$onary cont$nuous mass m$n$n*#ro&uct$on system
? H$*(.#er%ormance cont$nuous ore (an&l$n*system mult$#l$es e/tract$on rates
? H$*(ly automate& system w$t( real t$me &rawcontrol
? System Fle/$+$l$ty
? H$*( )e,el o% Healt(0 Sa%ety an& Susta$na+$l$ty
Cat? Rock %lo& 0o) Meage
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Cat? Rock Flow System' . ma$n com#onents
Rock Mo,er 9RM@>>:'
#oad capacity: 55 @>> t"(
Rock Fee&er 9RF=>>:'
&erfor$ance: 555 =>> t"(
!)eci@cation
)pe+ ard rock cain
con-eor'peed+ 0.15m'poer+ # / 0k2ine pan, idt+ 1,300mm2ine pan, engt + ,000
mmcain+ 4# /
Doe/ C#linde/6uantit+ 4Stroke+ 1,50mm7ce time+11#.5 'ec.Pre''ure+ 4,0#1 k8
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Cat? Rock Flow System' Automat$on
pecifications
Control System-ne data world 7E&9-Control and isualiation of
ot+er su.syste$-#oad depended coneyor
control
6raw Control-
electie e<traction-Fle<i.le se=uence / Mi< of
=ualities-Easy %angHup detection
Su+system-Co$$unication wit+ pu$ps,
coneyor and $onitoring of
c+ain tension
6ata -ase-6ata storage in I# data.ase-Real ti$e data logging
State o% t(e Art Automat$on &ue to ($*(est le,el o% Funct$onal$ty an& Fle/$+$l$ty
Remote control 6raw ControlInte*rat$on o%
Su+systems6ata Stora*e
surface
underground
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DE7ELPMEN0 AND !0A0! 0 DA0E
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CAT R4C F)4W S1STEM . 0L6 P0EN05AL
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Cat Rock %lo& !#te' - "tlook Potential
H Increased safety and work
efficiency by remote supervised
autonomous system operationH Multiplied extraction rates
up to 500% production increasesmaller active area
H Reduced ventilation efforts by
smaller production area and
missing diesel fumesH $ncrease& HSE0 lower s#ec$%$c
costs0 ($*(er #ro&uct$on
rates0 lar*er N;V
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B3ESTI4NS
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