Next level mining

Securing the future through integrated operations and information technologies

Challenges facing the mining industry

Depleting Reserves Declining Grades Increasing Costs

Export Tonnage
Export TonnageExport Tonnage
1.5 1.5 1.5 80 80 80
The main objective is to increase productivity despite challenges.
Other Other Other
1.4 1.4 1.4
60 60 60 Energy Energy Energy
Primary Gade, %

Primary Gade, %

Primary Gade, %

1.3 1.3 1.3

40 40 40
Labor Labor Labor - Deeper seams = higher production effort - Low commodity prices
1.2 1.2 1.2
- Depleting reserves - High labor cost
Inland TonnageInland TonnageInland Tonnage 20 20 20
1.1 1.1 1.1 Consumables Consumables Consumables - Complex assets and ore bodies - High energy cost
0.9 0.9 0.9 0 0 0 - Declining ore grade quality - Globally connected economies and businesses
2000 2000 2015
2000 2015 2030
2015 2030 2030
1980 1980 2000
1980 2000 2020
2000 2020 2020 2000 2000 2011 2000 2011 2011

Source: Xstrata Copper

The old way Our vision for mining The future

Islands of automation Optimizing the entire value chain through integration Optimized mine management - from
rock face to end customer across
multiple sites
Many companies have little or no The future of mining lies in bringing equipment, systems and people together Mining companies have become multinational giants with
data integration across the value mines around the world. ABB ensures all information from local
chain and operate in silos, with The solution lies in the automation and integration of information and the use of that knowledge for real-time mines can also be consolidated into corporate headquarters
data not being shared with other optimization of the mining processes. to facilitate collaboration accross mines. Production planning,
We are able to provide our customers with the most optimized and seamless integration of power and automation
departments throughout the entire plant to meet the key mining industry requirements:
resource planning, specialist support, inventories, spare parts
etc. can be optimized to reduce CAPEX and OPEX.
- Higher productivity
- Improved plant reliability and availability
- Enhanced collaboration to minimize CAPEX and OPEX
- Increased energy efficiency and environmental sustainability
- Improved safety

Areas of automation
From mine to market

ABBs position in mining is to supply the complete data integration solution and many of the elements crucial for
mining, such as gearless mill drives, hoists, complete plant electrification, ultra-long-distance conveying, super-sized
processing plant technologies, integrated process control and optimization solutions, motors and drives systems as
well as instrumentation and analyzer systems.

- Process and power control system core

- Mine electrification and integration
- Collaborative production management: integrated mine-to-market value chain operations

Enabling technologies

Project management Process management products

- One point of contact - Minerals Library: efficient engineering and operators
- Experience and competence - MIDAS: electrical integration - IEC 61850
- APC: productivity and energy efficiency
Engineering services
- Electrical system design and optimization Automation products
- Automation system design and optimization - Cabling, networks
- PLCs, sensors
Operation management products - 800xA DCS
- Integrated Mine Operations: Dispatch and schedule - Extended Operator Workplace
- Knowledge Manager: information management
- Asset Vista: consistent asset monitoring Core hardware products
- Electrification
- Microgrids
- Drives and motors
- GMDs, hoists, conveyors