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Table of Contents

1. BACKGROUND 03
2. PRODUCTS 06
3. DYNAMINE 07
3.1 Product Description
3.2 Technical Architecture
3.3 Strength
3.4 Experience
3.5 Clientele
3.6 Case Study
4. IMMS Integrated Mine Management System 13
4.1 Product Description
4.2 Technical Architecture
4.3 Strength
4.4 Experience
4.5 Clientele
4.6 Case Study
5. CRYSTAL 18
5.1 Product Description
5.2 Technical Architecture
5.3 Strength
5.4 Experience
5.5 Clientele
5.6 Case Study
6. CONTACTS 22

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1. BACKGROUND

Globally, the Mineral sector is going through a technological revolution to cope with the
downstream innovations. The advancement in technology has resulted in excavation of
gargantuan volumes of natural resources from the mines. Mining industry is constantly
in search of higher levels of production with increased productivity and reduced cost.
Besides the economics of operating scale, the new dimensions of development focuses
on automation, cleaner mining systems, and increased utilization of assets by
increasing machine performance.

In the past several decades, the mining industry globally has shifted thrust from
underground to opencast mining. The use of large capacity Heavy Earth Moving
Machinery (HEMM), their extensive deployment and an ever-growing challenge to
increase productivity have led to increased complexity of operation and management.

In the early 1990s, South Eastern Coal fields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India,
reposed confidence in CMC for implementing a total IT solution for the Gevra Open
Cast Mine having a total material handling of more than 30 million tonne per year. In
those days, although the virtues of integration between different systems were known,
the concept of ERP in mines was not thought off. So, CMC designed an OLTP application
“The Integrated Mine Management System (IMMS)” covering almost all the functions.
SECL management decided to include an Operator Dependent Truck Dispatch System
(ODTDS) as main hub of IMMS. The project was successfully implemented in March

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1993. Since then, it is operational at Gevra, helping the SECL management to have
better control over resources and is being maintained by CMC. This System caters to on-
line monitoring of field activities, adequate planning both on long-term and short-term
basis, timely management of inventory cost, availability of machines and their
utilisation; by generating, sharing and exchange of information among the different
modules.

The different modules of the system are:

! Personnel Information System
! Payroll System
! Coal Billing & Project Costing System
! Material Management System
! Equipment Maintenance System
! Survey Data Management System
! Production Planning & Control
! Truck Dispatch System
! Drilling & Blasting System

CMC has also put in valuable efforts in the geological modelling and mine planning
area. A product called “CRYSTAL” was developed initially in 1989 that has been
implemented at various locations in India (like ACC, L&T, NMDC, SAIL, KIOCL, NCL and
INDAL) and abroad (Jordan-Rock Phosphate). This product is available now on
Windows.

The Equipment Status Monitoring System was developed and commissioned by CMC
for Neyveli Lignite Corporation in 1994. It monitors the operating status and certain
fault conditions of special mining equipment, like bucket-wheel-excavator, conveyor
and spreaders.

A Coal Allocation and Linkage System (Coals-Rail) has been developed for Coal India
Limited (CIL) on a turnkey basis in 1995. The system provides linkage between various
CIL collieries and helps in managing sales and dispatch operations.

In order to keep pace with the day-to-day advancement in IT sector, particularly for
application in Mineral Industry, CMC invested in establishing an Application Specific
Development Centre for Mining Industry at their Kolkata regional office in 1993. This
centre has sizeable pool of professionals from mining industry, computer science,
electronics and other engineering disciplines who are trained on various aspects of
application development and is backed up by CMC's R&D Center at Hyderabad. The
expertise available from other service practices like embedded systems, computer
hardware, communication, networking & project management is pooled from the
general resource for project implementation as and when required. The centre at
Kolkata has come out with specialized IT products and solutions for Mineral Industry to
excavate the hidden treasure. These products and solutions are being implemented at
several locations in India. DynaMine, a GPS based Operator Independent Truck
Dispatch System and Crystal, a mine-planning tool, are two of such products.

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The unique expertise of CMC in development, implementation, continuous

maintenance support, facility management of very large IT projects in India and
abroad, especially in remote locations, has always been available for Mining Industry.
We strongly believe in working hand-in-hand with our valued customers.

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2. PRODUCTS
2. PRODUCTS

Fig-1: CMC’s Mining Suite

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3. DYNAMINE

3.1 Product Description

DynaMine is a Global Positioning System (GPS) based Operator Independent Truck
Dispatch System suitable for Open Cast Mines. All the components of this product
have been designed to withstand the harsh environmental condition of mines.

Its main components are:

! Intel/ Risc-based application-cum-database server and clients configured

according to requirement
! A GPS-based onboard instrument called Nirdeshak developed by CMC for vital
sign monitoring, voice/data communication and tracking of equipment location
! An application package developed by CMC, which is the heart of the system
and other communication related infrastructure like mast, repeaters and LAN
related infrastructure

Fig 2: DYNAMINE Communication Scheme

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3.1.1 Modules
3.1.1.1 Display
! Real-time Display of mining Operations
! Real-time display of instantly generated warning messages/messages sent by
operator to control room from Heavy Earth Moving Machineries (HEMM)
! Scrolling display of critical production parameters in real-time
! Activation of Voice Communication with HEMM operators
! Production/Availability/Utilization/Status details of any HEMM in real-time, by
just double clicking on the icon of that particular HEMM

3.1.1.2 Allocator

! Dynamic Allocation of trucks to excavators

! Opening & closing of various dumps
! Displays Equipment & Operator Performance and various critical production
parameters in real-time on client machines as well as on large displays
installed at mines office

3.1.1.3 Survey

! Editing and update of Mine Map based on data from Mine Planning Software
or from surveying instruments
! Defining of blasting zones with blast timings to generate automatic warning
messages in real-time in case of any HEMM entering
! Defining & editing of profile of dump-points
! Replay of past movement of a particular HEMM based on user selected time
period with user controllable speeds for analysis

3.1.1.4 Maintenance

! Recording of Breakdown Details & preventive maintenance activities of HEMM

! Maintenance of Breakdown History of HEMM for help in Breakdown Analysis
! Automatic Generation of Preventive Maintenance Schedule of HEMM
! Monitoring of critical components of HEMM through its interface with Vital
Signs Monitoring System

3.1.1.5 Administration

! Administration of Radio Communication between Server and HEMM

! Configuring of Communication parameters for Voice communication & Data
communication with HEMM
! Configuration of parameters for Vitals Signs monitoring Hardware
! Real-time Display of Status of Critical Communication equipments like network
controllers, Communication Servers, Terminal Servers etc.,
! Configuration of Nirdeshak, Network Controllers and Terminal Servers
! Receiving and displaying Status related data from Network Controllers and
Terminal Servers
! Creation and maintenance of User's Access rights to various modules and
menus

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3.1.1.6 Attendance

! Employee Attendance
! Smart Cards
! Bar Code Cards
! Biometric Sensors
! Automatic Operator to Equipment allocation based on skills, preferences &
priorities

3.1.1.7 Reports

! Achieved Production
! Attendance & Allocation Report
! Equipment Availability & Utilisation Report
! Breakdown Analysis Report…

3.1.1.8 DynaMine Application Server

! Positional Interpreter analyses the HEMM position & status continuously to take
dynamic allocation decisions and generate critical warning messages
! Generates real-time data for feeding to IVRS Server for queries of production &
equipment status data on phone through Interactive Voice Response System
! Manages to and fro communication with Nirdeshak units fitted in HEMM
! Manages User Connections from client machines

3.2 Technical Architecture

Hardware Software
Servers: Pentium Xeon Dual CPU Servers Client Server Application
or RISC based Servers with Solaris SCO-
Compaq non-stop clustering with RAID 5

Radio Communication Infrastructure Database :Oracle 8i on SCO-Unix

Ware 7.1.1/Oracle 9i on Solaris
Operating System: SCO-UnixWare 7.1.1/
Solaris
Windows Based Clients

Web enabled applications

3.3 Strength

! Increase in availability, utilisation and productivity of HEMM

! The payback periods for the investment may be as small as less than a year for
many of the opencast mines
! Online capture and display of moving and non-moving HEMM on Mine Map
with query on performance and health parameters
! Online capture of status of equipment like loading, empty travel, loaded travel,
dumping & speed without any operator intervention
! Online capture of breakdown & other vital health parameters through Vital

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Sign Monitoring System (VSMS) from dashboard of equipment

! Online generation of valuable information & reports on achieved production,
quality, equipment utilisation, operator-wise production and breakdown
hours…
! Online capture of crew attendance and their allocation to equipment guided by
skill matrix & practices
! Making information on equipment performance available through Interactive
Voice Response (IVRS)
! Data & voice communication between operators and supervisors for efficient
monitoring
! Online generation of exceptions to requisite users helping in production/safety
monitoring, organising breakdown maintenance without any loss of time
! Replay of equipment movement and performance for any given duration
! Automatic route optimisation and instruction to dumper operators for
maximizing productivity with quality control at every dumper-cycle

3.4 Experience

As part of its deep commitment to the Mining Industry, CMC has set up an
Application Specific Development Centre (ASDC) in 1993.The centre has a large
pool of professionals from the Mining Industry and computer science, electronics and
other engineering disciplines. They are trained in the advances in software
development on the latest hardware and software platforms. CMC's R&D Centre at
Hyderabad and the company's rich expertise in computer hardware, communication,
networking and project management back up the ASDC. This wealth of internal
resources and experience has enabled CMC to develop several specialized solutions
for increasing productivity and profitability in the Mining Industry.

3.5 Clientele

! Operator Dependent:
! Gevra Opencast Mines, South Eastern Coalfields Ltd,
Bilaspur, India

! Operator Independent:
! GPS based Truck Dispatch System
! Jayant Opencast Mines, Northern Coalfields Ltd, Singrauli, India
Ramagundam Opencast-III Mines, Singareni Collieries Company Limited,
India

3.6 Case Study

3.6.1 Project

DynaMine for Jayant Opencast Coal Mine

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3.6.2 Client Description

The system has been implemented at Jayant Opencast Coal Mine of Northern
Coalfields Limited (NCL). NCL is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), the largest
mining company of India.

3.6.3 Project Details

! Implemented at Jayant opencast coalmine of NCL. Jayant Mine handles 30

million cubic meter of overburden* and around 10 million tonne of coal in a
year. It has a fleet of 15 numbers of 8 to 12 cubic meter excavators, 50 trucks
of 85 tonne capacity and 30 trucks of 120 tonne capacity. The system covers
the entire fleet of excavators and trucks
! GPS based On-board equipment along with voice and data communication
facilities & Vital Sign Monitoring Device, are mounted on these equipment
! Three communication-mast with repeaters have been installed at strategic
locations to ensure reliable radio communication over an aerial extent of
around 20 sq. km covering the entire mine
! Fiber optic cable has been laid over a length of 18 km for LAN connectivity
between the main control room & various user-locations
! Around 25 clients are connected to the host application & data base server for
online monitoring
! The system is integrated to the Attendance Recording System through card
swiping for the operating staff and is responsible for automatic crew-mining
equipment-allocation. Such allocations are automatically announced through
public address system as well as displayed on a large screen in scrolling mode
saving considerable time at the beginning of the shift
! Important information on production & availability of mining equipment are
available on Interactive Voice Response System
! Each truck is directed by the system to move on optimized route for increasing
productivity through a Dynamic Programming Technique
! The system tracks the movement of mining equipments & maintains a register
of warnings against each identified operator/equipment in case of violation of
instructions by the system, moving in non-safe zones during specified time
! CMC is supporting users with facility management & maintenance support
round the clock, 365 days in a year

3.6.4 Technical Architecture

Hardware Software
Servers: P-III Xeon Dual CPU Servers Database: Oracle 8i on SCO-UnixWare
with SCO-Compaq Non-Stop Clustering 7.1.1
with RAID 5
25 Clients on Windows NT spread over a physical spread of 20 sq km
Radio Communication Infrastructure Web enabled applications

* Overburden: Mine overburden is the waste product generated during mining operations

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3.6.5 Benefits

! Utilization
! Real time display and monitoring of Entire Mining Operations
! Instantaneous generation of alarms for stationary dumpers
! Automatic attendance recording and allocation of equipment to operator,
thus reducing Time loss at Start of Shift, Tea breaks & at Shift End

! Availability
! Instantaneous messaging & alarm of HEMM Breakdown
! Online monitoring of critical parameters through VSMS
! Online generation of preventive maintenance schedules guided by real-time
hour-meter reading
! Online Analysis of breakdown history
! Online Reporting of System generated figures on availability and utilization
of HEMM

! Productivity by dynamic route optimization

! Reduction in idling of Shovels
! Reduction in Queuing of Dumpers
! Minimizing time lost in re-allocation of dumpers in case of shovel
breakdown through automatic re-allocation
! Instantaneous resetting of priorities guided by production targets
! Effective Management of Operators Performance Data
! Health Monitoring of Equipment helps to increase the average life of the
Equipment
! Communication Infrastructure helps to reduce the Equipment Down Time
! Aiding in safety measures thereby improving the quality of life
! Ensuring Transparency in information sharing
! Making vital information available online even in homes through IVRS
! Motivation of Work force leading to increase in the productivity of
invaluable human resource
! Ease in monitoring & co-ordination
! The mine management has recorded an overall increase of 7% in productivity
of capital-intensive mining equipment, like excavators and trucks. NCL is
planning to extend this system to other opencast coalmines under its control.
This gain can further be improved by intense use in coming years. The payback
period for such a system is found to be even less than a year when in proper
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4. IMMS Integrated Mine Management System

Fig 3: IMMS - Integrated Mine Management System

4.1 Product Description

IMMS is an ERP based Integrated Mine Management System. It was first developed
as an OLTP application covering all functions of a large opencast operating mine in
Eastern India way back in early 1990s. CMC has used this knowledge base to
customise and implement RAMCO e Business Solutions in the form of IMMS. This
has been implemented at all the units of Northern Coalfields Limited and its head
quarters located at Singrauli, North-Central India. The number of concurrent users
is approximately 250. CMC is offering this solution to industry on UNIX/RISC servers
with Oracle and the product is Web enabled.

4.1.1 Functions

Covering almost all functions and operations, IMMS enables mine management to
have better control over resources. Information is generated, shared and exchanged
through these different modules of the system:

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4.1.1.1 Production

! Shift wise attendance recording of direct employees

! Shift wise Man-Machine allocation
! Shift wise & daily production absorption
! Integration with Finance, Maintenance & Dispatch module
! Operator & equipment wise performance analysis
! Monthly Survey & Production adjustment

4.1.1.2 Materials

! Inventory management
! Procurement
! Integration with finance resulting into: Control on vendor bills payment based
on PrGoods Receipt Note, automatic Updation in Accounts payable, Budget
certification and Financial concurrence. Adjustment of Advance payment to
supplier
! Bills & letter of credit facilities available
! Integration with Maintenance module in order to forecast availability of
consumables ensuring smooth hourly preventive maintenance
! Reservation of spare/consumables may be done by users

4.1.1.3 Maintenance

! Decision support
! Comprehensive definition of Equipment
! Online Work Order based monitoring
! Online HEMM log details facility
! Online Integration with Materials & Production
! Online Tracking of Equipment performance
! Effective work order management
! Failure & Breakdown Analysis
! Equipment status & performance summary
! Preventive Maintenance
! Maintenance Viability Analysis & Shutdown Planning

4.1.1.4 Finance

! General Ledger
! Accounting
! Accounts Receivable
! Accounts Payable
! Cash Flow
! Financial Administration & Control
! Fixed Assets
! Budgeting
! Three Dimensional Analysis on Expenditure

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4.1.1.5 HRM & Payroll

! Monthly Salary Calculation & Pay slip generation

! Periodical Processing of Bonus, Ex-Gratia…
! Maintains detailed employee database
! Reports on Overtime Analysis, PF statement…

4.1.1.6 Sales, Dispatch & Billing

! Core Sector: Customer-Project-Item Linkages

! Non-Core Sector: Customer-Project-Item- Delivery Orders
! Dispatch modes: Rail, MGR, Road, and Ropeway…
! Customer-Item-Bill Component Link
! Billing
! Transport Bill
! Joint Analysis Report
! Credit Note
! Supplementary Bill

4.2 Technical Architecture

Hardware
Servers: P-III XEON dual CPU Central
Server with RAID 5, P-III based Servers
for each cost center
Software
ERP based Client Server Application
Database Oracle on UNIX / MS-SQL
Server on Windows Server
Operating System: UNIX / Windows
Server
Windows Based Clients
Web enabled applications

4.3 Strength

! Online monitoring of field activities

! Cost & WIP Control
! Effective resource planning & utilisation (material, manpower and financial)
! Better availability & utilisation of machines.
! Online availability of all vital information with data security, data redundancy &
transparency
! Drill down facilities for efficient analysis
! Seamless integration of all relevant information

4.4 Experience

The expertise of CMC in various technology/services related to IT coupled with

domain expertise in mining applications, enable the organization to provide

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comprehensive solution to the Mining Industry.

4.5 Clientele

! Gevra, South Eastern Coalfields Ltd, India

! ERP based solution: Northern Coalfields Ltd, India

4.6 Case Study

4.6.1 Project
Integrated Mine Management System (IMMS) at Northern Coalfields Limited,
Singrauli.

4.6.2 Client Description

Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited. NCL

produces around 1/6th of the total coal production of India. It has 12 Opencast Coal
Mining Projects spread over an area of around 100 Sq. Kilometers.

4.6.3 Project Details

IMMS at NCL is implemented in two Phases. The first phase covers Headquarter and
two Mining Projects having around 60 concurrent users and second phase covers
implementation at the balance 10 Mining Projects. First phase is operational since
last one year and second phase is nearing completion. After the completion of
second phase there will be around 200 concurrent users.

The Modules implemented are:

! Production
! Maintenance
! Finance
! Materials
! Payroll
! HRM
! Coal Dispatch & Billing
! Corporate MIS

4.6.4 Technical Architecture

Hardware Software
One Centralised Server, Intel Xeon SQL 2000 Enterprise on Windows 2000
based Server with 2 GB RAM Advanced Server on Servers

11 Area Servers; Intel P-III based Server Windows based clients

200 Clients; Intel Processor based PC's with
Windows 2000 as Operating System

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4.6.5 Benefits

! Procurement Cycle time reduction

! Real-time availability of stock position & LPP across all areas
! Faster Sales Billing cycle
! Online dispatch monitoring
! Working capital reduction
! Accounts Receivable
! Inventory
! Accounts Payable
! Improved cash control
! Ready availability of information allows faster & better decision-making
! Reduced maintenance costs through better preventive/periodic maintenance
! Better availability of HEMM
! Reduced transaction processing costs
! Cutting down of low/non value added work
! Online availability of MIS reports
! Online Financial Statements - Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss account, Cash Flow
& Various Schedules
! Online integration of Inventory, Sales, Purchase, Maintenance & Production
stock with Finance
! Online integration of Maintenance with Production, Material & Purchase
! Online Budgetary Control - Cost Center wise, GL wise, Authorized For
Expenditure (AFE) wise
! Online Fixed Assets monitoring & control - Unique FA Id, FA register, FA
location, Depreciation calculation & various FA related reports

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5. CRYSTAL

5.1 Product Description

CRYSTAL: Survey, Geo-Modeling and Mine Planning Software

! Is a complete mine planning system covering the areas of drill hole data
management, geological modelling, open pit mine design, mine surveying &
production planning
! Is available on WINDOWS XP environment and is developed around VC++
and OOPS. Crystal is a highly user-friendly package with powerful graphical
tools & quick response times

5.1.1 Features

! It is user configurable for a given deposit. One can process multiple deposit
data at one installation
! It allows import & export of data as per industry standards
! Drill hole data management for creation & graphical processing of bore hole
data with auto-validation facilities
! Survey data management including interface with standard survey data
recorders, like Theodolites, Levels, Distomats, Total Station & GPS based Survey
Instrument
! Editing of survey data through interactive graphics
! Map generation from user selected survey features along with a host of overlay
features like contours, spot levels, polygons (with user defined colours and
patterns) and title boxes. The user can define scales for plotting
! Deposit modelling for construction of the block model with user defined block
dimensions within defined geological constraints
! Statistical analysis of data filtered from various sources, such as drill hole
database & 3D block model
! Geostatistics (structural analysis, Kriging…)
! Grade evaluation for quick calculation of reserves and grades by 2D/3D-block
kriging & by enhanced inverse distance methods
! Filtration of data from the master drill hole database, 3D or 2D-block model
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various modules
! 3D visualization for viewing the block model/part of the block model in three
dimensions
! Ultimate pit design on either stripping ratio or cost parameter basis using
Lerches Grossman Technique
! Production planning (short, medium & long term) to obtain a defined grade of
dispatchable ore through simulation & interactive graphics
! Timely monitoring of mined & dumped volumes for production reconciliation
! Export of textual & graphics outputs to standard Microsoft Office Tools &
Packages like Auto-cad…
! Supports direct printing and plotting of report/graphical outputs to the attached
printer/plotter

Fig 4: 3D view of Mine

5.2 Technical Architecture

Hardware Software
Operating System: Windows - XP

Developed using VC++ and OOPS

5.3 Strength

! Helps in increasing productivity of survey, geology & mine-planning set-ups

! Ensures timely availability of authentic data on balance reserves/grades,
achieved production & improves quality of life of users

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5.4 Experience

The expertise of CMC in various technology/services related to IT coupled with

domain expertise in mining applications, enable the organization to provide
comprehensive solution to the Mining Industry.

5.5 Clientele

! ACC Ltd, Mumbai, Hindustan Copper Ltd, L & T Ltd, Awarpur

! KIOC Ltd, SAIL, Kiriburu & Meghataburu, INDAL (Bauxite)
! NMDC Ltd, INDAL (Coal) & Jordan Rock Phosphates
! Manganese ore India Limited, Nagpur

5.6 Case Study

5.6.1 Project

CRYSTAL (Mine Plan) Mine Planning Software at Talabira Coal Project of M/s Indian
Aluminium Company, Limited, Sambalpur, Orissa, India.

5.6.2 Client Description

Indian Aluminium Company Limited is a major producer of Aluminium metal and it's
finished products. The company is vertically integrated and has its own bauxite
mines, alumina refinery, aluminium smelters, power plants, coal mines, sheet and
foil rolling mills and Aluminium Extrusion Plants spread all over India.

5.6.3 Project Details

Crystal uses Geological Exploration and Survey Data to generate a 3 Dimensional

Block Model of the Mineral reserves. This Block Model is then estimated for assay
variables using either Enhanced Inverse Square Distance method or Kriging or even
using both to have two different estimates for each Block. Block Model is used to
analyze whether the mineral is economically viable to be exploited.
! Allows critical Planning and quality Control jobs on a day-to-day basis
! Crystal does Survey Calculations, daily updation and Volume Computation of
the excavated 3D Block Model from Survey data. Crystal provides an interface
to almost all Electronic Total Stations and EDM's. It has facilities for keying in
manually recorded survey data from Theodolites. This data is then used to
calculate the X, Y, Z Co-ordinates of the surveyed features
! Generates Mine Maps on any scale
! Helps the user in carrying out Statistical Calculations on either the raw data or
on the data filtered out from 3D Block Model
! Crystal has a module devoted to Geostatistics, using which user can carry out
geo-statistical calculations on either the raw Borehole data or filtered data
from 3D Block Model
! User can view the Mineral Reserve in 3 Dimensions. This module uses the
OPEN GL graphics library to provide the user with state-of-the-art Graphics

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! The Software consists of the following Modules

! Project Management
! Drill Hole & Survey Data Management
! Map Generation
! 3 Dimensional Deposit Modelling
! Section Definition
! Statistics
! Geostatistics
! Production Planning - Long Term - Monte Carlo Simulation
! Production Planning Short Term
! Ultimate Pit Design Lerches Grossman Algorithm
! Digital Terrain Modelling and 3D imaging
! Quality Control System
! The Software has been implemented for the new Coal Mine Talabira coal
project in Sambhalpur district of Orissa. This Mine is being opened to cater to
the requirements of Coal for their captive Power Plant at Hirakud in Orissa
! Caters to the requirements of Mine Survey, Geo-Modelling and Production
Planning for long term as well as for day-to-day operation of the Mine
! Helps in production Planning while taking care of stringent quality
requirements of the power plant. It also helps them in scheduling their
sophisticated Mining Machinery like state-of-the-art Surface Miner & Ripper
Dozers thus increasing Productivity of these capital-intensive Machines

5.6.4 Technical Architecture

Hardware Software
Intel Processor based PC, Operating System Software; Windows XP
with high end Graphics Professional
Digitizer CRYSTAL has been developed using Visual
C++ version 6.0
A0 size Plotter

5.6.5 Benefits

! Accurate Geological & Survey Model

! Accurate Estimation of volumes handled
! Efficient Management of Quality & Survey Data
! Time saving in map generation
! Timely response to market with flexible planning tool
! Improved Quality of life for Survey, Quality Control & Planning Department
! Increase in productivity of Survey, Quality Control & Planning Department

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6. CONTACTS

Mr. A K Singh
Head Mining Industry Practice
CMC Limited,
28, Camac Street,
Kolkata- 700016
Tel: 91-33-2247 4845
Fax: 91-33-2247 8058
Residence: 91-33-2570 0533
Mobile: +91 98 313 05504
E-mail: aks@calro.cmc.net.in

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