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The availability and utilization of mining equipment difer from one practitioner to another, from one author to another, from one supplier to another, as well as an engineer to …
Mine production index (MPI)-extension of OEE for
Literature review in mining industry has specified components which impacts equipment availability, utilization and production performance. For the evaluation purpose, the availability, utilization and production performance defined by equations are presented in next part. 2.2. Basic definitions2.2.1. Availability
(PDF) A Selection of Drill Rigs using Overall Equipment Efficiency
This paper examines the utilisation, availability and penetration rates of percussive Pantera drill rig fleet used in lower saprolite and the fresh ore profiles at Nkran Pit of Asanko Gold, Ghana. ... 2019 pp. 41-52 Fig. 2. The OEE factors [2] (3) However, drill rigs in the mining industry have very limited adoption of OEE as a good performance ...
Performance Measurement of Mining Equipments by …
the production of equipments used in each step depends on the production of previous equipment. That means utilization of each equipment affects the others. • The capacity of mining equipment is huge. Therefore the effect of …
Studies on availability of the mining equipment: An overview
Availability is a measure of t he usable. quality of technical systems. Increasing the. availability of mining mecha nization en a-. bles the safe and stable production. It is of great importance ...
(PDF) Giving a Voice to your Mining Process
Therefore, the mining industry needs innovative methods for facing increasingly complex reality. A structured and systematic approach regarding its asset management may bring some useful insights for a more efficient decision-making framework. ... The rainy season drove down both availability and utilisation. The following were some ...
STUDIES ON AVAILABILITY AND UTILISATION OF …
The production performance of mining equipment depends on its availability and utilization. Hence it is necessary to determine the percentage availability and utilization of machinery with an aim to improve the same. Different mines are following different terms and maintaining different information.
Impact of Availability and Utilisation of Drill Rigs on Production …
The availability and the utilisation of drill rigs have great impact on the output of a mine. These can be optimised by reducing the downtimes and operational delays to ensure high availability and utilisation, and consequently higher productivities.
Performance Measurement of Mining Equipments by …
The product of availability, utilization and quality rates in the drilling process calculates ODE. ... The mining industry is utilizing automated drilling equipment to achieve productivity and ...
A CRITICAL STUDY ON AVAILABILITY AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION OF …
To achieve targeted coal production and to survive the intense competition in the mining industry in recent years, it is imperative that an SDL machine as a system and its subsystems should be reliable and maintained effectively and efficiently to ensure its maximized availability and utilization.[2] eISSN: 2319-1163 | pISSN: 2321-7308 2.
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The availability and utilization of mining equipment differ from one practitioner to another, from one author to another, from one supplier to another, as well as an engineer to another. Vorne defines the time available as the planned production time less downtime [1]. He defines downtime as all time during which the equipment is supposed
Improvement in the overall efficiency of mining
In mechanized mining, poor equipment efficiency (availability, utilization, productivity, and quality) can endanger the success of the operation. This case study will show how an initiative to ...
Evaluating and optimizing the effectiveness of …
1. Introduction. Equipment selection and optimization is one of the most challenging problems in the mining industry today, especially matching the correct …
Performance Evaluation of Underground Mining Machinery…
The utilization percentage can be improved by minimizing the idle times of the machine. This includes insufficient availability of ore to transport, shift changing of the personnel, harsh environmental conditions, and traffic in the underground. This can be controlled by undertaking better managerial and operational practices.
Productivity in mining operations: Reversing the …
Similarly, the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) metric—commonly calculated from dispatch data about equipment operating time and delays—provides …
Outliers – Mining Solutions
Improving Shift-Change at Open Pit Mines. FiguresFigure 1: The average time from the last load of the shift to the first load of the following shift.Figure 2: The average time from the last load of the shift to the first load of the following shiftDoes your daily production profile look like this? With highly productive hours during the shift ...
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To quantify the uncertain equipment performance, the availability and utilisation of all mobile equipment, and the hourly production rates of the shovels are simulated. ... Discovery grant 239019 of Prof. Dimitrakopoulos and the COSMO Mining Industry Consortium (AngloGold Ashanti, Barrick Gold, BHP, De Beers, IAMGOLD, …
Productivity in mining operations: Reversing the …
The results from McKinsey's new MineLens Productivity Index (MPI), which adjusts for declining ore grades and mine cost inflation, show that the pronounced decline in …
Impact of availability and utilisation of drill rigs on …
estimate the availability and utilisation of the various rigs used at KML and evaluate how the availability and utilisation impact production at the mine and suggest ways of improving rig output. This research will therefore, add to the very scarce literature on rig availability and utilisation in the mining industry. 1.1 Drilling System ...
(PDF) Performance Measurement of Mining Equipment
The measurement of mining equipment performance has evolved. Initially, the measurement was done using singlemeasurement indices such as machine availability, production index and utilisations ...
IMPACT OF AVAILABILITY AND UTILISATION OF DRILL …
This research will therefore, add to the very scarce literature on rig availability and utilisation in the mining industry. ... 1.2 Availability, Utilisation and Production Availability: ...
ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF UTILIZATION AND …
The three different hypotheses that this study seeks to test are: (1) utilization affects production (this is called CASE 1 in Table 1), (2) availability affects utilization (i.e. CASE 2 in Table ...
Improving productivity in mining operations: a deep
This research study examines the impact of shifts and lunch breaks on mining operations, particularly focusing on delays in hauling equipment used to supply extracted material to crushers. These delays significantly reduce productivity, averaging below 80% during regular working hours and adversely affecting mine profitability. To …
Availability And Utilization Of Mining Equipment
Availability And Utilization Of Mining Equipment. Prompt : Caesar is a famous mining equipment manufacturer well-known both at home and abroad, major in producing stone crushing equipment, mineral separation equipment, limestone grinding equipment, etc. Important information on production & availability of mining equipment are available …
STUDIES ON AVAILABILITY AND UTILISATION OF MINING …
1. INTRODUCTION The production performance of mining equipment depends on its availability and utilization. Hence it is necessary to determine the percentage availability and utilization of machinery with an aim to improve the same. Different mines are following different terms and maintaining different information.
IMPACT OF AVAILABILITY AND UTILISATION OF …
estimate the availability and utilisation of the various rigs used at KML and evaluate how the availability and utilisation impact production at the mine and suggest ways of …
The raw-materials challenge: How the metals and mining …
The required pace of transition means that the availability of certain raw materials will need to be scaled up within a relatively short time scale—and, in certain cases, at volumes ten times or more than the current market size—to prevent shortages and keep new-technology costs competitive (see sidebar "Rare-earth metals").
Productivity Improvement in Underground Coal Mines
India has emerged as the third largest coal producer in the world after China and USA with a 9% share of the total global coal production. While the coal production from underground mining in countries like China, USA and Australia are about 95, 33 and 20% respectively, India produces only about 15% of coal from underground mines …
Innovation in the Mining Industry: Technological Trends …
Innovation plays a critical role in the mining industry as a tool to improve the efficiency of its processes, to reduce costs, but also to meet the increasing social and environmental concerns among communities and authorities. Technological progress has also been crucial to allow the exploitation of new deposits in more complex scenarios: …
(PDF) Management of Efficiencies of Mining Equipment
the availability, utilization, working and ef ciency of mining equipment. We also give a very simple method of recording data necessary for their determinations.
