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Multifunctional safety systems in the minig industry

WE MAKE MINES PLAINLY VISIBLE FOR YOU

Multifunctional underground communication, safety and automation systems in the mining industry

5 5 types of reliable voice communication
5 5 labor safety systems
5 5 automation systems
16 16 domestic and European manufacturers

COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS WITHIN A UNIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEM

Control and Supervision of Mine Staff and Equipment within a Unified Information System

Digital Technologies

We utilize digital technologies for data transmission and ensuring reliable underground communication which allows reducing peoples movements and improve the labor productivity.

Automation Systems

Specialized software allows the dispatcher to manage the staff and mining equipment within a unified information system ensuring prompt and high-quality decision making.

Safety System

The system detects and identifies operational defects and potential hazards enabling to respond promptly and efficiently to any abnormal situations and ensuring a high level of safety when working in mines.

Current Challenges in the Industry

This section is dedicated to challenges identified through regular analysis of the mining industry, speaking to technical staff, visits to enterprises and descending into mines.

Power failures or cable breakdowns in a mine cause data and communication losses. Communication and safety systems stop operating. A recent innovation became a solution to the problem

sas TELVIS Company is Polands largest and one of Europes biggest manufacturers of special purpose telephone sets used in specific industrial conditions. The company deals with the development and implementation of intrinsically safe as well as standard communication and dispatch alerting systems.

EMAG Scientific and Production Centre is a group of leading manufacturers and suppliers of complex innovative services and solutions in the field of safety systems. The systems and equipment produced by EMAG SPC Group successfully operate in mines, oil refineries, power plants and other industrial facilities worldwide.

ZAM-SERVIS is a private independent company dealing with maintenance, production and supply of electrical, measuring, adjustment and analytical equipment engineered for use in hazardous areas with coal seam gas and/or coal dust (??). Its headquarters is based in Ostrava city, the Czech Republic. The company has representative offices in Poland, Turkey, India, Ukraine and Russia.

IT-Industry Company is a manufacturer of equipment in the field of telecommunication technologies which provides a full cycle of operations related to designing, deployment and maintenance of any communication system and network on industrial facilities including mining companies.

COMMUNICATION AND ALARM SYSTEMS IN MINES

Contemporary underground communication systems deal with supervision and control of production processes in mines as well as alerting and searching for emergency affected people during rescue works.

TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION

SHAFT COMMUNICATION

UNDERGROUND RADIO COMMUNICATION

UNDERGROUND ALERTING

SURFACE ALERTING

Spark-proof mine phones are designed for operating under severe conditions of mines and provide the following:

park-proof automatic telephone communication through the all-mine automatic telephone station (ATS);

operative-dispatch telephone and loud-speaking communication;

prompt alerting of underground staff about emergencies via loud-speaking and light signaling devices.

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Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) (for gas and coal dust safe mines only). Emergency alerting via loud-speaking and light signaling devices. Loud-speaking communication. Occupational noise monitoring. Automatic calling by means of the ATS. Contacting the workshop dispatcher immediately using the red alarm button DISP. Programming of 10 selectable numbers (16 digits). Battery operation.

Shaft communication is designed to coordinate the process staff actions and control the hoist when hoisting people, cargoes and outsized equipment.

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Controlling communication between the cage and the operator. Duplicating alarms to levels and the shaft landing. Transmitting the signal when hoisting. Voice communication transmission. Possibility for the operator to connect to two shaft machine cages at the same time. Acoustic control of transmitted signals.

Contemporary underground communication systems deal with supervision and control of production processes in mines as well as alerting and searching for emergency affected people during rescue works. The underground mobile radio communication is designed to ensure reliable and high-quality digital and analog communication at mining enterprises with a high level of explosion hazard, noise and interference.

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Technologies: Leaky cable Telecommunication cable

Communication format: analog digital

Communication standard: TETRA DMR MPT1327

Functionality: radio station positioning; automatic bonding of a portable radio with the user's radio tag; pager communication a possibility of sending and receiving SMS messages; emergency calling of the staff; voice communication including telephone (if VoIP subsystem is available); motion detector;

Prompt personal emergency alerting to each mine worker in the underground mine from the mining dispatcher irrespective of their positions before, during and after the emergency.

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Means of alerting: to the radio terminal; fixed mine telephone; to the personal subscriber device by means of flashing light; to the personal subscriber device by means of a text message; by means of an inert aromatic substance; through the rock mass. Delivery confirmation: automatic (delivery control); manual (reading control); Functionality: possibility to choose signal addressing to a particular worker, a group or to all miners; receiving messages from the mine on the dispatchers automated working station (AWS) by means of the alarm button with indication of the location data.

Loud announcement when performing blast hole drilling in surface mines. Different types of announcing are available: notification before approved blasts, alerting in case of rock slumping, etc.

Controlling by means of:

remote controller;

mobile dispatch center;

direct connection to the blast activating button.

SAFETY SYSTEMS IN MINES

Multifunctional safety systems are designed to reduce the risk of emergencies when performing underground works. The main purpose of the systems is to ensure safe and trouble-free operation of the enterprise and minimize losses in case of emergencies.

POSITIONING

PREVENTING COLLISIONS OF VEHICLES

SEARCHING FOR PEOPLE UNDER DEBRIS

VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

AEROGAS CONTROL

The mine positioning system allows monitoring location and movements of the staff and mobile equipment in underground mines. Information is transmitted from the subsystems to the dispatching office in the real-time mode with a possibility of displaying the reporting information to responsible employees.

Нормативное регулирование

Positioning accuracy: 20 m in the real-time mode.

Update rate: not more than 5 s.

Recovery time: not more than 6 h.

Average service life: at least 5 years.

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Positioning system technologies: leaky cable rfid (communication cable). Positioning accuracy : 2м 5м 10м 20м
Automatic staff and equipment positioning. Visualization of the staff position on a mnemonic diagram with indication of the workers status. Determining the direction and speed of tags moving based on analysis of data from a couple of reading devices. Identification of workers based on tag serial numbers with reference to names, including those of contractors and visitors. Monitoring the time of the staff working including registration of presence inside and outside the scheduled work areas, as well as in prohibited and dangerous areas. Automated time-keeping of the staff working including transmission to the information workforce management system. Centralized notification of workers by the dispatcher. Self-diagnostics real time monitoring of the communication line integrity. Generating current statistics and report forms about the staff work. Possibility to combine zonal and precise positioning. Personal safety function. Monitoring of dangerous areas where presence of staff requires taking accident-prevention actions. Memory function in case of a cable breakdown.

The system is designed to prevent vehicles from running over workers and colliding with each other by means of alerting drivers by light and sound alarms. A reading sensor identifies radio tags of other vehicles and workers located in the vehicles path.

Searching for and locating people under debris and in limited visibility conditions in case of accidents and during rescue operations. The system consists of subscriber modules and a manual terminal.

Statutory Regulation

Operating during an accident and within 36 h after it.

Locating through slump rocks: at least 20 m.

Positioning accuracy: 2 m.

Recovery time of the subsystem stationary part: not more than 30 min.

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Informing about the number of people under debris/ in a dangerous area Displaying the direction and distance to the first received signal from a subscriber module on a monitor. Motion detector reporting about immobility of a personal mining light.

Continuous video surveillance of the main process sites to monitor safety when working in underground mines with a risk of gas explosions, fire or extreme climatic conditions (high humidity, temperature).

Information can be transmitted to the surface:

via a phone line;

via a fiber optic cable;

The use of mine gas analyzers allows monitoring the atmosphere in enclosed mines continuously, detecting dangerous methane concentrations and taking measures for its evacuation in good time.

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Sensor type: fixed sensors; portable sensors; personal sensors integrated with the cap lamp; Functionality: continual mode of the selected gas concentration measuring; displaying the aerologic condition data to the dispatchers AWS. mine alarm in case of increasing or decreasing gas concentrations; indication of special conditions on the display; storing data in the memory;
Comprehensive Solution for Monitoring the Aerologic Conditions: measuring the air flow rate; air temperature and humidity sensors; toxic gas and oxygen sensors; combustible gas (ch4, h2) sensor;

AUTOMATION

Mine production process automation systems improve the labor productivity considerably due to efficient control, data collection and mine equipment operation monitoring. Mining industry automation allows transferring some of authorities related to production management and decision making from humans to the artificial intelligence.

ACCOUNTING OF FUEL FOR VEHICLES

ACCOUNTING OF EXPLOSIVE AGENT TRAFFIC

CONVEYOR SCALES

ASH CONTENT CONVEYOR METER

MEASURING ROCK LEVEL IN THE BIN

The system controls issuing of fuel for equipment. This includes recording the RFID tag code of the worker who has requested fuel, checking the workers authority to receive the fuel, registering the consumption, time and the vehicle RFID tag.

Functionality:

issuing fuel to authorized workers only;

identifying the worker and the vehicle fuel is issued for in the real-time mode;

transmitting information to the fuel control and accounting system;

statistics of fuel consumption by particular vehicles;

minimizing the possibility of fuel stealing in mines.

The application is used to control explosive material transportation to the blasting operation site. Any handling of explosive agents is accompanied with registering the barcodes on the package that are read by TE-02 terminals and immediately sent to the accounting system.

Functionality:

registering warehouse operations: receiving orders, transporting blasting supplies between warehouses;

registering during production processes: issuing to the blasting operation site, returning the unused supplies to the warehouse;

recording events to the terminal;

generating reports: state of stocks in warehouses, consumption at work stations, location of warehouses, responsible persons.

Continuously operating conveyor scales are used to measure the conveyor capacity (weight flow) and calculate the overall mass. They are designed to be used under severe conditions and in atmospheres with methane explosion hazard.

The rock ash content meter is designed for continuous measurement of the ash content in solid fuel.

Continual conveyor ash content meter is designed for continuous measurement of ash content in solid fuel on the conveyor belt. The device immediately provides information about the ash content in the coal on the conveyor belt, irrespective of any changes in the layer thickness, granularity or surface irregularities and with a minimum effect of water content. It is designed to be used in explosion hazardous atmospheres.

Portable ash content meter allows analyzing the coal quality in the bin.

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Sensor Type: ionization sensor float sensor radar sensor Material type: bulky solid liquid Functionality: Bin filling visualization at the dispatchers AWS

MULTIFUNCTIONAL COAL MINE SAFETY SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS

The leaky cable-based system is simple in operation and maintenance and can be mounted on a step-by-step basis

The system can easily adapt to any changes in the underground mine structure

The complex conforms to the explosion-proof area standards

The system can be integrated with the existing system at the enterprise

The system can be completed with some additional features (video surveillance, aerogas control, etc.) as soon as new production tasks arise

User-friendly interface of the dispatchers AWS: current information in table and cartographic form

Self-diagnostics of the system by means of collecting telemetric information about the leaky cable system operation

Equipment can be customized by the technical department in accordance with the Customers specific tasks

WHO WE WORK FOR

Mines

Processing plants

Surface mines

PROJECTS

Our staffs experience and high level of professionalism allow solving crucial problems in the face of digital transformation of the mining industry. We can help in developing, introducing and integrating new systems and solutions that will improve production automation, reduce expenses and provide better control of production processes and labor safety. The underground communication, safety and automation systems we have implemented have been introduced at mining industry facilities including Mayskoye, Birkachan and Tsokol deposits; Goltsovoye, Dukat, Komsomolskiy, Lomonosovskiy GOK, Verkhotinskiy GOK, Zapolyarnaya mines, etc.

Zolotorudnaya Kompaniya Mayskoye, Ltd., is one of five largest gold deposit in Russia. It is located in Chukotka, the north-east of Russia. More than 90% of the ore in the deposit is refractory and requires preliminary treatment to achieve acceptable recovery factors. Mayskoye deposit belongs to Polimetall, OJSC

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Dukat is one of the worlds largest silver deposits located in the north-east of the Russian Federation in Omsukchanskiy Region of Magadan Oblast. Commercial reserves of the deposit amount to 14,810 t of silver and 30 t of gold with the silver content in the ore up to 1100 g/t. The deposit is being developed by Serebro Magadana, CJSC, a subsidiary company of Polimetall.

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Goltsovoye, an underground silver mine, is a large silver deposit in Omsukchanskiy Region of Magadan Oblast. Since 2009, the deposit has been developed by Serebro Magadana, a subsidiary company of Polimetall, JSC.

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Рудник Komsomolskiy mine belongs to GMK Norilskiy Nikel, the largest Russian mining concern. At present, the facility is still being built based on reserves of sulphide copper-nickel ores of Talnakhskiy ore cluster.

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FEEDBACK

Zolotorudnaya Kompaniya Mayskoye, Ltd.

Glushkov N.I., Zolotorudnaya Kompaniya Mayskoye, Ltd. (Polimetall, OJSC), Mayskoye deposit (Chaunskiy Region, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug): When performing assembling and commissioning of underground radio communication system at Mayskoye mine, Kommunikatsii company proved to be a reliable system integrator with highly professional staff. The system was put into operation in full compliance with the terms of reference.

Serebro Magadana, CJSC

Pleshivstev A.A., Serebro Magadana, CJSC (Polimetall, OJSC), Dukat mine (Magadan Oblast): All works were carried out with a high professional level and within the specified time limits. The system was put into operation according to the design documentation developed by Kommunikatsii, Ltd., in full compliance with the terms of reference. In conclusion, let me thank you for your work and express my hope for our companies further fruitful cooperation.

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Multifunctional safety systems in the minig industry