Case Studies of our Work
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Reducing Carbon Emissions with Mining Technology
At a Glance: MTS worked with the site to target efficiency gains in the load & haul activities.
Outcome: ↑Estimated avoidance of 2,895 tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually, with productivity per operating hour increasing by 6% and a 4% reduction in litres per tonne.
Grade Control Improvement – Reduction of Overmining
At a Glance: MTS helped the site identify and target areas of grade quality loss for improvement.
Outcome: ↑ 75% reduction in overmining, 5% reduction in material mis-dumps.
Mitigating Operator Equipment Abuse
At a Glance: MTS worked with a site to reduced operator abuse, and improve component longevity.
Outcome: ↑ 37% decrease in frame cracks, 56% reduction in alarms triggered by improper equipment operation.
Truck Frame Life Extension
At a Glance: Haul Road Explorer was used as part of a targeted program to extend the haul truck frame life to reach the end of mine life.
Outcome: ↑ 41% reduction in road-related alarms, ↑ 44% decrease in total crack count, ↑ 2% increase in truck productivity.
Optimised Refuel Assignments
At a Glance: MTS worked with the site to enable better use of the FMS dynamic refueling feature through resolved system config, dashboards & training.
Outcome: ↑ 1,242 hours saved annually across a fleet of 30 trucks, adding 348k tonnes hauled and $7M in increased revenue.
Effective use of Aux fleet – Motor Graders
At a Glance: MTS developed tools to track and analyze grader activity, including grading and idle times.
Outcome: ↑ 52% increase in grader utilisation, 32% reduction in idle time, and eliminated the need for costly auxiliary fleet purchases.
Payload Optimisation: Improved Productivity
At a Glance: MTS helped the site improve payload compliance & productivity leveraging variety of tools.
Outcome: ↑ Estimated monthly production gain.
Pit to Port Optimisation – Site Study
At a Glance: MTS were engaged to help site identify areas for improvement in their pit-to-port processes.
Outcome: ↑ MTS' assessment identified 21 key improvements, leading to an estimated 15-20% increase in productivity for the UAE quarry.
Effective Haul Road Management: A South American Gold Mine Case Study
At a Glance: MTS implemented HRE at a extensive operation who integrated it with their daily practices.
Outcome: ↑ Increased production by 38,000 tonnes per week, translating to an estimated incremental revenue of $174,880.
Improved Asset Operation and Safety with Haul Road Explorer
At a Glance: MTS helped a site perform a rapid root causes analysis for an incident investigation & establish improved operating practices.
Outcome: ↑ HRE resulted in a 36% reduction in abusive truck operation alarms, a 29% reduction in road-related incidents, a 44% reduction in road-related alarms, and significantly improved overall safety and asset performance
Rapid Safety Incident Root Cause Analysis – Over Turned Truck
At a Glance: Haul Road Explorer used to rapidly determine root cause for upturned truck incident.
Outcome: ↑ The investigation was completed in less than 1 hour, reducing downtime, preventing future incidents, and swiftly returning the water truck to service.
Safer and More Productive Intersection – Distractions
At a Glance: Haul Road Explorer was used to identify root causes for an unperforming intersection. This resulted in a safer and more productive haulage network.
Outcome: ↑ Reduced distractions by 48%, increased production by 6000 tons/week.
Autonomous Haulage Stoppage Reduction
At a Glance: Haul Road Explorer was used to identify multiple root causes for AHS related stoppages.
Outcome: ↑ 32% reduction in AHS-related stoppages, leading to improved productivity, reduced maintenance costs, and enhanced operational efficiency.
Idle Time Reduction
At a Glance: MTS reduced avoidable idle time (and hence some running costs).
Outcome: ↑ 60% reduction of idling on delay.
World Class Service Accuracy Performance
At a Glance: MTS Integrated onboard SMU Hours with site planning system & helped team to deliver and maintain a world-class Service Accuracy performance.
Outcome: ↑ Increased Service Accuracy from 70% to >95%.
Why Choose MTS for your Mining Technology Needs?
At MTS, we bridge the gap between mining technology, people, and IT. Our experienced team of mining technologists is dedicated to empowering mines to enhance productivity, minimise waste, and optimise costs through the seamless integration of technology.