# Presentation: 536294

## Underground Communication and Tracking Systems

- Underground Communication and Tracking Systems

- 20 Years
- of
- Mining Innovation

**www.minesite.com.au**

- Australia:  Sydney-Kalgoorlie-Mt Isa-Mackay     Canada:  Sudbury      USA:  St Louis

## Our missionEnhancing Safety and ProductionVia

**Specific communication technologies and devices designed for the mining industry**
**Safety enhancements through use of communication technologies**
**Process control through the use of these technologies**
**Systems designed to a more stringent standard for the mining industry  ****I.E. Cell Phones.**

**Notes:**
Communication is a key link in the total mining process

## MST is the global leader in underground communications

**PED**** ****– a text message system to every miner underground**
**TRACKER**** ****– a system to track location of people and equipment in zones **
**ICCL**** ****– integration of PED and Tracker into a light weight cap lamp battery**
**ImPact**** ****– wireless technologies.**
**VDV Leaky Feeder Radio**** ****-   two way voice radio system**

## Over 250 clients in 5 Continents

**Australia:**
- 3 ImPact Systems
**72 PED Systems**
- 55 VDV Systems
**40 BlastPED Systems**
**4 TRACKER Systems**

**China:**
**15 PED Systems**
**4 ****TRACKER Systems**

**United States:**
- 2 ImPact Systems **20 PED Systems**
**2 BlastPED Systems**
- 10 VDV Systems

**Canada:**
- 3 ImPact Systems
**12 PED/BlastPED Systems**
-  3 VDV System

**Chile:**
- 2 VDV Systems
**1 BlastPED** System

**Sweden:**
**1 PED System**

**Tanzania:**
**3 BlastPED System**

- MST Office

- MST Distributor

**Mongolia:**
- 1 ImPact System

**Notes:**
Shows thew experience and global acceptance of MST products

## Some of our Valued Customers Include:

## Personal    Emergency    D   ivce® 

**Following Moura 1986 explosion, 12 fatalities.**
**Underground infrastructure destroyed.**
**Development started in 1987**
**Review of  previous research **
**Fire evacuation notice. ****Sunshine Mine,    Kellogg, Idaho ****May 2, 1972 - 91 Killed**
**Contact U/G-- with surface antenna, text had more usefulness **
**Commercially available 1990**
**MSHA approved June-1991**
*COMMUNICATIONS during a mine emergency are a critical part of fire fighting and evacuation activities.*
*     **A successful evacuation or fire fighting operation is dependent on the quality of the information that is communicated. *
*     **The sooner miners are notified of a problem, the greater the chance of escape and/or fire fighting activities can begin. *
*TIME IS NEVER YOUR FRIEND*
** ****U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration**

## Personal    Eemergency    D   ivce® ULF   Mine Wide Text messaging system 

**Safety:**
**Mine Wide Warning.  ****(Is not limited to line of sight)**
**Everyday communication tool.**
**Custom text messages detail hazard, evacuation route, update situation, etc. **
**Remote,  surface blast initiation.**
**Productivity:**
**Contact personnel wherever they are in the mine.**
**Efficiency through remote control of fans, pumps etc.**
**Effective remote blast initiation.**

## PED Receiver - from “Add ON” to Integration

- 1990 BeltPED 1 – **3.2 kg**

- 1992 BeltPED 2 – **3.1 kg**

- 1995 BeltPED 3 – **2.4 kg**

- 2005 ICCL – **0.8 kg**

- 1989 Prototype Receiver

_**2  – Way**_
**2007-2008**

## PED    ®    Operation Schematic

**PC running PEDCALL for entering messages.**

**PED Receivers can be:**
- _ __**ICCL**_ Personal Receiver (shown)
-  _**AutoPED**_ Vehicle Receiver
-  _**ControlPED**_ for Equipment Switching
-  _BlastPED_ for Remote Blast Initiation

**PED Modulator**

**PED ULF Transmitter**

**RS232 Link**

**Data Link**

**PED Antenna**
**(Surface or Underground)**

**Ultra Low Frequency Transmission Through Rock**

**System designed for self- diagnostics, ground fault, open antenna, lighting etc.**

- Emergency broadcast

**Notes:**
Transmitting “through-the-earth” with ultra low frequency signals ensures complete signal coverage underground.
The antenna can be on surface (typically buried 2 ft deep) or underground if surface access is difficult. 

## BeltPED    ® Top

- Push button to Light up Display or Recall Stored Messages
- Push Button Lights Display so time can be read, after 5 seconds the last message received is displayed.

- Liquid Crystal Display Screen
- Can display up to 32 character message

## Communication Coverage

**Phones – 5%**

**Leaky Feeder – 20%**

**PED – One-Way +98%**

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## PED    ®  Antenna - Wallarah Colliery

**12,000 ft & 8,000 ft Surface Antennas**
**Powered by one Transmitter**

**Surface antenna protected from blast and fire.**

## PED ®   Antenna -Kanowna Belle 

- 5,000 ft
- Underground Antenna

## PED    ® Antenna - Moranbah North Coal Mine

**33,000 ft Surface Antenna.**

**Broader coverage by increasing antenna size!!**

## PED    ® Antenna - Springvale Coal Mine

**20,000 ft Underground Antenna.**

**Surface antenna could be used in an emergency.**

## PED  ®    Antenna – David Bell Mine - Canada

**5,000 ft**
**Surface Antenna.**

##  PED Installations and Usage Australia

| Mine |  | Antenna | Pagers | Messages/Shift |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cook | 1991 | Surface – 30,000 ft | 45 | 10-20 |
| North Goonyella | 1993 | Surface – 29,000 ft | 140 | 20-30 |
| Newstan | 2000 | U/G – 35,000 ft | 250 | 40-50 |
| Myuna | 2001 | U/G – 28,000 ft
(Covers 3 seams) | 200 | 35-45 |
| Oaky North | 1998 | Surface– x 2 | 245 | 30-50 |
| Clarence | 2000 | U/G – 32,000 ft | 120 | 25-35 |
| Moranbah North | 1997 | Surface – 33,000 ft | 320 | 40-50 |
| Crinum | 1997 | Surface – 27,000 ft & 35,000 ft | 280 | 40-60 |
| West Cliff | 2001 | Surface – 29,000 ft & 44,000 ft | 260 | 50-60 |

## PED Installations and UsageUnited States / Australia

| Mine |  | Antenna | Pagers | Messages/Shift |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andalex | 1997 | U/G – 40,000 ft | 100 | 30-40 |
| Genwal | 1998 | U/G – 38,000 ft | 50 | 20-30 |
| Dendrobium | 2004 | U/G – 34,000 ft | 180 | 40-50 |
| Springvale | 2001 | U/G – 20,000 ft | 250 | 35-45 |
| Beltana | 2003 | Surface – 22,000 ft | 80 | 25-30 |
| Glennies Creek | 2001 | U/G – 25,000 ft | 50 | 20-30 |
| Broadmeadow | 2005 | Surface – 33,000 ft | 140 | 30-40 |
| West Wallsend | 2000 | Surface & U/G – 27,000 ft & 20,000 ft | 170 | 40-50 |
| Enterprise | 1998 | U/G - 15,000 ft | 690 | 60-80 |

## PED Installations and UsageUnited States

| Mine |  | Antenna | Pagers | Messages/Shift |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Co-op | 1999 | U/G | 40 | 20-40 |
| Dugout | 2000 | U/G | 75 | 20-30 |
| BHP | 1999 | Surface X 2 | 150 | 40-50 |
| Air Quality | 2001 | U/G | 50 | 30-40 |
| Laurel Mountain | 2000 | U/G | 21 | 25-30 |
| North American Rock Salt | 1999 | U/G  | 50 | 20-30 |
| Robison Run | 2000 | U/G | X | 20-30 |
| 18 total U.S. ---- | 1ST   1996 | 70 -100% Coverage |  | Antenna Dependent
 |
|  | World wide | 140 systems | + 10,000 |  |

## TRACKER  Tagging System Benefits

**You always know who is ****IN****, or ****OUT**** of the mine.**
**You know the location of Personnel and Equipment within clearly defined zones underground.**
**Enables you to control mine logistics.**
**Integrates with a mine’s existing systems.**
**Significant benefits can therefore gained in:**
**Safety Management**
**People**
**Equipment-Asset Management**
**Supplies**

## TRACKER  Tagging System - Basic Operation

**Readers/Beacons are set up at Strategic Locations throughout the mine.**
**150 ft reading radius.**

**An active Tag, worn by personnel or mounted on vehicles, radiates a unique “ID” to the Reader**** Beacons.**

**Self Contained Tag**

**Tag in ICCL**

- MSHA - approved 2003

## TRACKER  Beacon Layout - Coal Mine

## TRACKER  Display Software

**Notes:**
Click on any zone in the mine to see what people and equipment are in that area

## TRACKER  Display Software

**Notes:**
Look up an individual tag, and see where they are and where they have been.  For example, find the nearest electrician to a breakdown

## Zone Display Units

**Large Format LED Units allow Tag numbers into zones to be displayed to control access, such as:**
** ****Personnel numbers can be displayed relative to a pre-set limit                              (e.g.   because of availability of SCSR’s or CABA re-fill points).**
** ****Diesel equipment limitations can be automatically displayed to control access dependent on ventilation requirements**

##    Improves safety management of personnel, by knowing their location underground at all times.  Benefits include:

Streamlines access control into ventilation districts in line with available self rescue apparatus inbye – removes tag board delays.

During an emergency the withdrawal of personnel can be monitored.

During an evacuation the location of items (e.g. PJB) that may assist their evacuation can be known and advised.

These safety enhancements are paid for by the vehicle/asset cost benefits

Potential to extend Tag technology into Proximity Detection 

**Streamlines access control into ventilation districts in line with available self rescue apparatus inbye – removes tag board delays.**
**During an emergency the withdrawal of personnel can be monitored.**
**During an evacuation the location of items (e.g. PJB) that may assist their evacuation can be known and advised.**
**These safety enhancements are paid for by the vehicle/asset cost benefits**
**Potential to extend Tag technology into Proximity Detection **

- Tagging System - Personnel Safety

## Tagging System - Equipment/Asset Management

**   ****The benefits are in cost reduction and production improvement through better management of vehicles and implements.  For example:**
**Reduced time spent searching for particular vehicle or implement (such as buckets, forks, pumps, augers, etc).**
**Track re-location of equipment to ensure correct item and correct location are achieved.**
**Streamline diesel access control into ventilation zones – removes tag board delays.**
**Can reduce fleet size through better utilisation. **
**Improved management of Contractors’ resources on site (what goes in, comes out).**

## Thank   you  !!

## PED    ® Antenna - Oaky North Coal Mine

**33,000 ft & 29,000 ft ****Surface Antennas**
**8 years production**