The FUTURE of mining communications

Network Infrastructure• Takes your LAN underground cost effectively• Forms the foundation of the ImPact portfolio• Enables remote monitoring and control of equipment• Allows easy and modular design of underground networks• Facilitates wireless data communications and VoIP
• Reads Wi-Fi tags to support location aware application• Rugged IP66 housing designed for the mine environment

The FUTURE of mining communications

Personnel and Asset Tracking

Vehicle Intelligence Platform• View vehicle diagnostics in real-time• Payload data in real-time• Acquire vehicle location data
• Report productivity information with greater accuracy• Integrate with leading manufacturers’ equipment (Such as Caterpillar etc)
• Compliments your existing Mine Site Technologies Ethernet system

Proximity Detection• Reduce risks in personnel / vehicle interactions• Minimise communications to control room
• Notify operators instantly in-cab

Productivity & Safety throughMine-Spec digital applications
Asset management
Personnel safety
Traffic management
Scalable system
Real time data

Mine Site Technologies Pty Limited
www.minesite.com.au
PO Box 3070, Mackay QLD 4740

MST offices also located in Sudbury and Calgary, Canada, Salt Lake City and Denver, USA.
Mine Site Technologies Pty Limited reserves the right to make changes to the specifications
and information contained in this brochure at any time and without notice.
Photo of Atlas Copco Equipment, Joy Mining & Komatsu. MST-TRK0309

GLOBAL LEADER IN MINING COMMUNICATIONSGLOBAL LEADER IN MINING COMMUNICATIONS

Typical personnel & asset tracking system
The ImPact personnel and asset tracking solution enables
accurate tracking, increased personnel safety and, should thesituation arise, a vital aid to emergency management. Thesystem uses active RFID tags attached to vehicles, assets andcarried by personnel together with wireless access points toindicate movement and location within the mine.

Personnel & Asset Tracking
The ImPact technology suite is designed to lead mining communications and digital infrastructure into thefuture. The ImPact tracking system has been specifically created for the mining industry to operate within
the harsh environments encountered in all types of mining from underground to surface.
The ImPact tracking system is a cost-effective method of asset
and personnel tracking, ensuring that the whereabouts ofunderground staff is always known, and that assets can bequickly located, particularly at shift changes.

The application software provides users with a customisableviewer and powerful sorting, filtering, and searching tools, withcomprehensive logging and extensive report generating
facilities.

Active RFID tags are carried by personnel or attached toassets such as vehicles and other implements. These tags aredetected by strategically placed digital tag readers, typicallyinstalled at section entries, load points ore passes, draw
points, and refuge bays. Location and movement data can bemonitored and tracked, in real time, throughout the mine andpresented in list format or as overlays on mine plans andmaps.

The system can be expanded to drive signs, lights and sirens
for access control, traffic management systems, electronic tag
boards and diesel token management. The software can also
be Integrated with automated mustering, ventilation andprocess control systems.

The tags can be stand-alone or, for greater reliability andlongevity, integrated in the Mine Site Technologies (MST)
Integrated Communications Cap Lamp (ICCL). The tag’s
unique identification data is registered each time it passes a
Wireless Access Point. This data is logged to the database andthen displayed in the desired format, allowing the location to beknown and tracked, at all times, throughout the mine. Whenusing the optional web based viewer, location and movement
data can be combined with user-defined rules to trigger adesired action. The active tags use a 2.4GHz signal which
propagates extremely well in an underground environment
increasing the accuracy and reliability of tag reads.
The wireless points can be configured to work with a single
radio for presence detection or with two radios and directional
antennas to determine the direction of travel. The latter method
allows accurate ‘zone boundaries’ to be established. As asafety measure, in the unlikely event that surface
communications are lost, the wireless points have the ability todisplay tag read data on underground signs and store it in acache to be replayed when the network link is restored.
The tracking solution can be integrated into other systems toprovide diesel token monitoring, access and ventilation control,
traffic management and automated mustering systems.

Zone A
Zone BApplications

Features and Benefits
Asset Location
Movement Tracking
Bottleneck Identification
Traffic Management
Access Control
Electronic Tag Board Control
Intelligent Ventilation Control

Identify and locate assets
throughout the mine

Improve management of mine assets.
Accurate reporting of location and cycle times.

Viewable from any authenticated PC

Simple set up with simple support and operation.
No client software or activeX required.

AeroScout powered tracking engine

Proven and robust solution from the industry leader
in tracking.
Superior reliability.
Mine specific customisations.

2.4GHz Wi-Fi tags
Tags available integrated inCap Lamps

Enables location aware diesel token
management applications
Block light activation

Superior range ensures reliable tag read.
Tag is always with mining personnel and charged
with lamp.
No tag loss.
Ensures PED text messages or othercommunications can be quickly directed to theperson closest to the location of interest.

Fig1. Zone boundaries. The left-hand example shows a truck moving from Zone B to Zone A. The truck will be detected by the directional antenna at the edge of Zone B, followed by
the antenna at the edge of Zone A, giving a direction to movement. The right-hand image shows presence detection, whereby the truck is detect as having passed the antenna.

Improved safety through accurate zone access
control for personnel and vehicles.
Improved safety and efficiency through optimised
vehicle movements.

Tracking viewer

Tag board viewer• Operates on standard platforms(NT/2000, XP, TCP/IP)• Web based viewer available• Basic viewer available which can be upgradedwhen additional functionality required• Multiple view styles• Export to Ms SQL7/2000 or MySQL 3.21
• Low minimum system requirement.
• User customisable display• Scalable system• Can be linked to access control systems• Customisable display• Easy and rapid identification of personnel andvehicles

Zone display unit

• Diesel token management tracks maximum permissable number of vehicles• Location data can drive block lights or traffic control

Active RFID tags
• Self contained tags with IS certification• Available as an integrated option with MST’s Cap Lamp
• Replaceable battery• Transmits: unique ID, battery level and checksum data
• 60m - 120m range

GLOBAL LEADER IN MINING COMMUNICATIONSGLOBAL LEADER IN MINING COMMUNICATIONS

Typical personnel & asset tracking system
The ImPact personnel and asset tracking solution enables
accurate tracking, increased personnel safety and, should thesituation arise, a vital aid to emergency management. Thesystem uses active RFID tags attached to vehicles, assets andcarried by personnel together with wireless access points toindicate movement and location within the mine.

Personnel & Asset Tracking
The ImPact technology suite is designed to lead mining communications and digital infrastructure into thefuture. The ImPact tracking system has been specifically created for the mining industry to operate within
the harsh environments encountered in all types of mining from underground to surface.
The ImPact tracking system is a cost-effective method of asset
and personnel tracking, ensuring that the whereabouts ofunderground staff is always known, and that assets can bequickly located, particularly at shift changes.

The application software provides users with a customisableviewer and powerful sorting, filtering, and searching tools, withcomprehensive logging and extensive report generating
facilities.

Active RFID tags are carried by personnel or attached toassets such as vehicles and other implements. These tags aredetected by strategically placed digital tag readers, typicallyinstalled at section entries, load points ore passes, drawpoints, and refuge bays. Location and movement data can bemonitored and tracked, in real time, throughout the mine andpresented in list format or as overlays on mine plans andmaps.

The system can be expanded to drive signs, lights and sirens
for access control, traffic management systems, electronic tag
boards and diesel token management. The software can also
be Integrated with automated mustering, ventilation andprocess control systems.

The tags can be stand-alone or, for greater reliability andlongevity, integrated in the Mine Site Technologies (MST)
Integrated Communications Cap Lamp (ICCL). The tag’s
unique identification data is registered each time it passes a
Wireless Access Point. This data is logged to the database andthen displayed in the desired format, allowing the location to beknown and tracked, at all times, throughout the mine. Whenusing the optional web based viewer, location and movement
data can be combined with user-defined rules to trigger adesired action. The active tags use a 2.4GHz signal which
propagates extremely well in an underground environment
increasing the accuracy and reliability of tag reads.
The wireless points can be configured to work with a single
radio for presence detection or with two radios and directional
antennas to determine the direction of travel. The latter method
allows accurate ‘zone boundaries’ to be established. As asafety measure, in the unlikely event that surface
communications are lost, the wireless points have the ability todisplay tag read data on underground signs and store it in acache to be replayed when the network link is restored.
The tracking solution can be integrated into other systems toprovide diesel token monitoring, access and ventilation control,
traffic management and automated mustering systems.

Zone A
Zone B

Applications

Features and Benefits
Asset Location
Movement Tracking
Bottleneck Identification
Traffic Management
Access Control
Electronic Tag Board Control
Intelligent Ventilation Control

Identify and locate assets
throughout the mine

Improve management of mine assets.
Accurate reporting of location and cycle times.

Viewable from any authenticated PC

Simple set up with simple support and operation.
No client software or activeX required.

AeroScout powered tracking engine

Proven and robust solution from the industry leader
in tracking.
Superior reliability.
Mine specific customisations.

2.4GHz Wi-Fi tags
Tags available integrated inCap Lamps

Enables location aware diesel token
management applications
Block light activation

Superior range ensures reliable tag read.
Tag is always with mining personnel and charged
with lamp.
No tag loss.
Ensures PED text messages or othercommunications can be quickly directed to theperson closest to the location of interest.

Fig1. Zone boundaries. The left-hand example shows a truck moving from Zone B to Zone A. The truck will be detected by the directional antenna at the edge of Zone B, followed by
the antenna at the edge of Zone A, giving a direction to movement. The right-hand image shows presence detection, whereby the truck is detect as having passed the antenna.

Improved safety through accurate zone access
control for personnel and vehicles.
Improved safety and efficiency through optimisedvehicle movements.

Tracking viewer

Tag board viewer• Operates on standard platforms(NT/2000, XP, TCP/IP)• Web based viewer available• Basic viewer available which can be upgradedwhen additional functionality required• Multiple view styles• Export to Ms SQL7/2000 or MySQL 3.21
• Low minimum system requirement.
• User customisable display• Scalable system• Can be linked to access control systems• Customisable display• Easy and rapid identification of personnel andvehicles

Zone display unit

• Diesel token management tracks maximum permissable number of vehicles• Location data can drive block lights or traffic control

Active RFID tags
• Self contained tags with IS certification• Available as an integrated option with MST’s Cap Lamp
• Replaceable battery• Transmits: unique ID, battery level and checksum data
• 60m - 120m range

The FUTURE of mining communications

Network Infrastructure• Takes your LAN underground cost effectively• Forms the foundation of the ImPact portfolio• Enables remote monitoring and control of equipment• Allows easy and modular design of underground networks• Facilitates wireless data communications and VoIP
• Reads Wi-Fi tags to support location aware application• Rugged IP66 housing designed for the mine environmentThe FUTURE of mining communications

Personnel and Asset TrackingVehicle Intelligence Platform• View vehicle diagnostics in real-time• Payload data in real-time• Acquire vehicle location data
• Report productivity information with greater accuracy• Integrate with leading manufacturers’ equipment (Such as Caterpillar etc)
• Compliments your existing Mine Site Technologies Ethernet system

Proximity Detection• Reduce risks in personnel / vehicle interactions• Minimise communications to control room
• Notify operators instantly in-cab

Productivity & Safety throughMine-Spec digital applications
Asset managementPersonnel safety
Traffic management
Scalable system
Real time data

Mine Site Technologies Pty Limited
www.minesite.com.au
PO Box 3070, Mackay QLD 4740

MST offices also located in Sudbury and Calgary, Canada, Salt Lake City and Denver, USA.
Mine Site Technologies Pty Limited reserves the right to make changes to the specifications
and information contained in this brochure at any time and without notice.
Photo of Atlas Copco Equipment, Joy Mining & Komatsu. MST-TRK0309