Transformative Technologies

Creating Value through Innovation

Presented to: GMG Sudbury Forum
June 14, 2018
 Challenges in Underground Mines
Open Stoping with Backfill - gold, nickel, copper
7-8,000ft deep (2.5km) ≈ 650-700 stories
Average Rock Temperature: 55-60ºC
Ambient Temp. 35-40ºC; Humidity > 95%

Up-hole
Production
10 m
Challenges:
Safety - rock falls & rock bursts Access Drifts
Heat management - vent. & cooling 5m
Large equipment & excavations
Down-hole
Production
30-50 m

Access Drifts
5m
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 Challenges in Underground Mines
Open Stoping with Backfill - gold, nickel, copper
7-8,000ft deep (2.5km) ≈ 650-700 stories
Average Rock Temperature: 55-60ºC
Ambient Temp. 35-40ºC; Humidity > 95%

Up-hole
Production
10 m
Challenges:
Safety - rock falls & rock bursts

Backfill
Access Drifts
Heat management - vent. & cooling 5m
Large equipment & excavations
Down-hole
Production
30-50 m

Access Drifts
5m
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 Challenges in Underground Mines
Block Caving (Porphyries) – low grade Cu, Cu/Au (U)
Drift Developments on 3 main levels
then Blasting Draw-bells
No production drilling, no blasting, no backfilling

Production Level

Extraction
Drives

$1-3Bn up-front Capital Expenditure

Thousands of km of drifts (drives)
Hundreds of cones & draw-points Haulage Level
Auto-fragmented production
Block caving with multiple drifts, finger raises, grizzly treatment and loading.
5 Strategic Themes: Industry-focused Programs
Reduce the Cost & Risk of Innovation
FINDMINE: Exploration
Increase Discovery Rate at Lower Cost

DEEPMINE: Heat & Rock Stress

Reduce Technical Risk

VALUEMINE: Mine Productivity

Improve Performance, NPV & ROI

SUSTAINMINE: Environment & Sustainability

Improve Environmental & Social Impact

BIZMINE: Mining Business

Business Cases & Commercialization Services
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 Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation
Established 2007, Not for Profit Corporation, Sudbury, Ontario

The Mining Innovation Niche

Research New Knowledge
Innovation New Business
INNOVATION = Commercialization &
Research + Demonstration + Implementation
Step-change Innovation: target 200-300% improvement.
Technology Readiness
Levels (TRLs) CEMI
Research Demonstration Implementation Commercialization

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Basic Idea Concept Proof of Process Production Process Capability, Range of Market Ready
Development Concept Validation Process Capability Economics Parts
in lab/pilot Validated Validated Validated Validated

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CEMI Investment Record over 10 Years
Industry Government
Cash Investment = $ 92.6M $42.6M $50.0M
In-kind Contribution $21.4M
Total Investment = $114.0M $64.0M $50.0M

70
62 2013-18
60
CEMI + UDMN
50 = $15M/yr.
40
2007-12
32 = $ 7M/yr.
30
20
20

10

0
2007 2012 2017
Industry Government Combined

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Business-driven Project Selection Criteria
Impact of Innovation on Mining

Tomorrow

Step-change Innovation NPV

Today
IMPROVE
Dollars

ROI

Sy Systems Approach:
DECREASE
CAPITAL Theory of Constraints (TOC)
INVESTMENT
Technical bottlenecks
Business analysis
ACCELERATE REVENUE

YEARS

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 Business-driven Innovation Criteria
Software/telecoms: move electrons - very quickly
Pharma: move (safe, beneficial) chemicals - quickly
Mining: move heavy material - slowly (gravity & friction)

• Selecting the Path Forward - Innovation GPS

• Innovation Constraints Tel/Apps Pharma Mining

Cost of Failure/Modifications Low Low (lab) High
Adoption Rate of Customers Fast Slow (reg) Slow
Size of Market Large Large Small

Canadian Innovators: focus on local mining operations

& global customer base.
5 Strategic Themes: Industry-focused Programs
Reduce the Cost & Risk of Innovation
FINDMINE: Exploration
Increase Discovery Rate at Lower Cost
Mine Productivity
DEEPMINE: Heat & Rock Stress below 2.5km
Reduce Technical Risk $35 million Program

VALUEMINE: Mine Productivity

Improve Performance, NPV & ROI

SUSTAINMINE: Environment & Sustainability

Improve Environmental & Social Impact

BIZMINE: Mining Business

Business Cases & Commercialization Services
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Commercial Outcomes:
17 more staff,
sales >$500,000 pa
nationally & globally
Commercial Outcomes:
New product lines, dramatic
up-take in national & global
markets. Increasing sales & staff.
Commercial Outcomes:
BC Company building a new
Manufacturing Facility in Sudbury.
12 new staff, growing sales.
CEMI: $3.4M facility
Engineering, Procurement
Construction supervision.

Commercial Outcomes:
New Company in Sudbury
4 new staff, developing sales.
 Commercial Outcomes:
Jannatec growing sales
increasing staff.

Warning of proximity to quiet, electric

equipment in dark, confined spaces.
 INCOMPLETE

Single-heading advance rate: 4.25m advance x 2 = 8.5m/day now 10m/day

Drilling & Charging - completely autonomous 5-6m sq. face
Continuous Mucking - completely autonomous $4-5M Equipment
5 Strategic Themes: Industry-focused Programs
Reduce the Cost & Risk of Innovation
FINDMINE: Exploration
Increase Discovery Rate at Lower Cost
Mine Productivity
DEEPMINE: Heat & Rock Stress below 2.5km
Reduce Technical Risk $35 million Program

VALUEMINE: Mine Productivity

Improve Performance, NPV & ROI

SUSTAINMINE: Environment & Sustainability

Improve Environmental & Social Impact

BIZMINE: Mining Business

Business Cases & Commercialization Services
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Detailed Program content to be determined by
participants from the mining sector.
5 Strategic Themes: Industry-focused Programs
Reduce the Cost & Risk of Innovation
DEEPMINE: Heat & Rock Stress
Reduce Technical Risk
Mine Productivity
LEANMINE: Increase Productivity Safe-Lean-Smart
Zero Harm, Improve NPV & ROI $40 million Program

SMARTMINE: Digital Orchestration

SmartMine Secure, Controlled System Autonomy

RENEWAL 2019-24
ECOMINE: Ecological Protection
Future Impact Zero, Past Impact Restored

BIZMINE: Mining Business

Business Analyses & Commercialization
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Team of Mining Engineers, Geologists and Business Professionals

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