Unparalleled sector leadership West Angelas

Unparalleled sector leadership
West Angelas
James Petty
General manager– West Angelas Operations
Financial community visit
8 June 2011
Safety is our core business value
Please observe the following rules during your visit:
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Follow the advice of your tour guide; visitors are to be escorted at all times
When advised, wear: safety glasses, hard helmet, reflective vest
Wear seat belts when provided
No smoking inside buildings or vehicles
Jewellery not permitted to be worn on site i.e. rings, earrings (except for
studs)
In an Emergency, your tour guide will lead you to the nearest Muster
Point
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Pilbara operations:
mines, rail network and ports
Cape Lambert
Dampier
80 Mt/a
145 Mt/a
Dampier
 Mesa A
Mesa J 
Robe Valley
~30 Mt/a
 Nammuldi
~5 Mt/a
 Brockman #2
Marandoo 
~8 Mt/a
 Brockman #4
~22 Mt/a
~15 Mt/a
S10 
Yandicoogina 
~52 Mt/a
Hope Downs 1 
 Mt Tom Price
~30 Mt/a
~28 Mt/a
 Paraburdoo
 Eastern Range
PCE
~22 Mt/a
West Angelas 
Channar 
~29 Mt/a
ORE-TYPE
 Brockman
 Marra Mamba
 Pisolite
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The people of West Angelas
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11% Aboriginal employment
12% female employment
Engagement of Traditional
Owners – road/village
maintenance
Successful Work Ready Program
– hired 10 people
Two Rio Tinto Indigenous mentors
on site
First Indigenous Family Day
Cultural awareness training for
West Angelas from the
Gobawarrah Mindurarra
Yinhawanga communities
Source: Truckloads of joy as families drop in (2010, May 19), The West Australian, p.11.
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Operations overview
Village
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Fly-in / fly-out operation
1041 room village
– ~750 Rio Tinto, ~200
contractors, ~100
project/shutdown
Swimming pool, cricket nets, tennis
court, gymnasium
Wet mess / dry mess
Equipment
Haul trucks
• 10 x 730E Komatsu (190t) trucks
• 28 x 830E Komatsu (220t) trucks
• 5 x 930E Komatsu Autonomous trucks
Loading units
• 4 x excavators, 2 x shovels
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• 5 x loaders
West Angelas:
close-up aerial photograph of plant area
Rail Loop
Administration Buildings
& HME Workshop
Process Plant
& CV 50
Stockyard
North Waste Dump
West Pit North
West Pit South
(AHS Mining Area)
Centre Pit North
Centre Pit South
South Waste Dump
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Site production performance
Performance was impacted by extremely wet weather in Q1
Total Material Moved
Saleable Ore Production
(Mt, 12 months to May 2011)
(Mt, 12 months to May 2011)
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Technology – Autonomous Trucks
Partnership to develop the Autonomous
Haulage technology with Komatsu
Project objective:
• Rio Tinto’s ‘Mine of the Future™’
programme – explore and develop the
use of Autonomous haulage technology
in mining operations
Progress:
• AHS operations successfully deployed in
to different mining areas to support West
Angelas production plan
• All project milestones were met, with
Phase 1 being successfully completed in
August 2010
Next Steps:
• Phase II is currently being implemented
– doubles the number of trucks to 10
– a fully automated haulage system in
the Junction South East pit at
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Yandicoogina
Technology - Automated Drills
Project objective:
• Single operator capable of controlling
multiple drill rigs remotely from Perth
• Consistency in drilling outcomes and
drill utilisation
• Reduce training time to become expert
operators
• Flexible operator assignment between
operations
Progress:
• Currently 3 drills commissioned and
under trial
• Autonomous Control Vehicle (multiple
drill command centre) in operation on
site
• Multiple autonomous rig drilling system
to be commissioned and operational
during 2011
Next steps:
• Phase II planning is underway
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Summary
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Safety is our core business value
Experienced, diverse team
capable of continuing to deliver
tonnes
Significant ore reserves exist for
future development
Making technology work
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Enjoy a safe visit to West Angelas
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