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Real-time monitoring and analytics for smarter production decisions
With a broad array of ABB digital solutions, Gold Fields is able to monitor and control mining operations in real time from its Santiago offices. The system will visualize and analyze all information required to support the company’s reporting and drive its environmental commitments. This will improve reliability and efficiency, and help Gold Fields achieve its vision of becoming the global leader in sustainable gold mining.
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Real-time monitoring and analytics for smarter production decisions
With a broad array of ABB digital solutions, Gold Fields is able to monitor and control mining operations in real time from its Santiago offices. The system will visualize and analyze all information required to support the company’s reporting and drive its environmental commitments. This will improve reliability and efficiency, and help Gold Fields achieve its vision of becoming the global leader in sustainable gold mining.
Salares Norte is expected to produce 3.7 million ounces of gold over an initial mine life of 11 years. The operation involves drilling, blasting, loading, and hauling methods for ore extraction and has an installed production capacity of two million tons per year.
“ABB will deliver a comprehensive integrated electrification, automation and digitalization solution at Salares Norte. ABB Ability Genix, set to be fully commissioned in record time, will help Gold Fields use their data from operations better by combining it with engineering and information technology data for multi-dimensional decision-making.”
Iván Villegas, ABB Hub Product Marketing Manager, Automation, South America
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“Together with Gold Fields, we can demonstrate over the long term that ABB's control systems connect and perform their functions in totally isolated areas within satellite range, and with minimal latency. It is an opportunity to modernize mining and showcase the benefits that digital transformation brings by controlling and supporting the mining plant and equipment at Salares Norte from 1,300km away.”
Cristian Gallegos, ABB Mining Account Manager, Chile