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Australia - August 2009
Abigroup has selected Wenco for Iluka Resource's Ouyen Mine, the world's largest zircon and second largest titanium dioxide producer.
The system supplied by Wenco will include the latest core software, a mobile supervisor terminal, and mobile data terminals on the entire fleet including Cat 657 scrapers, Komatsu HD785 trucks, and a Komatsu 375 dozer.
The Ouyen mine will also be receiving high precision GPS guidance BenchManager for the dozer and scraper fleet.
A unique operational consideration at the mine is that they will be mining most of their ore with bulldozers. The bulldozers will be required to push ore directly from the floor of the mine into a mobile crusher. The material will be broken down and mixed with water into a slurry, which is then pumped up 7km to the processing plant.
There is no blasting at Ouyen; therefore any material that cannot be free-dug will need to be ripped. "We were able to work within Ouyen's prerequisites and offer them a flexible solution that is adaptable enough to record time spent ripping and volume of material ripped. As well for two of the scrapers to be able to mine the flat lying ore to the correct elevation and record their load, haul and dump cycles." Jayson Bebek, Area Manager.
BenchManager will provide up-to-date ore boundaries for improved resource management, including ultimate control of bench grade to minimize rework.
Installation of Mesh infrastructure will commence in late August and onboard systems installed in September.
About Abigroup
Abigroup Limited is a major Australian engineering and building construction group. We have earned our reputation as a leading multi-service construction company through our commitment to delivering quality products, our years of experience and our committed team who are industry leaders.
Iluka Resources
luka Resources Limited is an Australian Securities Exchange listed resources company (ASX code: ILU) and is involved in the exploration, project development, operation and marketing of mineral sands. Iluka is the largest producer of zircon in the world, with an approximate market share of 34% and the second largest producer of titanium dioxide minerals with an approximate market share of 18%. Iluka's core business is the production and processing of mineral sands (producing ilmenite, rutile, synthetic rutile and leucoxene) and zircon with its business based in Australia and the United States
About Wenco
Wenco provides GPS-based fleet management systems for open pit mines worldwide. The system provides sophisticated automatic dispatching to maximize production while delivery specified ore qualities, plus high precision GPS applications for the positioning and guidance of excavators, dozers, and drills. The products and services include real-time control and reporting software, MS SQL Server database, COTS hardware, Windows-based computer terminals for mobile equipment, and broadband radio communications. With over 20 years experience, Wenco has experience in implementing and supporting systems in a wide variety of mines from Siberia to the Australian Outback. Wenco is headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, and has sales/support offices in North America, South America, Africa, Australia, and Europe.
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