SmartTag ore tracking

Ore tracking from mine to digital plant

All stages of a mining operations are influenced by ore characteristics. The SmartTag™ system tracks ore from the mine through the process, allowing ore characteristics to be correlated with important operating parameters in the mine and processing plant. These parameters can then be adjusted and optimized for different ore types to increase profitability.

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Intelligent tracking system

Unique Real-time ore tracking from mine to the processing plant and beyond

Increase performance

By implementing pro-active plant control based on incoming ore type.

Process optimization

Link the physical properties of the ore in the mine to the time-based performance data of the plant

Ore tracking benefits

An inexpensive and versatile physical material tracking system. Track from the mine to the plant and then to the plant digital twin.
Improving reconciliation by reducing the discrepancies between the expected and actual ore delivered.
Debugging for the mine to mill process by offering insights into the root causes of performance declines, allowing operators to identify and address underlying issues promptly.
Alert the processing plant of feed ore type and facilitate proactive changes to the plant.

Understand how different ore types impact performance

Our ore tracking service uses our patented SmartTag™ system to track parcels of ore from the mine into the plant and beyond. SmartTag™ is an innovative system that uses hardened Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, detectors and custom software to track ore through the mining process.

Detection points are located at key points of ore processing. This technology does not require an internal power source, yet the tags have the capacity to main in stockpiles for extended periods.

Integrating SmartTag™ ore tracking with our Geminex™ digital twin empowers mining operations with unparrelled data on how the ore body is being processed, unlocking comprehensive insights on plant performance and optimization.

Benefits of combining SmartTag with Geminex include:

Enhanced optimization. The SmartTag helps optimize the mining process verifying the results in the plant through Geminex. The ore source is fed into Geminex to identify and optimize for different ore types. Geminex is allowed to make optimal proactive changes to the plant based on ore type(s) in the feed.

Advanced debugging. Together with Geminex, the SmartTag identifies when the plant isn’t optimal and traces back issues, such as waste in ore, problem ores, and mis-allocated stockpiles.

Advanced Geometallurgical Modelling. The SmartTag and Geminex combination enables the plant to function as a lab, allowing for the marking of large samples of ore and obtaining real results from Geminex on how the plant performed. Process performance data from Geminex is then fed back to the resource models to optimize
mining and forecasting.

Check the video

Watch the video to see how using the SmartTag helps you boost your plant performance by implementing pro-active plant control based on incoming ore type.