Investor Presentaiton
Innovative technologies in development & roll-out
Advanced Process Control (APC)
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Uses process models, replaces manual control of processes
Optimises process performance
Up to 40% improvements in stability & productivity at certain
operations
4% reduction in water consumption at Los Bronces grinding mills
4-12% energy reductions from APCs controlling SAG mills
80% reduction in plant micro-stoppages from plant-wide
optimisers in South Africa and Brazil
Already delivering value at:
• Minas Rio (Iron Ore)
• Los Bronces (Copper)
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Chagres (Copper)
• Quellaveco (Copper)
Anglo American
Further roll-out:
Control room at Polokwane smelter
• Kumba (Iron Ore)
• Mogalakwena (PGMs)
• Venetia (Diamonds)
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Benguela Gem (Diamonds)
• Ambition for 95% of automatable processes within our plant flowsheets to be
under Advanced Process Control by end of 2022
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