AngloAmerican Results Presentation Deck
Innovative technologies in development & roll-out
Advanced Process Control (APC)
Uses process models, replaces manual control of processes
Optimises process performance
Up to 40% improvements in stability & productivity at certain
operations
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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)
• Kumba (Iron Ore)
Anglo American
Mogalakwena (PGMs)
• Venetia (Diamonds)
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Further roll-out:
Control room at Polokwane smelter
• Ambition is for 95% of all automatable processes within our Plant flowsheets to
be under APC control with agreed control philosophies by end of 2022
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