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Innovative solutions for the mining industry

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As a trusted mining partner, SIMINE solutions help customers to meet their challenges and thereby enable to set new benchmarks within the mining indusitry. To boost efficiency and reduce costs, we rely on our solutions for mine hoists, bulk material handling, gearless and conventional mills as well as mining-specific automation and power solutions. SIMINE solutions additionally offer solutions for the digitalization of your plants, machinery, and processes which optimize operations and ensure consistent, end-to-end data management.

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End-to-end process optimization for the mining industry

The challenges confronting the globalized mining industry – now and in the future – can only be mastered by raising productivity and by reducing operating and extraction costs. Ever stricter environmental regulations must also be met and safe working conditions ensured.

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Competitiveness is mainly based on productivity and operational excellence. Modern technology offers new possibilities. The intelligent use of process data can help improve asset utilization, logistics, and maintenance, contributing to reaching an overall operational excellence.
Up to 300,000 t of copper p.a. – produced with gearless mill drives
Kalumbila Minerals Ltd., a subsidiary of First Quantum Minerals Ltd., had ambitious output goals for Sentinel, its copper mine development project in northwest Zambia, and needed to recruit an entire workforce to build the infrastructure from scratch, all while minimizing costs. Siemens was happy to assist.
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From electrical to digital solutions

As one of the major suppliers of the global mining industry, we offer a comprehensive solutions portfolio that enables you to effectively meet your challenges at each process stage, from extraction to transportation and beneficiation. With our integrated approach, solutions for the digitalization of plants and processes, and profound industry expertise, we can help improve your overall plant performance – in other words, secure your long-term competitiveness.

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Excavation
Our SIMINE portfolio for continual mining extraction in open-cast mining ensures safe and reliable operations, while increasing productivity outputs and reducing the overall cost per ton extracted.
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Transportation
Our SIMINE bulk material handling solutions help you cover long distances and, simultaneously, increase your transported load and process speed – while also saving energy and money along with providing a high level of safety.
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Beneficiation
Our gearless and pinion mill drives redefine operational reliability, availability, maintenance costs, and energy efficiency. In addition, we offer intelligent solutions such as condition monitoring for highest availability.
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Automation
Our Automation and Process Instrumentation enhances your competitive edge, it is a comprehensive out-of-the-box solution designed specifically for the mining industry.
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Electrification
Totally Integrated Power (TIP) offers dependable, safe, single-source solutions for power supply under challenging circumstances.
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Services
Based on product-related know-how and mining-specific competence, our customized services support you over the entire plant lifecycle.
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Digitalization
The intelligent use of process data can help improve asset utilization, logistics, and maintenance, contributing to overall operational excellence.

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Come and explore our success stories revolving around improvement of the productivity, reliability, and energy efficiency of your mine.

Las Bambas Copper Mine, Peru

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Siemens was contracted to supply the complete engineering, manufacture, delivery, and assembly of the gearless drive stations and to install the conveying system.

4.4 MW

The gearless drive system includes four low-speed synchronous motors (4.4 MW, 66 rpm) and the associated SINAMICS SL150 converters.

 

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The operators profit from high availability and less downtimes as well as from reduced operational and maintenance costs.

Sentinel Copper Mine, Zambia

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Siemens delivered equipment for 27 open-pit mining trucks and two ore mills with corresponding infrastructure.

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The SIMINE TR diesel-electric drive concept increased the trucks’ environmental compatibility by 11.6% and decreased the operating costs by 7%.

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The gearless mill drives operate more energy efficiently, having a 5% higher efficiency factor than conventional drive systems.
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Training Simulator for Gearless Mill Drives

Our Training Simulator provides an intelligent way to train mining staff on the GMD automation and drive controls. Housed in a compact cubicle, the simulator replicates your GMD system as closely as possible.

 
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Project News  

An electrical drive system for the world’s largest truck

The BelAZ-75710 is powered by an electric drive system consisting of four electric motors from Siemens, each with an output of 1,200 kW, that keep the more than 800-ton GVW vehicle moving on the road.

 
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Electrification and automation for the world’s most efficient aluminum factory

Whether supplying products or dimensioning, integrating, installing, and commissioning the plant components, Siemens helps make the world's most climate-friendly, energy-efficient aluminum smelting plant come true on Norway’s Karmøy peninsula.

 
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Tailor-made pinion mill drives systems

Siemens is the only supplier offering complete drive systems from a single source. All components are designed to match ideally within an integrated portfolio – saving you the effort of coordinating the interfaces of different components.

 

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As a trusted mining partner, Siemens can help you advance your business with proven solutions and products that can be precisely tailored to meet your needs as well as with in-depth expertise. Don’t hesitate to contact us! Our experts will be happy to help you.

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