The critical need for interoperability to the Australian Mineral Industry.

Andrew ScottManager, Geology and Technical Systems

SEEGrid II ConferenceMarch 15-16, 2005Canberra, Australia

Global

….. and Applications

CoE GTS within ISG within AMS within PDG supporting IBS, PPiP and GP

Vision – for Placer Dome

“…we need to move to being a true global company with global systems. Common practices and processes will ensure innovation is shared globally and will give us the power and agility to succeed.”

Peter TomsettSeptember 15, 2004

Reading between the lines:

We have to do more with less, cheaper and faster, work together better.

Who is the Placer Dome Group

La Copia

Zaldivar

- Bald Mountain- Cortez- Turqoise Ridge

Golden Sunlight

Campbell

Porcupine JV

Musselwhite

North Mara

South DeepKalgoorlie District

- Paddington- Kanowna Bell

Granny Smith

Henty

Porgera

Misima

Osborne

Overview

The Focus will comprise five distinct components:

1. Data Format Standardisation (Specification and Definition)

2. Data Interchange Standardisation3. Foundation system selection (licensing

agreements)4. Implementation5. Training

Covering all areas affected by the Geological Process Namely:

• Spatial Data Management• Sample Data Management• Production – Mine Planning, Ore Control

and Mine Operations• Mill and Processing• Data Cataloguing

1.0Establish

GovernanceFramework

2.0IdentifyTargets+

3.0Explore+

4.0Create

GeologicalModel

+

5.0 Estimate

Resources+

6.0 Estimate Reserves+

7.0 Reconcile with

Production+

PromulgateExploration /

ReserveIdentification

Strategy

Update SBPOverall Corporate Standards must be followed

• See Section 13.0 in GPRD • QPs must follow NI 43-101 regulations.• All data/information to be kept for a minimum of 7 years• All procedures to be well documented and defensible• QPs have responsibility to follow new developments• Reporting in S.I. Units

IT Services

Busin

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Finan

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Busin

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RR

Busin

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Supply C

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eology.

Executive Management

Scope

In Scope For the IT Center for Geology

• Data Management

Process coverage mapSupported Area by IT Center for Geology

Geological resource planning- Selection from a shortlist of preferred vendors

Integrated Business Support- An integrated solution for all back officeprocesses

Document and content management- Single vendor or best of breed

Reporting and analytics- Single vendor for reporting/MI (could be ERP vendor).- Single vendor for statistical analysis- Single vendor for scenario analysis (if required)

Manage OHSE- Multiple vendors

Geology and mine planningExplore, survey and design- Selection from a shortlist of preferred vendors

Mine and Mill operations,Scheduling, control and operations- Selection from a shortlist of preferred vendors

Core processes Support processesPlanning processes

Manage

Plan

Operate

Common presentation and personalisation

Project planning and management- Project planning system + MS project

Safety &Incident

Managemnt

ManageHuman

Resources

ManageFinances

Manage andMaintainAssets

ProcureMaterials &

Services

ManageTechnology &Information

ManageProjects

ManageOHS&E

Define OreReserves

DefineOre

Resources

Extractthe Ore

Processthe Ore

Pour &Ship Gold

Prepareoperations

plan

Prepare thebusiness

plan

Managerehabilit-

ation

Explorefor

deposits

Geological modelling

Mineops

mgmt

Geological Data Management

Integrated Business Support- Finance

- HR- Maintenance

- Supply

Project Management System

Strategic BusinessPlanning

Document and Content Management System

Computer Aided Design

Geological Resource Planning/ Reconciliation

Mine Survey

Environmentaltracking

ITinfrastructu

re &service

management

Mine Planning

Plantoptimisation

Distributed mobile and plant control systems

Goldsecurity

andmoveme

nts

Enterprise reporting and analytics

Geology Modelling

IT Infrastructure and service management- Help desk support- Network management- Application management

Architecture

CatapillerCAES-Minestar

Sample Management

Spatial Data Management

Production Data

Management

Mill and Processing

Data Management

Observation Data collection and management systemsLab Information Systems

management

Geographic Information systems

(GIS)

3D data management systems

Mine scheduling systemsMine Planning systems

Mill Control systemsMaterial Balance systems

SAP

Portal

Extract Transform Load (ETL)Layer – services Layer

DatamineVulcan Mine24D

ArcGISMapInfo

Data Clients

Modula Mining DESPATCH

Web Clients

WMS / WFS

Knowledge Management (Documents + records + global search)

ProdTrack

PitRAM

Independent Data Access

WFSClient

WFSServer

(visualisation) (measurements)

WFSClient

(visualisation)

WFSServer

(features)

WFSServer(coverages)

WFSClient

(visualisation)

ArcGISVulcan

MapInfoDatamine multiple views of same dataApplication independent

Internal Data Cycle – lots of interchange

External Data Cycle – lots of interchange

Placer Dome

Junior Explorer

Government Agency’s

Junior Explorer Junior Explorer

Service Providors

Regulations:(Sarbanes-Oxley) -Announcing Financial Results

New rules (Sarbanes-Oxley in U.S., pending Canadian rule) impose strict requirements on the CEO (and CFO) when announcing year end results -- personal certifications re financial information

• Severe sanctions for false certifications (fines and/or prison)

How to give CEO confidence in the information he is certifying?

• Good People• Leading practice (processes) –

building the pyramid• Internal control (governance) –

ongoing QA/QC over the pyramid building process

Reserve/resource information is a key component of the pyramid and all the information it is based on.

CEO

Regulations: NI 43-101 – Technical Information

New Canadian rules (NI 43-101) make the Qualified Persons (QP) responsible for technical information that the corporation reports, including reserve/resource estimates

QPs wear two hats• Personal/professional

responsibility• Assurance to CEO/CFO

(compliance with NI 43-101, reliable resource / reserve estimates – aware of data linage.

Assay Data eXchange (ADX)– a realisation of XMML

Major Mining Company

Assay Lab

Results

Submissions

Improve the way in which data in interchanged between Assay labs and Companies –retaining all metadata.

Get away from the cursed SIF format.

Progress made possible by commercial companies such as Metech and ALSChemexwith Industry pressure (and encouragement).

But without the foundation work of XMML we would not be where we are now

Goal: Have the ADX schema and tool set finalised by end of 2005 – and in use in a production enviroment.

•AlS Chemex

•Metech

•Industry

Spatial Catalogue Operations SDMS

AIMS

Workflow Module

Content(Data) User

Or Agent

Metadata(Content or

Services)

Managed LocationOr Repository

CatalogueMetadata

ContentPublish Operation

AIMS

Workflow Module

Content(Data) User

Or Agent

Metadata(Content or

Services)

Managed LocationOr Repository

CatalogueMetadata

ContentPublish Operation

Publish to catalogue – SCO is contracted to do this part

FGDC Metadata (eventually ISO)XML file as per ESRI profileGenerated through ArcCatalogOr Metadata editor provided by Spatial Dimension

Spatial Catalogue Operations SDMS

Find and Bind

Geo-ServerWFS

Managed LocationOr Repository

CatalogueMetadata

Content

Find / Bind

Services(WMS/WFS)

Client, egKarjeni Data Portal

Find

Bind

Internet

Queryrewriter(enforceaccessfilters)

Geo-ServerWFS

Managed LocationOr Repository

CatalogueMetadata

Content

Find / Bind

Services(WMS/WFS)

Client, egKarjeni Data Portal

Find

Bind

Internet

Queryrewriter(enforceaccessfilters)

SCO is contracted to provide the Web feature Service Interface

SDMSHow it works

1. LoadWeb Browser or Web Service

FGDC metadataESRI profile

Data set

(if not inManagedLocation)

Process metadata

• check mandatory fields• set workflow status fields

Catalogue(Postgres)

Managed Repository

File system /(ArcSDE later)

Move to Managed location

Load interface SDMS

Load interface is very simple• Browse for a file to upload –

either a FDGC ESRI profile xml metadata file, or a zip file containing a layer to upload accompanied by a file ending <layer>.metadata.xml

• to do: Select a workflow priority (high, medium, low)

SDMSHow it works

2. Workflow

Registered ?Correct Metadata

and Reload via Edit

ContentTopology OK? Context OK?

Approved ?

yes

yes

no

RemediateResubmit data

RemediateResubmit data

RemediateResubmit data

no

no

no

Published

Metadata visible / Searchable through

WFS interface

Check metadata

Mandatory fields

yes

SDMSTask List

Click on a title to view the uploaded metadata

This is the main form – use the filters to make a task listClick here to load a new resource(see Load Interface slide)

Filter to control content- Location, eg World/Australia/WA- Data Type, eg Geology/Igneous- Workflow Status- Priority (High, Medium, Low)Filters can be ignored by not setting them

Use the edit linkto resubmit

Click on a workflow status to change it- State changes for some tasks may affect other tasks

(controlled by rules table)- State changes follow a progression – although can reset

Fractal SDS

-Binding 3D data to Metadata

-Audit

-Protected store – publish, find download (nice if it was bind)

-Most mining data formats supported

What we have to do now.

DOIRLand management

Mining Industry Geospatial Consortium

www.MIGC.org

The goals of the Mining Industry Geospatial Consortium are to:

• Create an effective, sustainable organization that provides a forum for identifying solutions to the major data and software-related problems and issues facing the mining industry.

• Provide focused feedback to software vendors so they can concentrate their R&D and development on issues of greatest importance to the mining industry, and work with them to implement these solutions in their software.

• Define and endorse industry best practices for data management, metadata, data interoperability and transfer and document management.

• Provide guidance and feedback to government agencies to help them meet our needs.

• Share knowledge and experiences – how members have solved problems.

• Lobby and coordinate with other groups and organizations such as the Open GIS Consortium – IUGS – CGI

Committed members:• Alcoa• Anglo Gold• Anglo American• Barrick Gold• BHP Billiton• De Beers• Goldfields• Inco• Newmont• Noranda Falconbridge• Placer Dome• Kennecott/Rio Tinto• WMC• CVRD•Teck Cominco

Mining Industry Geospatial Consortium

www.MIGC.org

The primary business issues and opportunities driving this business case are:

• The need to better manage data so that geoscientists can spend their time looking for orebodies, secure in the knowledge that they have all the relevant data, the most current versions of the data, and they know enough about the data to use it effectively.

• The need to properly document data as it is purchased or collected so that it can be easily found, retrieved and used.

• The elimination of data format incompatibilities so that data istransparent to the client application.

• The need to make all relevant paper documents easily and quickly available to whoever needs them.

Committed members:• Alcoa• Anglo Gold• Anglo American• Barrick Gold• BHP Billiton• De Beers• Goldfields• Inco• Newmont• Noranda Falconbridge• Placer Dome• Kennecott/Rio Tinto• WMC• CVRD•Teck Cominco

Key focus’s from Placer’s perspective for Interoperability

• Data rich statutory reporting• Data sharing• Reducing the need to manage datasets

where we are not the authoritivecustodian of those datasets• Data currency• Data quality• Data availability

• Client independence• High Performance computing for

Geophysics, Grade Control Simulation

SolidEarth EnvironmentalGrid Project

• XMML information model is developed BUT it needs to be usedto achieve business outcomes

• Require a “Community” to use it to perform business functions

• SEE Grid is the vehicle being used to foster the development ofa Community of Practice

Web Map ComposerFracsisAcquire

Web Feature ServerGA, PIRSA, GSWA

Business DriversReduce time to marketClient always gets latest dataClient goes to one place for data from multiple

data sources• No need to know all of the different

data sources’ locations, access methods, formats, etc.

No need to manage other peoples’ dataSave “shop” staff time

PlanPart A

• Roadmap document, describes architecture, teases out relevant standards, indicates required activities, necessary participants

• Completes 31st May 2004Part B

• Small scale test bed/demonstrator. Aiming for reference implementation

• Completes 30th November 2004Part C

• Workshop – assessment of outcomes

• Completes 31 March 2005

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Thank you

Questions ?