Cisco Case Studies Mining Firm Quadruples Production, with Internet of Everything

	Mining Firm Quadruples Production, with Internet of Everything Cisco

Mining Firm Quadruples Production, with Internet of Everything

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Technology Category	Networks & Connectivity - Wireless Local Area Network
Applicable Industries	Mining
Challenge	Dundee Precious Metal’s flagship mine, in Chelopech, Bulgaria, produces a gold, copper, and silver concentrate set a goal to increase production by 30%. Dundee wanted to increase production quality and output without increasing headcount and resources, improve miner safety, and minimize cost. Read More
About Customer	Dundee Precious Metal (DPM) is a Canadian-based, international mining company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and mining and processing of precious metal properties, with more than 2,100 employees. Read More
Customer Name	Dundee Precious Metal (DPM) Read More
Solution	The foundation of the solution is a Cisco Unified Wireless network. Two hundred-eighty Cisco Aironet Wireless Access Points provide coverage along 50 kilometers of tunnels. The solution connects people, tracks the location of miners and vehicles, monitors vehicle status, and automates building controls. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Employee Location, Energy Cost Per Unit, Production Efficiency, Vehicle Location Tracking, Vehicle Status Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Networks & Connectivity - Wireless Local Area Network

Applicable Industries

Mining

Challenge

Dundee Precious Metal’s flagship mine, in Chelopech, Bulgaria, produces a gold, copper, and silver concentrate set a goal to increase production by 30%. Dundee wanted to increase production quality and output without increasing headcount and resources, improve miner safety, and minimize cost.

About Customer

Dundee Precious Metal (DPM) is a Canadian-based, international mining company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and mining and processing of precious metal properties, with more than 2,100 employees.

Customer Name

Dundee Precious Metal (DPM)

Solution

The foundation of the solution is a Cisco Unified Wireless network. Two hundred-eighty Cisco Aironet Wireless Access Points provide coverage along 50 kilometers of tunnels. The solution connects people, tracks the location of miners and vehicles, monitors vehicle status, and automates building controls.

Data Collected

Employee Location, Energy Cost Per Unit, Production Efficiency, Vehicle Location Tracking, Vehicle Status

Impact #1	[Management Effectiveness - Internal Collaboration] The new collaboration capabilities can schedule face-to-face communications which helps to improve understanding and decision making.
Impact #2	[Process Optimization - Real Time Asset Tracking] Real-time status record enabled Dundee's vehicles to get closer to 100% utilization.
Impact #3	[Process Optimization - Real Time Monitoring] Miner safety is improved by connecting blasting system with location-tracking system.

Impact #1

[Management Effectiveness - Internal Collaboration]
The new collaboration capabilities can schedule face-to-face communications which helps to improve understanding and decision making.

Impact #2

[Process Optimization - Real Time Asset Tracking]
Real-time status record enabled Dundee's vehicles to get closer to 100% utilization.

Impact #3

[Process Optimization - Real Time Monitoring]
Miner safety is improved by connecting blasting system with location-tracking system.

Benefit #1	Dundee increased production from 0.5 million to 2 million tons annually which is a 400% increase.
Benefit #2	Using the WAN for voice and videoconferencing has saved nearly US $2.5 M in long-distance charges over two years.

Benefit #1

Dundee increased production from 0.5 million to 2 million tons annually which is a 400% increase.

Benefit #2

Using the WAN for voice and videoconferencing has saved nearly US $2.5 M in long-distance charges over two years.

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Mining Firm Quadruples Production, with Internet of Everything

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