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ICT in Minerals and Energy Opportunities for South Australia Jonathan Law | Director, Minerals Down Under National Research Flagship 16 October 2013 MINERALS DOWN UNDER NATIONAL RESEARCH FLAGSHIP CSIRO – researching national challenges in partnership with industry and Governments BIOSECURITY FOOD FUTURES SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE ICT in Minerals and Energy | Jonathan Law CLIMATE ADAPTATION PREVENTATIVE HEALTH DIGITAL PRODUCTIVITY AND SERVICES ENERGY TRANSFORMED MINERALS DOWN UNDER FUTURE MANUFACTURING WATER FOR A HEALTHY COUNTRY WEALTH FROM OCEANS Project Objective • Develop high-level, normative scenarios that demonstrate the future role of ICT in addressing key business drivers in minerals and energy. • Identify specific opportunities to develop South Australia as a minerals and energy resource services centre of Australia 3 | ICT in Minerals and Energy | Jonathan Law Project Approach Global Megatrends SCENARIOS FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA Business Drivers Exploration Approvals Design Construction Operations Rehabilitation South Australia Capabilities 4 | ICT in Minerals and Energy | Jonathan Law Technology Solutions Global megatrends: shaping the future of resources The Innovation Imperative Productivity declines, high costs, and lower commodities prices mean that resources firms will need to innovate to remain competitive From FIFO to LILO E=MC2 Mass-energy equivalence turned physics on its head. Swapping matter for energy via recycling could similarly revolutionize business models. Changing labour markets, lifestyle patterns and skills requirements drive the resources sector shift from fly-in fly-out to log-in log-out Tell Me More The Knowledge Economy How and why an economy captures growth in knowledge services Rising demand for transparent, credible, and comprehensive sustainability performance information Plugged In and Switched On Increasing connectivity between people and devices in the online world is creating new functionality and opportunities ICT in Minerals 2025 Global Megatrends Economic, environmental, social and technological trends with major global impact over the next 20 years. South Australia as a knowledge economy Learning from Bothnia Despite being small countries with limited mineral resources, Sweden and Finland have developed some of the world’s leading METS vendors: Outotec, Metso, Sandvik, Atlas Copco. 6 | ICT in Minerals and Energy | Jonathan Law The Innovation Imperative E=MC2 From FIFO to LILO The Knowledge Economy Tell Me More Plugged In and Switched On What Makes an Option Attractive? • • • • • Attracts investment or opens up resources in South Australia Creates opportunity for ICT services companies in South Australia South Australia has existing capabilities that can be leveraged Opportunity is amenable to a shared or precompetitive solution Cross-cutting across the value chain: Minerals Exploration Approvals Design Construction Operations Rehabilitation Energy Exploration Approvals Design Well Site Establishment Operations Well Closure DATA PEOPLE 7 | ICT in Minerals and Energy | Jonathan Law Scenarios: ICT in Minerals Advanced Resource Analysis Interoperability for Innovation Remote Operations Hub Intelligent Processing Human / Machine Interaction Crowdsourcing Regulation 8 | ICT in Minerals and Energy | Jonathan Law Scenarios: ICT in Energy Advanced Reservoir Simulation Monitoring and Control Smart Information Platforms 9 | ICT in Minerals and Energy | Jonathan Law Production Optimisation Environmental Monitoring Many mining operations are wasteful because they target the lowest common denominator ….. We are poised for a revolution: measure variability at all scales and respond in real time to fundamentally change mining 10 | ICT in Minerals and Energy | Jonathan Law An integrated example: A future based on Advanced Resource Modelling… • Cloud-based service for integrating, analysing, modelling, and visualising a wide range of physical, chemical, geoscientific, environmental, and social data • Cheap new sensors informing the process • Improved data capture from lightweight, portable drilling sensors, unmanned aerial vehicles and airborne sensors • Link to the transparent provision of environmental information to streamline approvals • 3D geological interpretations of large volumes of the Gawler province are linked to broad 3D hyperspectral coverage to guide exploration • Advanced petrography using macro and micro-scale 3D CT images 11 | ICT in Minerals and Energy | Jonathan Law …and data cutting across the value chain – for both minerals and energy resources… • Interoperability is seen as a route to greater productivity in a digital age • Remote operations centres in South Australia capable of controlling global energy resource operations, efields and mine sites • Control systems that integrate seamlessly with the resource model, drilling platform and/or mine model for near real-time optimisation of extraction, excavation and processing • Human, machine, and environment data is tracked and can be analysed to look for optimisation points and improve safety procedures • Wide range of data analytics, visualisation, and reporting tools that operate against this data 12 | ICT in Minerals and Energy | Jonathan Law Intelligent Processing fully integrates with (and updates) the mine model • Processing control systems integrate seamlessly with the mine model for near real-time optimisation of both excavation and processing at an increasingly granular level • Ore content is analysed in real time and ore grade data is fed back into the mine model • Processing can also be optimised based on external conditions such as commodity spot prices, current transportation and shipping costs, etc. • In-situ mining brings us closer to the concept of the “invisible mine” and allows access to deeper resources without the environmental damage associated with open cut mines • Dry processing techniques open up new opportunities (previously unfeasible due to lack of access to affordable process water). 13 | ICT in Minerals and Energy | Jonathan Law … and linked to environmental monitoring and control – for both minerals and energy resources… • Advanced sensors monitor terrestrial, marine and atmospheric conditions • Wide range of data analytics, visualisation, and reporting tools that operate against this data • “Crowdsourced regulation” gives the public access to many data sources and encourages them to develop tools to analyse and visualise the data • Similar to the data.gov project sponsored by the US Federal government which made a wide range of datasets (including environmental data) available to the public and resulted in new tools and visualisations • Many of the environmental conditions being monitored have the potential to impact local communities (e.g., water tables) – access to the data gives the public greater confidence 14 | ICT in Minerals and Energy | Jonathan Law Moving forward – key considerations • New Centre of Excellence for Minerals and Energy • Research agenda developed collaboratively based on a vision of South Australia as a supplier of ICT solutions to global energy and mineral businesses: – Establishing resource sensing and informatics as a spine through the complete value chain – Link between industry, innovation and METS to build integrated solution – Link between industry, training and education institutions to create a talent pipeline for the future • Create opportunities for South Australian SMEs and ICT services companies 15 | ICT in Minerals and Energy | Jonathan Law Thank you Mineral Down Under National Research Flagship Jonathan Law Director t +61 3 9545 8764 e [email protected] w www.csiro.au/mdu