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Vendor Agnostic IoT Caplamps and how Communications Backbones are Advancing in Mining

November 20, 2018 – Heidi Levitt

Northern Light Technologies at a glance

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NLT is a global supplier of safety and productivity technologies for mining and tunnelling

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Division of Levitt-Safety; servicing

safety markets since 1935

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NLT formed in 1984, to focus on technology in mining

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Offices in Canada, Chile, Australia

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Global distribution channels

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100+ Employees

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Family owned and managed

Even Antonio Banderas Wears NLT

Mining cant… …compromise safety

Modern Technology Enabled Lamps

Messaging & Text Communication Wi-Fi & RFID Tracking Proximity & Man-down

Messenger Genesis Eagle

N-Connex Backbone

Empowering the Mine with Rugged, Fit for Purpose Underground Networking Made Easy

The Old Way

The New Way: Must Haves

▪ Must be easy enough for miners to install & maintain ▪ Agnostic – interoperable with existing WiFi infrastructure & 3rd parties (no rip & replace) ▪ Accessible to small & medium sized mines who (limited IT resources). ▪ Expandable as the mine moves, & as they want more features. ▪ Has to enable IoT (sensors & devices) ▪ Has to support Teleoperations

Introducing N-Connex

Cable Management Easily Transported Rugged IP67 Enclosure Extended Operating Temperature Range Rail Mounted System IP67 Connectors Cable Protection Lip High Visibility

Key Protocols

802.11 Wi-Fi Fiber 802.3 af/at Power-over-Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet Switching

N-Connex: Networking for harsh environments

▪ 20-40% less expensive than comparable commercial networking equipment ▪ User friendly rail based mounting system - Modules can be changed by Non-Technical personnel ▪ Modular – plug and play for easy maintenance, rapid deployment, redeployment and expansion. ▪ Pre-terminated IP67 fibre and Ethernet cables ▪ Supplies power to PoE and PoE+ devices

Trunk – NLT Distribution

▪ The foundation of the NLT network, can provide coverage and access to a large number of devices ▪ Designed to be the central “node” for the local area. ▪ 4x fibre ports, 10x Ethernet (8 PoE), and 200W Power budget.

Branches – NLT Edge

▪ NLT’s solution for providing coverage to tunnels and the working face ▪ Designed to be daisy-chained via fiber ▪ 6 GigE PoE ports, 65W Budget

Stems – Extenders

▪ Ethernet Extenders allow networks to overcome the 100m limit for ethernet. ▪ Each extender extends by an additional 100m ▪ 3 extenders can be daisy- chained for a total range of 400m ▪ Provides 6+ W at range

Leaves – Bolts

▪ NLT’s Rugged Wireless Access Point ▪ 802.11 b/g/n ▪ PoE powered, one connection. ▪ Easily mounted and deployed.

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N-Connex installation example

Edge fibre daisy-chain Double Distribution for high device count NLT or third- party surface link PoE equipment Ethernet extension past 100m Widely deployed Wi-Fi Third-party interoperability

What you Need for Full Network Coverage

Description Qty N-Connex Switch Module (min 2 Fibre ports) 1 N-Connex Battery Backup Module 1 NLT Bolt Wireless Access Point (with Tracking) 3 N-Connex CAT6 Extender, IP67 4 CAT6, IP67 pre-terminated - 100m 6 CAT6, IP67 pre-terminated - 50m 1 Fibre, LSZH, pre-terminated - 400m 2 Fibre Joiners 2

NLT Ethernet Extender NLT Bolt Access Point PoE/PoE+ Line Fibre Line Power/Battery Line 100m 100m 100m 100m 100m 100m

Full coverage requires 3 Bolts per 800msection

Battery Edge Fibre daisy chain Fibre daisy chain Power Input

Safety & Productivity Software

Location Tracking Environmental Monitoring Remote Control T ext Messaging Real-time Administration

NLT Digital Mine Software

NLT and Other Applications - Enabled by N- Connex

▪ Voice Communications ▪ Tracking (Vehicle and Personnel) ▪ Environmental Monitoring ▪ Video Systems ▪ Tablets, Smartphones and PDA’s ▪ Diesel Particulate Monitoring ▪ Real-Time Strata Monitoring ▪ Vehicle Management Systems ▪ Proximity Systems (Vehicle and Personnel)

Productivity Monitoring with Software

A peak in to a customer network to show tracking and cycle time of haul trucks through NLT Digital Mine software

Productivity Analytics

▪ NLT deployed system for location tracking, logging, and visualization of haul trucks in a hard-rock mining

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▪ Site had 5 pick-up points and 2 dump points ▪ Intent was to understand the efficiency of the operation ▪ Virtual gates created with NLT access points ▪ Measured the number of dump cycles

▪ per shift ▪ per type (ore or waste) ▪ by operator/vehicle

Data to be gathered

▪ The mine required real-time visibility of the 10 haul trucks to determine:

1. Vehicle cycle time between ore/waste pickup and dump. 2. Where each vehicle is not moving or is idle. 3. When each idle event is occurring. 4. How long idle events for individual vehicles last.

▪ These logs ultimately provide the mine with insight into when and why the trucks were in transit or

Observations

Flatline on charts are indication of truck idling

Insights & actions

▪ Vehicle downtime during shift changes

▪ 2-2.5 h/shift idle time due to

• perator inefficiency

▪ Corrective action taken, employees understood shift-changes were monitored ▪ Decreased period to 45 minutes ▪ Action added 1.5 cycles/truck/shift

▪ Insight into operational bottlenecks

▪ Congestion believed to be at dump sites ▪ Data revealed loading zones to be bottleneck ▪ Additional loading zone was created ▪ Action added 1 cycle/truck/shift

Results

With 10 trucks, and 2 shifts per day, the total production can be improved by 50 truck-loads per day.