MaxMine is pleased to announce a 3 year, multi-million-dollar technology renewal agreement with Batchfire Resources, further enhancing our data-driven approach to improving productivity and reducing emissions.
As part of Bathfire’s ESG strategy, Batchfire is committing to a reduction of 5 per cent per year in Scope 1 (mostly diesel related) emissions. A key driver in helping achieve this environmental target is the suite of MaxMine products, including MaxMine Carbon.
MaxMine is a next-generation mining services provider that analyses complex and vast amounts of data, providing simple, actional analysis and trends, allowing mine sites to better utilise their equipment and improve mining operations – leading to a reduction in CO2 emissions.
We first began using MaxMine’s suite of technology products in 2019, initially trialling the system on three trucks, before later implementing it across our entire pre-strip fleet which, at the time, consisted of six excavators and 45 trucks.
Batchfire CEO Allan Fidock
The system has improved our truck and excavator fleet operations, and has recently been extended to also cover our ancillary fleet of graders, water carts, dozers and front-end loaders – all up, a total of 83 machine units growing to 95!
A combination of hardware and software offers operational analytics, business improvement (BI), short interval control, production optimisation, safety and incident investigations, production reporting, and carbon reporting.
MaxMine has worked closely with the Batchfire team over the past three years, leading to real-world improvements at the Callide Mine which include maximised payload, minimised cycle times, and reduced loading delays in waste and coal.
Alongside the existing suite of products utilised at Callide Mine, Batchfire is the foundation customer of MaxMine Carbon, a system for CO2 emissions management and reporting.
As an average haul truck uses around 2,400 litres of diesel per day when operating, we expect optimising diesel use with MaxMine Carbon can contribute significantly to our emissions reduction
Batchfire CEO Allan Fidock
The MaxMine Carbon technology is capable of enabling operators to reduce open pit carbon footprints by 5-15 per cent, focusing on reduced diesel fuel use across our fleet and optimised mine and maintenance planning. Setting a baseline of the carbon footprint is essential to scientifically measure improvement in mining, where the mine itself changes.
MaxMine Carbon uses a mix of business improvement, big data and AI driven technology stack, and operational analytics overlaid on a Carbon driver tree which informs leadership decisions to deliver reduced emissions for mines like Batchfire, as well as drive the individual operator behaviours to achieve the savings.