Rio Tinto Iron Ore Canada (IOC)

Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Challenge

Equipment breakdown and unplanned shutdowns generated by mine boulders create operation inefficiencies from 50 to 200 M$ annually.

Results

• Reduced re-drill holes by 50%
• Reduced boulders generation by 60-70%
• Reduced top loaded blast holes by 80%
• Reduce the backlog between drilling and blasting by 80%
• ACPE’s approach recognized as the best performance driven initiatives of the product group