Terrain

Terrain enables high-precision management of drilling, dragline, grading and loading operations through the use of advanced guidance technology. It increases machine productivity and provides you real-time feedback for improved efficiency. Terrain makes a wealth of management data available, including information on machine locations and operational status, plus progress toward work plans, and more. With powerful tools that aid in everything from drill planning and blasting to ore control and site planning, Terrain enables more timely and effective fact-based management of all drilling, dragline, grading and loading operations.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Increases hole placement and angle accuracy, guiding operators to within centimeters of the planned location.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Reduces over- and under-drilling of holes on a pattern by drilling to an elevation, not a depth – delivering predictable shot results and smoother bench grades.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Uses accurate depth sensing to ensure holes are consistently drilled to exactly the right toe depth, regardless of collar height; system automatically identifies the collar elevation and calculates the correct drill depth and inclination for each hole.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Uses in-cab display to show when drills are aligned with the GPS coordinates of each planned hole, enabling inexperienced operators to consistently drill within the designed location tolerance, producing optimal charge distributions and consistent powder factors.</li>
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Accuracy

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Maximizes blasting efficiency by allowing operators to execute patterns more accurately.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Improves production efficiency and reduces the amount of survey work by creating hole locations through digital drill plans.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Helps sites achieve consistent fragmentation, which reduces the need for secondary breakage and delivers significant downstream improvements.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Helps loaders penetrate the muck pile more easily, optimizing load cycle times, fill factors and overall haulage fleet productivity.</li>
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Efficiency

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Enables monitoring of operator efficiency and machine utilization for optimized production.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Reduces costs and improves drilling accuracy through drill-to-drill hole status sharing, which makes drill plan updates easy to implement, with less chance for “missed memos” and human error.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Transmits real-time hole status data to all of the drills sharing the same pattern.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Provides robust reporting that outlines drill productivity, availability, utilization and compliance to plan.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Shares data with other drills on the location depth and current status of each hole.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Includes Strata Recognition and Hole Profile options that work together to provide real-time online analysis of drill operating parameters.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Shows how hard the drill is working and how fast it is able to move through various strata, enabling the system to analyze the make-up of the rock mass.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Uses exclusive algorithm within the Terrain office software that produces a Blastability Index, which provides a clear, accurate picture of variations in the bench geology and enables user to better match powder factors and other hole-loading criteria to the characteristics of the rock mass to obtain optimal fragmentation upon blasting.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Makes it possible to finetune other downstream processes for improved blending and optimized crushing, as well as for planning future mine site expansion.</li>
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Production Monitoring

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Enables avoidance zones in hazardous areas.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Shows drill operators the locations of bootlegs —meeting regulatory requirements and helping ensure that operators avoid undetonated holes from earlier benches.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Automatically stops the drill from moving beyond a safe area designated by a virtual boundary.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Reduces the need for people to work on foot near moving equipment and on unreliable surfaces through the use of digital blast plans.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Proven to deliver greater than 50% reduction in lost-time incidents.</li>
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Safety

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Helps mines achieve proper fragmentation with less explosive material.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Offers a scalable solution for multiple drill size classes.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Delivers a 10% improvement in consumables costs through consumable tracking.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Prevents movement with pipe-in-hole, reducing costs up to $75,000 on one site.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Optimizes drilling, loading and crushing practices for potentially millions of dollars in annual savings.</li>
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Reduced Costs

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Communicates seamlessly with Cat MineStar and other mine management systems.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Works on the largest range of models, including competitive machines.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Shares data with other drills on the location depth and current status of each hole.</li>
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Integration

Effective mining starts with accurate drilling. That means drilling every hole precisely to plan, at the proper angle and the correct depth. Cat® MineStar™ Terrain for drilling provides precision guidance that helps operators complete patterns accurately and productively. It pays other dividends, as well, by improving safety, reducing costs and recording data about drilled stratification to aid in planning blasts and improving fragmentation. And it works with all brands of drills and communicates seamlessly with MineStar and other mine management systems.

IMPROVE DRILLING ACCURACY, MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE COSTS

With accurate depth sensing to ensure holes are consistently drilled to exactly the right toe depth

Depth Accuracy within 10 cm

By tracking drill consumables for economical planned replacement based on actual usage

10% Improvement in Consumables Costs

With less need for explosives, lower consumables costs, and no movement with pipe-in-hole

Significant Cost Reductions

Terrain for Drilling

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Measures dozer production volume to track the amount of material moved.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Minimizes rework by ensuring material is moved to the right place the first time.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Increases productivity and accuracy through precision satellite guidance.</li>
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Machine and Production Tracking

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Shows operators visual job progress feedback to reduce rework.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Enables instant reassignment of operators, saving time and reducing miscommunication.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Provides mine supervisors in the field a mobile application that lets them access progress updates from nearby machines, see the location of all Terrain-equipped machines, assign tasks and validate design plans.&nbsp;</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Communicates updates made on the mobile app to machine operators in real time, helping to keep everyone informed and on schedule, even when changes are required.</li>
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Real-Time Feedback

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Delivers easier, more accurate operation, boosting grading efficiency by as much as 50%.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Is integrated into the machine’s control system and can combine other tool automation features such as Autocarry and Auto Blade Assist.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Features automatic blade control, full blade load capabilities, overcut protection and work progress mapping.</li>
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Automated Blade Control

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Provides onboard guidance tools and real-time feedback, turning novice operators into pros right away.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Gives every operator the information to maximize machine efficiency by monitoring ore bodies, bench heights, cycle times and volume of material cut and filled.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Helps experienced operators work more precisely and productively.</li>
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Operator Performance

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Improves grading efficiency up to 50%, with in-cab grade plans and real-time productivity and volume feedback that allows operators to see what’s been done, what’s left to do and when they’re working as efficiently as possible.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Saves equipment wear and tear thanks to smooth roads and benches.&nbsp;</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Provides color-coded cut and fill maps that deliver real-time feedback on progress toward the final grade, resulting in more accurate construction of bench slopes, roads and ramps.&nbsp;</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Helps maintain accurate grades and eliminate high and low spots, which reduces wear and tear on truck frames, suspension and tires, saving money in maintenance costs and extending the life of equipment.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Reduces field survey time by 90% by putting the design plan in the cab and eliminating the need for costly surveying and staking while helping operators hit the planned grade more quickly and accurately.</li>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Has been shown to reduce lost-time accidents by up to 60%.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Keeps machines out of restricted areas and away from hazards such as difficult terrain or fixed assets like buildings and power lines that pose a collision risk to large mining equipment.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Eliminates the need for surveying and staking, which reduces the number of people needed to take the risks involved with working on foot near heavy equipment.</li>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Shares files between all Terrain machines to allow updating of grade plans.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Works with all grading equipment from Caterpillar and other manufacturers.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Provides integrated blade control with Cat dozers.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Integrates with MineStar Command for dozing and Command for hauling.</li>
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Grading is a vital but less visible function that provides essential support for loading and hauling operations. Cat® MineStar™ Terrain for grading helps make dozer and motor grader operations safer and more efficient, which can make a significant difference to a mine site’s bottom line. Terrain for grading helps operators get to the specified grade more quickly without surveying, guesswork or rework.

GUIDE OPERATORS TO HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY

With real-time feedback and automated blade control, which delivers easier, more accurate operation

Up to 50% Greater Efficiency

Thanks to shortened cycle times and ability to reduce dozer fleet size

Paid for itself in less than 4 months when used in reclamation project

Fast ROI

Terrain for Grading

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Monitors material movement and type to ensure material is moved to the proper location.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Monitors and records wheel loader production cycles at the ROM pad and crusher.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">In conjunction with Fleet, provides automatic updates of mined material, so operators don’t have to manually select and load an ore control file.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Improves material tracking and shift-to-shift operator performance.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Enhances ore control and blending at the face with grade block data in the cab.</li>
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Material Tracking

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Measures bucket payloads for optimal truck loading and payload management.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Helps mines monitor job progress to reduce rework and maximize efficiency.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Records production cycles of excavators at the face and wheel loaders at the crusher.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Increases productivity and accuracy through precision satellite guidance.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Offers mobile application that allows mine supervisors in the field to access progress updates from nearby machines, see the location of all Terrain-equipped machines, assign tasks and validate design plans.</li>
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Machine Tracking

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Provides grade block data in the cab; shows operators exactly what kind and how much material is being loaded into trucks and crushers.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Helps managers track materials and plan future operations.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Allows analysis of machine utilization and productivity by machine, shift and operator.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Allows instant updates to grade block files and assignments for all Terrain machines.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Allows operators and supervisors to see their job progress and improve inefficient actions.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Provides real-time feedback on work completed and work to be done, reducing rework and improving blending.</li>
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Real-Time Information

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li>Provides 3D avoidance zones to keep machines safely out of restricted areas and warn operators about hazards such as overhead obstructions. </li>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Optimizes shovels, excavators and wheel loaders from any manufacturer.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Integrates with third-party digger payload systems.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Integrates with MineStar Detect for collision avoidance.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Works with Terrain for grading to gather data from all types of assets and equipment — including shovels and excavators, wheel loaders, dozers, motor graders, wheel dozers and more— helping reduce cost per ton, enhance productivity and boost overall site profitability.</li>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<li role="presentation">Is a core component of MineStar Command for hauling autonomous truck system.</li>
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Mine site output depends on efficient loading and hauling. Cat® MineStar™ Terrain for loading makes those operations more productive while providing accurate feedback to key personnel. Terrain for loading is a machine guidance system that delivers real-time data in the cab — on everything from bucket positioning and bench height to ore bodies and volume of material cut and filled. That enables every operator to maximize machine efficiency, leading to better material management, more accurate grades and less rework and wear.

MAKE EVERY LOAD COUNT FOR MORE

With precision satellite guidance, accurate production information, and machine and performance tracking

Up to 50% Boost in Productivity

With real-time information on the type of material and exact volume loaded into trucks and crushers

45% Reduction in Misidentified Loads

By optimizing loading and hauling operations, reducing rework and reducing the need for survey work

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