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PwC's Mining Intelligence and Benchmarking (MIB) equipment performance database contains over 12,000 machines of mining equipment data built up since 1994. The data is made up of most of the largest resource players and mine operations contractors in Australia and the world.

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Continents		 136
Mines		 308
Makes and Models		 4,670
Individual machines		 12,000+
Years of data		 47M+
Hours of operations		 700M+
Cycles

The breadth and depth of the PwC's MIB database is unparalleled containing extensive equipment information on Draglines, Electric Rope Shovels, Hydraulic Excavators, Front End Loaders, Mining Trucks, Drills and a variety of ancillary machines.


Characteristic
/Class		 Dragline Electric Rope Shovel Hydraulic Excavator Front End Loader Mining Trucks Drills Ancillary (Dozers, Graders
etc)
Number of Models 18 32 51 22 87 60 38
Number of Machines 174 171 432 298 2,596 286 713
Number of Mines 74 38 70 58 66 41 22
Equivalent Years of Data 1,171 496 869 704 6,510 552 1,850
No of Cycles 321M 93M 136M 65M 64M  

Characteristic
/Class		 Dragline Electric Rope Shovel Hydraulic Excavator Front End Loader Mining Trucks Drills Ancillary (Dozers, Graders
etc)
Number of Models 18 32 51 22 87 60 38
Number of Machines 174 171 432 298 2,596 286 713
Number of Mines 74 38 70 58 66 41 22
Equivalent Years of Data 1,171 496 869 704 6,510 552 1,850
No of Cycles 321M 93M 136M 65M 64M
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
Characteristic
/Class		 Dragline

 Electric Rope Shovel Hydraulic Excavator Front End Loader Mining Trucks Drills Ancillary (Dozers, Graders
etc)
Number of Models 18 32 51 22 87 60 38
Number of Machines 174 171 432 298 2,596 286 713
Number of Mines 74 38 70 58 66 41 22
Equivalent Years of Data 1,171 496 869 704 6,510 552 1,850
No of Cycles 321M 93M 136M 65M 64M    

The database includes over 30 time based, production and other metrics taken directly from equipment monitors, reporting systems and survey information.

Time based metrics Production based metrics Other Metrics
  • Operating Time
  • Downtime (Mechanical
    /Electrical)
  • Delays
  • Standby
  • Unscheduled
  • Weather
  • Availability
  • Utilisation
  • Reliability

Generic

  • Payload
  • Cycle count
  • Loading/Fill Time
  • Hang time
  • Dig Rate
  • Annual Output
 Dragline and truck specific
  • Swing Time (Dragline)
  • Swing Angle (Dragline)
  • Return Time (Dragline)
  • Queue Time (Trucks)
  • Spot Time (Trucks)

Dragline Specific

  • Fill Energy (Dragline)
  • Fill Distance (Dragline)
  • Engage x & y (Dragline)
  • Disengage x & y Dragline)
  • Dig mode (Dragline)

Other

  • Fuel Usage
  • Bucket Capacity
  • Truck Size

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