Integrate operational data and weather forecasts, model impacts, and explore mitigation options 

Integrate available operational data and weather forecasts to deliver integrated real-time noise modelling that can both analyse and predict potential impacts, and test potential mitigation work to see what its effects will be in the real world.

Mining noise management for mine sites

Fast and comprehensive risk assessment – maximising operational windows

Comprehensive and accurate risk assessment before a project begins can prevent days or weeks of lost operation, or even the loss of entire operations, not to mention unexpected financial impacts. However, sometimes pressure from stakeholders can restrict the amount of time or money operators have to complete critical risk assessments. During the 10-year planning process for one of Australia’s leading bauxite mines, our Nexus product delivered unrivalled foresight and critical insights into potential noise issues.

Accurately map noise risk before it becomes an expensive problem

Our customer’s future bauxite mine had more than 250 pits and haul roads, which required an intricate transport and logistics system. It was critical that any constraints on the long-term plan were identified and minimised so that the operational window could be maximised and maintained at optimal levels. Operations included both day and night activities—Nexus needed to deliver accurate results so that mining noise management risks could be mitigated.

Back to the future

Using Nexus and 3 years of meteorological data, they modelled and analysed more than 16,400 scenarios to predict the mine’s future noise risks. Nexus used a range of variables, including:

• day versus night operations
• meteorological conditions
• pits, haul roads, and topography
• mine plan.

In a matter of hours, these variables, combined with the meteorological data, helped our customer generate noise risk maps and data that were used to mitigate risk and understand constraints for each month of the year.