A successful Soft Sensor design for Vale operation in Canada (2021)

Minevest, with the support of Vale’s innovation team and Norcat team, studied this Step-1 proof of concept as a trend change to the existing underground water management and monitoring at Vale underground mine operation at Garson Mine. This proposed design is an extension of the efforts completed by Minevest to develop potential solutions for improving underground mine water monitoring system at Vale underground mines.

The review also identified several opportunities to improve methods that are currently used to monitor the existing underground water system, when integrated as part of Water Management Program (WMP) could provide additional controlling option to manage the risks related to water hazards.

About Minevest

Minevest’s Toronto Digital Center is responsible for advanced technology research, soft sensors development, and data-driven applications for design and optimizations of mining, mineral processing plants, and operations. Our big data and machine learning center are responsible for developing and researching next-generation AI technology. We believe in working efficiently, fairly, and securely on our world-class mining client’s data and creating the best products and applications to improve their operational productivity.

About Vale

Vale SA is a Brazilian multinational corporation engaged in metals and mining with operations worldwide. The company is the largest producer of iron ore and Nickel in the world. Annually, its Canadian operation in Sudbury, Ontario, produces almost 65,000 metric tons of Nickel. Vale’s facilities in Northern Ontario have five mines, a mill, a smelter, and a refinery. It is one of the largest integrated mining complexes in the world.