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Traction Newsletter November 2007 Welcome to TRACTION. The intent of this newsletter is to inform clients and shareholders of what is happening at QMASTOR and provide updates as to events, success stories and product developments. In this edition: bulk handling award winner; new contracts secured with Ok Tedi Mining Limited, Anglo Coal Australia and an Australian bauxite producer; new Pit to Port.net product version release; new personnel & Board; upcoming exhibitions and notice of the Annual General Meeting. QMASTOR wins inaugural IT Solution Award at the 2007 Australian Bulk Handling Awards
The Australian Bulk Handling Awards pay tribute to industry champions across a range of fields including: Innovative Technology; Environmentally Responsible Projects; Dust Control; OH&S; IT Solutions; Conveying and Transport Technology. The IT Solution Award, which was sponsored by Lloyds List DCN, represents excellence for a system, software, or information technology application with specific relevance to bulk handling, bulk materials scheduling or the supply chain. QMASTOR’s General Manager Steve Maxwell whom received the award stated: “It is truly an honour for QMASTOR to be selected as the overall category winner, in an Australian mining and bulk commodity software market that is renowned globally for its excellence in technology innovation. It is a credit to our dedicated team whom continue to develop and deliver world class solutions that add real value to our mining and bulk commodity clients.” To view the complete media release click here Contract secured with Ok Tedi Mining Limited
QMASTOR has signed its first
copper/gold contract with Ok Tedi Mining Limited in Papua New Guinea.
QMASTOR will provision Pit to Port.net and iFuse to improve ore tracking and
stockpile management across the supply chain. The contract win will improve the
company's interim results to be posted in December, with the majority of
contract revenue to be realised in the current financial year.
QMASTOR were chosen ahead of a number of competitor’s due to the ability
to provide true turnkey
solutions which facilitate rapid deployment and implementation. Flexibility and
depth of functionality were also important requirements in which the QMASTOR solution
outrivalled competing products. To view the complete media
release click
here
Reconciliation
contract secured with Major Australian Bauxite Producer
QMASTOR will provide the client
with comprehensive End to End ore reconciliation across the supply chain through
Pit to Port.net. The solution will provide improved reconciliation capability to
compare and analyse pit, process, transportation and end use production data in
order to refine and improve estimations and report on actual versus forecast
versus budget data throughout the supply chain. This functionality is critical
if mining companies want to optimise their in ground resource and improve
processes and mine management. The majority of contract revenue is expected to be
realised in the current 07/08 fiscal year To view the complete media
release click
here
Anglo Coal
Australia contract secured:
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The contract complements the
existing QMASTOR marketing and logistics system in operation through the
provision of additional functionality including pit to product stockpile
management at each mine site. The unified system will provide complete End to
End supply chain management across all operations with new functionality
including: To view the complete media release click here New Release: Pit to Port Version 4.3.0
Pit to Port Version 4.3.0 contains a vast array of improvements in system functionality and features including a transition to true web based reporting combined with improvements in architecture design, security and application response times. Specific
functional improvements include: Blend Calculator A ‘what-if’
scenario tool designed to help manage the blending of material from multiple
stockpiles, often with varying grades, to meet a set specification with certain
tolerances. The Blend Calculator enables the creation of blending plan(s) with
the ability to track material movements against the plan. Processing Module The
processing module contains a user friendly interface providing operators with
the ability to view and interrogate plant feed, production, reject and tailings
& other material outputs by tonnage and quality. The module is highly
configurable enabling it to be used for process plants such as crushers, ore
beneficiation plants, CHPP’s etc. Sample Management Module The sample
management module provides a centralised area to store and manage laboratory
samples obtained across the supply chain for proactive operational decision
making. Functionality includes the ability to categorise and view samples by
category, laboratory, sample station, source/destination stockpile for tonnes
and associated quality. Further, the ability to request samples and retest
samples and track the status of samples in real time is available. The module
has the ability to integrate to common Laboratory Information Management Systems
(LIMS) for automatic data interchange Reconciliation Module The reconciliation module continues to be improved to provide the ability to carry out reconciliations across all parts of the supply chain. The module provides the ability to compare Actuals, Plan/Grade Control and Resource across the supply chain. Users are able to upload mine polygons for reconciliation back to the reserve model. For further information on Pit to Port.net, including a detailed description of functionality, inclusive of screen captures, please visit the corresponding product page on the QMASTOR website located here |
3D Stockpile Modelling
Systems The QMASTOR Basis Calculator:
Conversions
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New additions to the QMASTOR Board & management team Ray Miller: Non Executive Director Ray has an extensive and diverse background in executive management and
directorships with achievements in operations, finance and strategy development
for both international and domestic corporations. He is currently managing
director of Gallipoli Mining Pty Ltd and was formerly chief financial officer at
MIM Holdings and vice president finance at BHP Steelmaking and Energy Materials.
Ray is a fellow of both the Australian Institute of Company Directors and
Australian Society of CPA’s. Allan Davies: Non Executive Director Allan is a qualified mining engineer with over 30 years experience in the
Australian and international coal and Metalliferous mining industries. He is a
registered mine manager in Australia and South Africa. His vast experience
includes positions as Founder and Executive Director Operations of Excel Coal
Limited. He was also Director of Operations for Patrick Corporation. Currently
Allan is a Director of XLX Pty Ltd, a private investment company and is a member
of the Advisory Board of the Kaplan Infrastructure and Logistics Fund (KIL)
which raised $200 million and was listed on the ASX in 2007 to invest in
infrastructure and logistics projects and businesses. Dale Standen: Service Delivery Manager Dale has over 11 years experience in business and systems analysis and has
extensive experience in the discipline of information technology for the mining
industry. Prior to joining QMASTOR in 2007, Dale held positions of business
improvement analyst and superintendent network systems for Rio Tinto’s Comalco
Weipa operations and also systems analyst at Rio Tinto’s Blair Athol project.
Dale holds a Bachelor of Business – Information Systems Major, from the Central
Queensland University and has also undertaken Six Sigma training. Steve Mancinelli: Systems Consultant Steve has over 20 years experience with technology based systems for mining and heavy industry including; Instrumentation, PLC, SCADA, Production Reporting, Dispatch, Supply Chain Management and Corporate MIS. Past roles include Products Manager, Global Product Manager, Mining Solutions Specialist and Managing Director at a variety of technology based companies including Ampcontrol, Maptek, Matrikon and Advanced Systems Integration. Steve holds trade qualifications in electrical /electronics, certificates in programming from the Hunter Institute of Technology and a variety of industry based business management courses. Notice of Annual General Meeting
The annual general meeting of QMASTOR Limited will be held at 4pm on
the 22nd of November 2007 at:
The Menzies Hotel Managing Director Trent Bagnall and the Board of Directors will report on the company's activities for the 06/07 fiscal period and discuss QMASTOR's exciting strategic plans for the future.
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