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59 Advantages of this innovation can be elaborated as • Reduction in CO2 Emission generation up to 10% on account of fuel. • Increased safety during relocation of excavators in field, with faster shifting in all whether conditions • This application can negotiate Uphill gradient up to 15 Degrees • Improved mobility of excavators & travel time reduction upto 80%. • Reduction of undercarriage maintenance Cost. Excavator Life cycle costing is reduced by 10-18% (involves major repairs cost of undercarriage parts related maintenance). • Increase in excavator production rate i.e. TPH and Fuel Consumption Lit/Hr (around 12-20%) • Improved mine planning, daily as well as long term basis. • Wheels under excavators bring flexibility to operations. Excavators can be effortlessly moved and relocated whenever needed, even in the middle of a shift. For example, blasting breaks, Shift changes are easily used for the maintenance actions in the workshop. If an excavator has a breakdown in the pit, just bring a replacement excavator from an overburdened area. The mining work continues with minimal waiting time for Dumper. • Loading time of excavators is less than two minutes before shifting and Suitable for commonly used excavator in various mining applications. • Turning radius is the same as the mine dumper’, permits tight cornering with maintaining high ground clearance for rough terrains Another examples of innovation in fuel savings by ‘Haul Road Conditioning’ i.e. Mine Haul Road Construction, implemented with ‘Engineered Base Stabilizer’ (EBS) (Source: Sunshubh Technovations Pvt Ltd, Hubli, W.B.). Major advantage of the same is being environmentally safe and negligible carbon emissions than asphalting. With EBS application, earth stabilization and surface sealing of mine haul and access roads will result in significant decrease in carbon emissions. The quantified savings is in proportion to the distance traversed from the water source to the last point of water also spraying the number of trips done. Following are few advantages subject to mine operating conditions and may vary with the gradient, width, and the driving habits. • The tangible benefits are diesel savings of 3% to 5% by haul trucks moving the ore and the waste. • Elimination of dust particles from the road surface. • Elimination of repeated compacting of haul road. • Reduction in water demand to around 10 to 15% of present. • When the savings are computed the ROI does not exceed 6 months even for the high terrain mines. The purpose of mentioning above two innovations being under implementation for various mining operations, having positive impacts on productivity and achieving green mining. Including but not limited to reduction in cost of mining, better aesthetic mining operations, improving equipment reliability, safe operations, reduced capital expenses, reduced carbon emissions, conserving natural resources like water, fuel etc. Application of IT in Mining (Digital Transformation) toward green mining Over recent history and since the beginning of industrialization, several changes in mining production paradigms have taken place, promoted by the surge and application of newer technologies. New concept of mining industry is based on an advanced digitization of production processes and the combination of digital technologies, with the connection between smart sensors, machines, internet use and IT systems across the value chain. Mine Haul road - spraying of EBS for binding of road surface material