Rockwell Automation Wins Major Contract to Develop World’s Largest Open Pit Mine in Chile
羅克韋爾自動化贏得高額合同，開發智利全球最大規模的露天銅礦

Codelco, the National Copper Corporation of Chile and one of the world’s largest copper producers, has awarded a major contract with an approximate value of $50 million U.S. to Rockwell Automation to supply a number of important systems for the Chuquicamata underground mine, a “super cave” mine in Chile.

全球最大銅礦生產商之一的智利國家銅礦公司 Codelco 與羅克韋爾自動化簽訂了一份價值約5000萬美元的高額合同，羅克韋爾自動化將為Codelco提供一系列重要系統，用于開發智利的丘基卡馬塔“超級崩落型”地下銅礦。

Rockwell Automation will collaborate in the transformation of the century-old, open-pit mine, one of the world’s largest, into a technologically advanced “super cave” mine that uses a block-caving extraction process. This advanced method is expected to extend the life of the mine by at least 40 years, improving its asset utilization.

羅克韋爾自動化將與 Codelco 通力協作，促使這座已有百年歷史、規模居世界前列的露天銅礦實現技術升級，成為采用礦塊崩落開采法的“超級崩落型”銅礦。這項先進的開采技術預計可將銅礦的服務年限延長40年以上，從而實現更高的資產利用率。

Cave mining techniques are becoming increasingly popular because they yield high production rates at lower costs. Block caving is a mining method in which blocks of ore are undercut to induce caving, allowing it to break up and be drawn off, pulled by gravity.

崩落開采法能夠以更低的成本實現較高的生產率，因此得到了愈加普遍的應用。礦塊崩落開采法的原理是對礦塊進行拉底，誘發礦體在重力的作用下崩落，從而逐漸分解出礦。

The contract includes a detailed engineering, supply, configuration and assembly of four systems that comprise the mine’s control system. This consists of an integrated operational platform, security system, supervision and control network, predictive maintenance and a general administrative network.

銅礦的控制系統由四個子系統組成，合同中詳細規定了這些系統的工程設計、供應、配置及裝配等事宜。系統包括集成運營平臺、安全系統、監視及控制網絡、預測性維護和通用管理網絡。

“We are pleased that Codelco has selected us for this epic mining project,” said Alejandro Capparelli, president, Rockwell Automation Latin America. “We are committed to helping our customers bring the connected enterprise to life. Our work together will increase mine throughput and lower operating costs. By leveraging Rockwell Automation’s integrated control and information systems, connected services and deep domain expertise, Codelco will extract more value at every stage of their mining operation.”

“很高興 Codelco 選擇由我們來執行這一大型開采項目，”羅克韋爾自動化拉美地區總裁Alejandro Capparelli說道。“我們致力于幫助客戶實現互聯企業愿景。我們雙方的合作不僅可以提升銅礦產量，同時也有助于降低運營成本。借助羅克韋爾自動化的集成控制和信息系統、互聯服務以及深厚的專業經驗，Codelco在各個開采作業階段都將獲得更多的價值回報。”

Rockwell Automation is currently working on the engineering and construction phase, in advance of a project start-up by mid-2019. Annual production is projected to be 320,000 tons of fine copper and 15,000 tons of molybdenum.

羅克韋爾自動化目前已提前進入工程與建造階段，該項目將于2019年年中啟動。預計年產320,000 噸純銅和15,000噸鉬。