With a 3-D Discrete Event Simulation (DES) engine at its core, HAULSIM is the only mining simulation software that can quantify the impact of changes to haulage systems. HAULSIM models reflect a mine site’s complex and dynamic nature in its entirety. Model variability, interactions and dependencies that occur in your haulage systems.

The impacts of changes to a mine haulage system are based on accurate data with HAULSIM, giving the user the ability to test multiple ‘why’ and ‘what-if’ scenarios. This gives the opportunity to reduce operating costs through optimised performance and ensure overall operational safety and efficiency.

Features

Discrete Event Simulation

Create a digital twin of your operation to test scenarios and quantify changes.

Electric vehicle, hydrogen and hybrid simulation

Easily model and quantify the differences between diesel, hydrogen, hybrid diesel and electrification of the mining fleet.

Industry's largest public equipment library

Access to the industry's largest publically available equipment library, including all major OEMs.

Intuitive use

Easy to master with users up and running in just a few hours.

3-D user interface

HAULSIM is built on gaming technology with an intuitive, 3-D interface that improves communication and collaboration.

Trusted travel time calculations

HAULSIM's travel time calculation engine is built on over 40 years of simulation experience.

Smarter haulage decisions

HAULSIM makes smarter haulage decisions, schedule validation, scenario analysis and fleet comparison before capital outlay.

Controlling uncertainty

Mine haulage optimisation is paramount, as it represents the highest cost component of any mining operation. HAULSIM drives down operating costs by predicting production, allowing users to take control of uncertainty in their mining operations. HAULSIM is used for:

  • Schedule Validation – Productivity assumptions, Congestion, ​Utilisation and availability, Machine hours
  • Decision Support – Stockpile management, Road rules, Multiple sources and destinations, Site management, Placement of passing bays.
  • Equipment Selection – Individual equipment modelling, Fleet and model matching.

Complete confidence in decisions

HAULSIM lets you validate schedules, investigate capital decisions and compare equipment. With a holistic focus on the haulage network, HAULSIM features a 3D-user interface to quickly and easily identify bottlenecks, congestion and other areas of improvement. Eliminate the cost and risk of real-world testing using HAULSIM to visualise the effects of ‘what-if’ scenarios such as:

  • Adding, removing or modifying equipment
  • Variations to equipment task assignment
  • Battery electric, hydrogen and hybrid vehicle modelling
  • Congestion and bottleneck improvement strategies.
  • Changes to maintenance practices
  • Haulage route and speed limit changes
  • Changes in truck or loader allocation
  • Adding or changing traffic control
  • Changes to the configuration of ore passes, crushers and stockpiles

Discrete Event Simulation

Discrete Event Simulation (DES) has been used in many industries for several years to better understand processes, in order to improve efficiency. Industries such as healthcare, logistics, manufacturing and even Formula 1 have benefited from having the ability to model their systems and achieve confidence in the outcomes.

HAULSIM has harnessed the DES philosophy in mining-specific software meaning users can quantify the impact of changes, such as locking trucks or refuelling strategy on productivity and utilisation. Through the incorporation of DES into a mining-specific user interface, HAULSIM can be used in any mining operation to support decisions and validate assumptions prior to any monetary outlay.

HAULSIM has been proven by hundreds of operations in both underground and open pit/cut mining environments all over the world.

The business impact HAULSIM makes is almost immediate. It takes minutes to run scenarios giving operations visibility of where they can optimise production and still maintain the highest safety standards

Canadian Gold Company

Global Gold Mining Company based in Canada

We can now create 10 scenarios in one week leveraging the one precalibrated model for each mine site. Prior to HAULSIM, we would use spreadsheets, taking an average of three and a half weeks to develop two scenarios per site

Senior Mining Engineer

Tier 1 Mining Company

A digital twin of your mining operation

Resources

Video

Simulation

HAULSIM Case Study – Modelling Diverse Mine Haulage Options to Support Decarbonisation

This case study showcases RPMGlobal's industry-leading simulation solution, HAULSIM, and its ability to model multiple strategies surrounding haulage fleets.

Brochure

Simulation

HAULSIM Brochure

HAULSIM and Discrete Event Simulation drive down operating costs through the prediction of production, allowing users to take control of uncertainty in their mining operations.

Video

Simulation

HAULSIM – Modelling haulage vehicle electrification

HAULSIM connects the fleet assets, mining operational plans and the people to build a ‘digital twin’ of any mining operation to deliver an accurate representation of any mine sites haulage operations.

Video

Simulation

HAULSIM – Underground Simulation

HAULSIM connects the fleet assets, mining operational plans and the people to build a ‘digital twin’ of any mining operation to deliver an accurate representation of any mine sites haulage operations.

Case Study

Simulation

Mount Thorley Warkworth unlocks haulage productivity with HAULSIM

Using HAULSIM, Yancoal was able to gather critical insights from its operation that enabled it to unlock the potential of the site’s load and haul productivity

Case Study

Simulation

Arianne Phosphate optimises haulage routes with HAULSIM

With HAULSIM’s discrete event simulation engine, Arianne Phosphate was able to easily determine the most profitable operation from the port to the mine.

Case Study

Advisory

RPMGlobal helps leading miner chart path toward decarbonisation

RPMGlobal adopted a dynamic and strategic approach to the project scope that allowed solutions to be developed and changed in response to study results and client feedback.

Video

Simulation

DES – Discrete Event Simulation

RPMGlobal’s HAULSIM is a software that has harnessed the DES philosophy in a mining specific software.

Whitepaper

Simulation

Making better haulage decisions through Discrete Event Simulation

Mine haulage is often the one of the highest cost components of the mining process.

Perspective

Advisory

#123 – Discrete Event Haulage Simulation – Making Better Decisions with Reduced Uncertainty

It is widely understood that mine haulage is one of the highest cost components within the mining process. The current economic climate presents heightened pressure to maximise the value of current haulage systems and drive down costs; doing more, with less.

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HAULSIM courses

Instructor-led training

RPMGlobal Software

HAULSIM (Underground)

This course teaches participants how to simulate productivity and cost of equipment using RPMGlobal's HAULSIM solution. The course teaches students the core functionality of the product through preconfigured workshops that are designed around real life scenarios.

e-Learning Training

RPMGlobal Software

HAULSIM (Underground) – Online

Simulate productivity and cost of equipment using RPMGlobal's HAULSIM solution. The course teaches students the core functionality of the product through preconfigured simulated workshops. Steps can be replicated within the software where available.

Instructor-led training

RPMGlobal Software

HAULSIM (Surface)

Simulate productivity and cost of equipment using RPMGlobal's HAULSIM solution. The course teaches the core functionality of the product through preconfigured workshops that are designed around real-life scenarios.

e-Learning Training

RPMGlobal Software

HAULSIM (Surface) – Online

This course teaches participants how to simulate productivity and cost of equipment using HAULSIM. The course teaches the core functionality of the product through preconfigured real-world workshops.