Fortescue Metals Groups has recently implemented its latest innovation - Australia's first heavy-haul railway TETRA digital radio network. The project was part of Fortescue's US$9.2 billion T155 infrastructure expansion project which expanded its production infrastructure capacity to deliver 155 million tonnes of iron ore per annum for shipping to its growing markets in China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan. The Tetra Radio System's unique design covers more than 2500 square kilometres of Western Australia's Pilbara region and has more than 40 nodes and 5700 mobile and handheld terminals. These have been placed across Fortescue's 620-kilometre railway network from its four mines in the Chichester and Solomon Hubs to Herb Elliott Port at Port Hedland. Fortescue's rail network is the fastest and heaviest haul line in the world with a 40-tonne axle load capacity. The radio network covers all vehicles, rail and road, handhelds and desktop radios. This has allowed a unified communications platform that performs across all facets of the business. Bela Felsner, ITCS Superintendent, TPI Fortescue Rail

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Presentation Title: TETRA – Heavy Haul Rail
Speaker: Bela Felsner
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• First ore 2008
• 100mt
expansion
2011-2013
• Over 320mt
shipped to end
of Feb 2014
• Sites are located
approximately
1500km north
of Perth
Building a world class company
Our first decade – setting audacious goals

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Delivering results
A differentiated model
China
Leveraging China’s growth and manufacturing capability
Speed
Speed of delivery - time is money
Planning
Planning for scale today and efficiency into the future
Relationships
Direct relationships with sub contractors and local suppliers
Culture
Fortescue’s unique culture is the key

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• Record revenue US$5.9bn Ç 77%
• EBITDA of US$3.2bn Ç 184%
• NPAT US$1.7bn Ç 260%
• Debt paid/called US$3.1bn – interest savings of US$300m
• Dividend A$0.10 fully franked
Highlights 1H14
Record financial results

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Man hours
• Over 8 million man hours
Earthworks and Civils
• 11.5 million cubic metres
of earthworks
• 282 km of rail embankment and sidings
constructed
• 5 million BCM of drill and blast
• 5 Bridge structures built
• 33,500 lineal metres of culverts
T155 Expansion
Rail Focus

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Trackworks
• 1.15 million cubic metres of ballast
• 447 033 sleepers ordered
• 31,890 tonnes of rail ordered
• 27,830 rail joints welded and
NATA tested
Signals and Communications
• 185 communications masts erected
• 9 new radio base station masts erected
• 370 new signals added to the network
Rail Focus
T155 Expansion

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Locomotives and Ore Cars
• 30 additional locomotives
• 2006 additional ore cars
• 18 fuel tanker cars
• 542m stopping distance
240 loaded ore car train at 80kph
Rail Focus
T155 Expansion

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• Vast and diverse operations,
large distances, harsh and
isolated environment
• Highly dependable radio
communications platform
• Rapid scalability and advanced
safety features
• Area-wide interoperability and long
term cost effectiveness
Why Tetra

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• Spectrum efficiency
• Reduced infrastructure
• Solar site friendly
• Size, weight, pricing and battery life of
handheld terminals
• Duplex call capability
• DMO options
• IP connectivity
• API flexibility
• Emergency features and GPS
in terminals
• Choice of suppliers for terminals
Key Advantages
Why Tetra

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• Local support
• Distributed IP based architecture
• Scalability of infrastructure
• Remote management capabilities
• Suitability of terminals for a harsh
mining environment
• Long term cost effectiveness
Key Factors
Vendor Selection

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• Rapid implementation
• 9 week project installing:
• 2 dual carrier sites
• 1 quad carrier site with log server
• 3 tri carrier sites
• 8 dispatcher consoles
• analogue gateway for external
parties
• PABX gateway
• 1300 terminals average connection
• Bi-Directional channelised amplifier
for underground vaults
• More than 2200 terminals now in
operation
Current TETRA deployments
Christmas Creek Mine

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• 4 dual carrier sites
• Leaky feeder distributed antenna
system
• Gateways for VHF Port Hedland
Port Authority located at the Wharf
• 200 terminals average connection
• PABX gateway
Port Operations
Current TETRA deployments

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• Four dual carrier redundant
TETRA sites
• 5 Dispatchers in operation
• PABX gateway
• Analogue gateway for external
parties
• 1200 terminals average connection
Solomon Mine
Current TETRA deployments

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• SINAD voted system with 4 primary
channels
• Difficult to expand without
large investment
• Limitations when adding
extra capacity
Rail Operations
Before TETRA deployment

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• 24 dual carrier sites with dual redundant
log server
• 26 November ‘13 implementation
• MPLS Ring topology high
availability
• GIS mapping solution implemented
on dispatcher consoles
• More than 1100 terminals now
in operation
• Averaging 250 registrations at any one
time
Rail Operations
Current TETRA Deployment

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Rail Operations
Network Topology - MPLS

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• Dual systems in operation
for 30 days
• Gateways were utilised to bridge
between two radios
• Staged deployment of TETRA
• Comprehensive user training
program
• Regular site employee
communications
Rail Operations
Cutover strategies

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• The MPLS network has performed very well, coping with the
harsh environment, allowing uninterrupted critical
communications
Rail Operations
Current Performance

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• Creating a good Fleetmap is
crucial for success
• Numerical numbering
allows changes to be made without
reprogramming
Fleetmap
Current Performance

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• Replacement of SINAD voted
analogue radio network
• Commissioned the first
mobile repeater site
• Bi-Directional channelised amplifier
for underground vaults
• 1100 handhelds and 900
mobile units
• Integrated commissioning
scheduled for completion
September 14
Cloudbreak
Current Projects

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• Green fields site
• Two mobile repeater sites
deployed with 7+1 carriers
• Development of one radio
broadcast solar hybrid site
7+1
• Delivered in time for major
construction to commence
North Star
Current Projects

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Rail Operations – Mainline Coverage
TETRA Coverage

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Solomon Rail Coverage
TETRA Coverage

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Tetra Coverage across Fortescue
TETRA Coverage

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