Glossary

The language behind the system.

A quick guide to the mining, control and AI terms used across the Minealytics site.

Plain English

Terms you can use in the plant and the control room.

APC: Advanced process control. Control strategies that use process models and constraints to improve stability and performance.
AGI: Artificial general intelligence. A broad research term. Minealytics uses Autonomous Mine Intelligence for its plant-level intelligence layer so the operating role is clearer.
DCS: Distributed control system. The plant control platform that monitors and controls process equipment.
PLC: Programmable logic controller. Industrial control hardware that executes logic and interlocks close to equipment.
SCADA: Supervisory control and data acquisition. Software and communications used to monitor and supervise industrial systems.
PCS: Process control system. A general term for the control environment used to operate a process plant.
Soft sensor: A model that estimates a process variable that is difficult, slow or expensive to measure directly.
P80: A size-distribution measure. P80 is the particle size below which 80 percent of the measured material passes.
RL: Reinforcement learning. A machine-learning approach that learns a policy through actions, feedback and a defined objective.
MPC: Model predictive control. A controller that forecasts process behaviour and selects actions while respecting constraints.
OEE: Overall equipment effectiveness. A combined view of availability, performance and quality used to assess equipment productivity.
ROM: Run of mine. Material delivered from mining to the processing plant before it is treated.