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Contents Royal IHC – Mining 4 Reliable partner for efficient mining life cycles Mining life cycles 6 Advisory services 6 Research and development 7 Engineering and construction 7 Operational support Market segments 8 Dredge mining 10 Marine mining Mining value chain Target appraisal Sustainability 13 Sustainable development Product groups 14 Innovative vessels 14 Advanced equipment Exploration drilling Resource definition Assessment drilling Reserve definition Pilot mining Equipment procurement Mine construction Start operation

Royal IHC – Mining A growing population and increasing GDP are market drivers for a robust increase in mineral demand. In addition, challenges for supply – including declining head grades and limited exploration success – drive the mining industry towards new frontiers. Reliable partner for efficient mining life cycles Integrated dredge- and marine mining solutions Royal IHC (IHC) focusses on integrated mining solutions for the onshore, nearshore and deep-sea mining market segments. The company strongly believes in an integrated approach to achieve the best results for the mining operation, by...

Mining life cycles Mining value chain Target appraisal Exploration drilling Resource definition Assessment drilling Reserve definition Pilot mining Equipment procurement Mine construction Start operation IHC strongly believes in an integrated approach throughout the mining life cycle to achieve the best results for the mining operation. It recognises the mining value chain with the phases shown in the table above. IHC can add value to the chain by providing the tools and services that eventually lead to integrated mining systems: • advisory services • research and development • engineering and...

Dredge mining RTG processing plant Mineral sands operation The global economy has relied upon the supply of land-based minerals for hundreds of years. Since the 19th Century, mining methods have evolved and alternatives have been developed. There are two main methods of mining: • dry excavation using picks, shovels, trucks and excavators • and dredge mining using floating dredgers. The core technology around dredge mining is underwater excavation and slurry transport. Based upon more than 250 years' experience, IHC is capable of delivering innovative technology for dredge mining. Advanced dredge...

Market segments Offshore tin mining operation Marine Mining Nearshore mining Current reserves on land or at shallow depths are limited and it will become more feasible to mine nearshore deposits from an economic point of view. Nearshore mining is a stimulus for companies to extend their mining sites to marine environments or to deeper waters. IHC can help customers to: • extend their existing mining systems to reach greater depths • work in waves and currents • reach deposits located further offshore. Using vast experience of working in the harsh nearshore environments of the dredging industry,...

Sustainability Dredging wheel conversion Subsea crawler technology Sustainable development Case study nearshore mining IHC has a long track record of excavating nearshore material. For example, over the past century it has been cooperating with one of the world's largest producers of tin in Indonesia, which has subsequently ordered a number of vessels. The operation is several kilometres offshore in depths of up to 50 metres below sea level. Offshore mining presently accounts for about 30 per cent of its mining production. Faced with depletion, the mining company discovered new deposits at depths...

Product groups A concept to mine coastal waters up to 100 metres Innovative vessels and advanced equipment With experience accumulated over decades, IHC is the market leader for the design and manufacture of efficient, integrated vessels and equipment. The company has achieved its overall aim of supplying customers with a greater return on investment, while helping to decrease the environmental impact of their activities. Mining dredgers IHC designs and builds a variety of cutter suction dredgers for inland- and coastal mining projects. These are capable of mining compacted soil types and materials,...