OZ Minerals has selected Rockwell Automation as its automation partner for the West Musgrave copper-nickel project.
Rockwell Automation will provide control systems, including its PlantPAx distributed control system, and advanced control and information management systems.
The West Musgrave Project is a greenfield copper and nickel project in central Western Australia‘s isolated Ngaanyatjarra Aboriginal Lands, near the borders of Western Australia, South Australia, and the Northern Territory. Production is set to begin in the second half of 2025.
Once operational, the West Musgrave Project is predicted to be one of the world’s largest copper and nickel projects. It will also be one of the world’s largest entirely off-grid, hybrid renewable-powered mines. Initially, 80% of its energy will come from renewable wind and solar, with future intentions to shift to an electric haulage fleet.
Rockwell Automation’s Control Systems will be deployed across the West Musgrave Minerals Processing Plant to provide an integrated solution for controlling and monitoring the processing plant’s equipment and processes. The systems will be utilised to control and monitor the mine’s ore processing plant.
“Modern minerals producers like OZ Minerals are looking to minimise their carbon footprint by using renewable energy, electrifying their fleets, and working with technology providers like Rockwell Automation to be more productive and more sustainable. We are honored to be working with them on this globally important project,” Rockwell Automation regional director for the South Pacific region Anthony Wong said.
Rockwell Automation just released its 2022 Sustainability Report, a digital document demonstrating how the company is collaborating with partners in the manufacturing and mining industries and communities worldwide to produce long-term impact and change.
