Fuel Management for Mines and Quarries

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On most mining sites there is a mix of both static and mobile refuelling required. Smaller plant and vehicles can pull up to a conventional fuelling point and use a fuel pump as normal. Larger Plant and fixed equipment such as graders and generators will need to be fuelled from a mobile fuel truck or bowser.

Vehicles fuelling at the static fill points are issued with a hand held tag fixed to the vehicles key ring. This identifies the vehicle to the system and automatically allocates fuel drawn to that vehicle. A Jigsaw Eclipse system would be fitted on the Static Fuel Island.

The Fuel Bowser is fitted with a Jigsaw Nova system so that mobile refuelling has the same level of security as the static fill points. Each piece of static plant is fitted with an ID tag which is read by an Hand Held Scanner (Jigsaw FuelWand). The driver takes the hose to the plant, scans the tag and the fuel flow is enabled. This ensures that the fueller is in control of the fuel hose at all times during the fuelling reducing any opportunity for spillage.

Fuel Stocks transferred from the static tank to the fuel bowser are managed properly as stock movements by using a tank transfer tag.

If needed, driver tags may also be issued so that the person drawing the fuel may also be identified.

On the Fuelling Site :

Each person requiring access to the fuel management service is issued with a user name and password. One or more individuals will have administrator level access rights so they are able to add and modify other users details.

Details of each vehicle in the fleet are entered through the web service, setting product restrictions, engine hours/mileage prompts, etc, and also assigning the vehicle into groups so that meaningful reports may be generated.

Any reports which need to be generated daily, weekly or monthly are configured as required so that they will automatically be produced and distributed.

On the Fuel Server :

Most Used Reports :

Transaction listing
Period Stock reports
Vehicle Group Fuel Usage

Relevant Vision Tiles :

Fuel Stock Holding
Fuel Purchase history
Group MPG Comparison
Vehicle Highest Fuel Usage
Driver Highest Fuel Usage
CO2 Emissions

The Real time stock view across all tanks on all sites with predictions based on current usage of when to re-order stock, and how long the current stock will last The system will generate e-mails automatically when stocks run low.
The system will generate monthly reports and distribute them automatically leaving the user free to concentrate on managing issues raised rather than moving paper.
The system automatically generates real time fuelling information highlighting vehicles and people using excessive amounts of fuel. The web service lets you quickly delve in to the data behind these issues.
The system will show when there are peaks and troughs in demand for fuel, comparing fuel usage year on year. The system will also compare the price you are paying for fuel with the average refinery gate price.

Useful System Features :

If operators cant be relied on to type in accurate mileages/hours run, then hardware may be fitted to the vehicles/plant which will automatically gather and pass the mileage from the vehicle to the fuel island. Jigsaw Midas, FuelGuard and EasyFuel all have this option.

For the best stock management, Tank Gauging is a recommended add on to the system as it gives confirmation to the book stock level, and makes short deliveries, fuel theft, and bad pump calibration obvious and quick to spot.

Whilst not strictly necessary, identifying the driver or fueller will enable the system to make inroads in to driver efficiency and misuse of company fuel. By Issuing a Driver or Fueller tag to each person, the system can automatically allocate fuel against the person as well as the vehicle and generate reports based on this information.

Many times a “Override” is issued which is used to fuel vehicles where an ID tag hasn’t been issued or has been lost, but this ends up as a convenient way to get around maintaining the vehicle table and gets used for just about anything - legitimate or otherwise. Plan for these eventualities by holding spare keys on site that can be issued and recovered as necessary - alternatively the override tag can be a fueller tag or master tag where a valid registration or fleet number must be entered before fuelling.

On large mining sites, the plant equipment is managed directly by on board telematic systems which may be enhanced by uploading fuelling information to them. The Jigsaw system can be configured to upload a daily file to the third party servers, or even upload each transaction as it occurs through a web service.

On larger sites, it may be required to also manage engine and hydraulic oils from a mobile bowser. The Jigsaw Eclipse system can manage up to four products and can operate from 12 or 24 Volt Supply.