STIC: Short Interval Control Software for Mining

Fix problems during the shift, not after it. STIC is short interval control software that sits on top of your mine’s fleet management system and alerts your control room the moment a critical event puts the shift at risk.

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Shovels, loaders, trucks and crushers
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Your fleet management system
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STIC

SIC Hub: your fleet data, validated and centralised
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Dispatchers and control rooms
●Critical event notifications
●SIC Visualizer
●Playbook
Supervisors and managers
●Visualizer
●Scorecards

By the time the shift report lands, the tonnes are gone

Post-shift reporting tells you what went wrong. Short interval control lets your control room fix it while the shift is still running.

  • ✕Queuing at shovels and crushers that nobody sees until the end of shift
  • ✕Crews making different calls in the same situation
  • ✕Dispatch tools that are underused
  • ✕No visual way to hold each shift to its targets

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What is short interval control in mining?

Short interval control (SIC), also called short term interval control, is the process of identifying and acting on opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of mine production during the shift rather than after it. It runs as a loop.

1

Observe

See what is happening across loading units, trucks and crushers as the shift runs.

2

Orient

Compare it with the shift plan and targets, and spot the trend early.

3

Decide

Choose the response, using a playbook of what has worked before.

4

Act

Make the change and log it, so every shift learns from it.

  • ✓Rapid reaction to changing conditions that put short-term targets at risk
  • ✓Productivity gains during the shift, not just in the next plan
  • ✓Trends identified in real time, so corrective action comes early
  • ✓Bridges the gap between post-shift analysis and real-time monitoring
  • ✓Tonnes lost or gained quantified for each KPI in the load and haul cycle
  • ✓Shared ownership of performance KPIs between dispatchers and supervisors

How STIC works

Browser-based short interval control software for the mine control room and the people who run the shift.

SIC Hub

Connects to and centralises the data from your fleet management system.

Mission-critical data, validated and delivered to the control room fast.

SIC Visualizer

Live production data and visualisations built for the control room.

Shows the opportunities to lift production and productivity.

Critical event notifications

Alerts your control room to events that put the shift at risk.

Critical events resolved before they cost the shift.

Playbook

Recommended actions for the critical events your operation sees most.

Past learnings used to solve common problems.

Scorecards

An evaluation of each team’s performance for supervisors and managers.

Shows where specific teams can improve.

Visualizer

Configurable views of key processes and production drivers.

Lets senior managers see the challenges and successes of their teams.

Critical event alerts, while there is still time to act

STIC checks your fleet data against your rules and tells the right people the moment something puts the shift at risk.

  • ✓Alerts in the app, by email, in Microsoft Teams or via API
  • ✓Standard and custom notification rules
  • ✓Accept and respond straight from the alert
  • ✓A detailed log of every event and response, for accountability and learning
KPI ALERT
Shovel 04: truck wait above maximum
Day shift · 10:23 · Rule: truck wait at loading unit
Accept
Respond
Sent in app, by email, in Microsoft Teams or via API

Short interval control results

Two mining operations that rolled out short interval control with a standard mine operations playbook.

+14%

Ore throughput at a US open-pit copper mine

Challenge: Haulage productivity was below target, with queuing at the face and no visual tools to track shift performance.

What changed: A short interval control program, a standard mine operations playbook, and visual management boards for every shift.

Result: Daily ore throughput up 14% within months, with less queuing at shovels and crushers and better payload compliance. $22.7M in first-year productivity value (annualised), using the existing fleet and infrastructure.

+10.6%

Tonnes moved per shift at an Australian thermal coal mine

Challenge: Limited visibility of key metrics, inconsistent decisions between crews and an underused dispatch system.

What changed: Short interval control and a mine operations playbook, coaching for dispatchers and supervisors, and daily performance reviews.

Result: 10.6% more tonnes moved per shift within 4 months, regardless of haul distance or weather. $33.6M projected annual value, with minimal extra capital or system upgrades.

From the shift to the boardroom

STIC works alongside the Connected Mine platform, so every level of the business works from the same operation.

During the shift

STIC

Spot and fix problems while the shift is still running.

After the shift

Connected Mine Performance

Validated production, drill and blast and reconciliation reporting.

Across every site

FactStream and StarStream

One set of metrics for corporate reporting in Power BI, Fabric and Databricks.

Short interval control FAQs

Short interval control is the process of identifying and acting on opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of production during the shift. Teams observe conditions, compare them with the shift plan, decide on a response and act, then repeat the loop through the shift.

STIC is short interval control software for mining from Information Alignment. It sits on top of your fleet management system and gives dispatchers, control rooms, supervisors and managers live visualisations, critical event alerts, a playbook and scorecards.

No. STIC sits on top of your existing fleet management system and uses its data.

Alerts can be delivered in the app, by email, in Microsoft Teams or via API, using standard or custom notification rules. Every event and response is logged.

A US open-pit copper mine increased daily ore throughput by 14% within months. An Australian thermal coal mine moved 10.6% more tonnes per shift within 4 months.

STIC manages the shift as it runs. Connected Mine Performance reports validated production after the shift, and FactStream and StarStream deliver corporate reporting across every site.

Win the shift while it is still running

Talk to us about short interval control at your operation.

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