Response to request for quotation · Glencore Copper South America
Asset integrity and criticality assessment, delivered as one live, traceable system.
SAXUM's integrity engineers, working on the AssetStack platform, will screen, inspect, analyse and plan remediation for the critical assets at Antapaccay, Altonorte, Lomas Bayas and Alumbrera-MARA, and hand Glencore a register it can keep using.
Glencore asked for an integrity assessment it can trust across four very different operations. Our answer is a proven engineering method run on a platform that keeps every finding, decision and risk score connected.
Every asset screened the same way
The three RFQ thresholds (repair over 2 weeks, 5% or more of annual production, PMC 4 or higher) are applied by the platform to every asset at all four operations, and every decision shows which threshold triggered it.
One traceable chain, finding to residual risk
Inspection finding, FMEA failure mode, critical spare, gap and remediation action are linked records. When an action is closed, residual risk recalculates and the risk matrix moves, with no re-keying between spreadsheets.
Glencore keeps a living database, not a PDF
Reports, registers, Excel database and executive presentation are generated from the same data, in Spanish or English. At handover the register is Glencore's to keep updating.
02 · Our understanding of the scope
Four operations, one criticality standard
Each operation has a different process and risk profile, from an operating concentrator to a smelter and acid plant, a leach and SX-EW operation, and a concentrator, pipeline and port in care and maintenance.
05 · Why this platform is the best tool for the job
An integrity study that keeps working after it is delivered
Risk that moves when the work is done
Most integrity studies end as a static report that is out of date the week after it is issued. Here, residual risk recalculates as each action is verified, so Glencore can see risk falling, operation by operation.
Evidence attached to every rating
Inspectors rate the 10 attributes and attach photos on a phone or tablet. A reviewer can open any asset and see exactly what was seen, by whom and when.
One method across four operations and three countries
Antapaccay, Altonorte, Lomas Bayas and Alumbrera-MARA are assessed against identical thresholds and attributes, so the regional view compares like with like.
Deliverables generated, not hand-assembled
Reports, registers, Excel database and presentation come from the same records, so they never disagree with one another, and re-issuing after a change takes minutes.
Spanish and English throughout
Site teams work in Spanish and regional or corporate reviewers can switch to English, on screen and in every export.
Ready for the maintenance system after the study
Failure modes, tasks and spares are structured to load back into SAP PM, so the FMEA turns into maintenance strategy rather than a binder on a shelf.
What the demonstration register already holds
DEMO
157
assets in register
92
screened critical
132
inspections
110
critical spares
12
gaps
218
remediation actions
Demonstration data only. The four operations are real Glencore sites; every asset, finding, person and figure is an assumption for this proposal. On award, the register is loaded from SAP PM, drawings and the site data rooms.
06 · Team, governance and data
Engineers who own the judgement, a platform that keeps the record
Delivery team
Project director and single point of contact
Asset integrity lead (regional method and quality)
Structural, electrical and mechanical inspectors with professional registration
Reliability engineer and FMEA facilitator
Platform and data lead (AssetStack)
Spanish-speaking engineers on site in Peru, Chile and Argentina, with regional review in one shared register.
Access
Named users with roles; single sign-on with Glencore's identity provider configured at mobilisation.
Control of change
Record-level permissions on inspections and changes; every edit carries a user, a time and a reason.
Ownership
All data belongs to Glencore and can be exported in full to Excel at any time, during and after the engagement.
07 · Commercial structure
Priced the way the RFQ asks
Fixed prices where scope is defined, unit rates where quantities depend on what is found in the field, and a clear baseline for the FMEA workshops. Rates are provided in the commercial submission.
Fixed total price
Phases 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8
1. Planning and mobilisation
2. Information review
4. Criticality validation
5. Complementary engineering recommendations
7. Remediation planning
8. Final reporting
Modular unit rates
Phases 3
3. Field inspections
10 critical assets per operation + 2 validation days; unit prices above
Phases 6
6. FMEA workshops, critical assets
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Part 08
Beyond the RFQ: the full platform for Glencore's copper operations
The integrity programme is the first use of a platform that already runs every other part of the asset decision. Antapaccay, Altonorte, Lomas Bayas and Alumbrera-MARA can keep using the register the day the programme ends.
Start with your accountable role
The operating question each leader needs answered
1. The Operating Problem
Every hour the binding constraint stops, the whole value chain stops with it.
2. The Governed Question
Which constraint has the largest margin exposure this week, and what is the governed decision to close it?
Resources operations run on evidence they cannot connect
Mines, processing plants, oil and gas facilities and their rail, port, water and power infrastructure generate more data than ever, yet critical decisions still rely on partial views.
Gap 01
Evidence is fragmented
Condition, production, integrity and supply data sit in separate systems, so no one sees the full consequence of a defect.
Operational risk: A bearing excursion in the historian is never automatically cross-checked against stockpile surge hours or supplier lead times.
Unified Intelligence Graph links SensorReading → FlowsheetStage $/hr → SparePart ETA → ReadinessPassport in one live chain.
One event, start to finish (90-Second Closed-Loop Walkthrough)
From an operational signal to a verified ledger outcome
Illustrative walkthrough using Generic demonstration records across the 5-step engineering decision loop.
01 · Detect · Mineral Processing
Pinion vibration rises to 5.8 mm/s RMS on harder feed
Continuous telemetry flags a sustained vibration excursion on DEMO-SAG-101 coinciding with a Pit Stage 4 shift to harder ore (Bond Work Index 18.4 kWh/t).
Platform Evidence Basis
Sensor PI-VIB-101A · 5.8 mm/s RMS (Alarm: 4.5) · Freshness: 4 min ago
Governed Step Output
Finding raised with measured telemetry & feed-hardness correlation
Evidence-backed gates that confirm people, materials, isolations and approvals before work is released or a plant is restarted, from the Antapaccay SAG reline to the MARA restart.
Operational readiness, full lifecycle
From handover to closure, nothing starts until the evidence says it is ready.
The same governed Go/No-Go discipline applies across all nine asset lifecycle stages—coupling live supply-chain ETAs, SIL barrier status, PSSR isolations and 48-hour post-startup telemetry stabilization.
$1.45M/day concentrate netback loss for every 24h turnaround overrun
Closure evidence feeds next stage baseline
How a governed release gate decides
Interactive Gate Decision Simulator
Click any requirement below to toggle its evidence state and see how the Readiness Gate enforces release discipline.
1. Four-Dimension Evidence Inputs (Click to toggle)
Governed Release Gate
HOLD · 2 BLOCKERS
Startup and work execution are locked. Non-waivable safety, workface material, or competency gaps cannot be overridden.
Verified evidence:4 / 6
Hard release blockers:2
2. Accountable Execution & Handover
1. Controlled Release & Startup
Locked until all non-waivable blockers are cleared.
2. 48-Hour Telemetry Stabilization
Post-startup vibration, temperature, and process flow are audited against acceptance criteria before closure.
3. Receiver Handover & Ledger Proof
Operations Receiver signs handover acceptance; verified avoided downtime posts to the Savings Ledger.
Readiness passport
One controlled record per system, operating duty and window—with named owner, approver, verifier and revision basis.
Evidence-backed requirements
Mandatory safety, statutory, technical and production items cannot be marked ready without independently reviewed evidence.
Commissioning & punch list
Phase-by-phase mechanical, energisation, wet commissioning and performance gates that hold release on open Category-A punch items.
Live supply-chain & SIL coupling
Automatically links Purchase Order arrival dates and IEC 61511 SIL barrier health so late spares or bypassed trips block premature release.
People, parts & resources
High-risk licence verification, material staging to the workface and time-window crew reservations that prevent double-booking.
48-hour post-start stabilization
Handover acceptance requires 48 hours of post-startup vibration, temperature and flow telemetry within baseline limits before posting verified savings.
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Part 10
Asset lifecycle management
One decision loop from project handover through operation, maintenance, turnaround and closure, with every outcome verified. The same loop covers a smelter, a heap leach and a concentrator in care and maintenance.
Operating lifecycle × 5-step decision loop
Every stage of the operation, run through one decision loop
Each lifecycle stage follows the same discipline: detect, diagnose, decide, execute and verify. Select any stage below to inspect its closed-loop workflow and linked platform modules.
Open punch items, incomplete tests and missing vendor documentation per area, subsystem and asset.
Gate 1/5
2 · Diagnose
Separate release blockers from handover blockers and advisory items against each acceptance criterion.
Gate 2/5
3 · Decide
Phase gate approvals from mechanical completion through energisation, wet and performance testing.
Gate 3/5
4 · Execute
Owners close tests and punch items with retained evidence; O&M manuals populate spares and schedules.
Gate 4/5
5 · Verify
Receiver accepts handover only when every mandatory test and blocker is closed and reviewed.
Gate 5/5
Executive decision governance
Move from operational signal to verified enterprise value.
A closed-loop decision ledger preserves accountable approval, traceable evidence, execution timing and measurable production or financial outcomes. Select any stage to inspect its governed record structure.
Every operating area shares the same flowsheet, asset, economic and control context so leaders can act on cross-functional consequences rather than isolated reports.
Every recommendation carries alternatives, assumptions, confidence and an accountable approver, and stays open until its result is verified.
Status Quo Gap: Traditional stack: Alerts are closed when acknowledged, and work orders close when the wrench stops turning—whether the defect recurred or not.
IntelligenceDecision enforces separation of duties between proposer, approver, and post-intervention outcome verifier.
Work is ranked by production and margin exposure and safety consequence, not by asset condition alone.
Status Quo Gap: Traditional stack: A critical pump on a redundant standby train gets the same priority as a single-point failure starving the SAG mill.
Ranks every action by series/parallel redundancy, surge buffer hours, payable metal netback, and SIL/TARP barrier impact.
Why four separate software categories still leave the operating gap open.
Mining and resources operators typically buy an EAM for work orders, an APM for sensor alerts, a mine-planning tool for block schedules, and a safety tool for permits and TARPs. Because none of them shares an evidence chain or a readiness gate, the critical trade-offs between geology, reliability, safety barriers and margin happen in spreadsheets. AssetStack unifies the entire decision loop—and feeds directly from existing EAM and historian investments rather than requiring a rip-and-replace.
Start with what you have. Import and readiness checks show which records are missing or stale, and every finding is labelled measured, calculated, estimated or stale.
Pre-mapped connector presets for AVEVA PI, SAP S/4 PM, Maximo, Ellipse, Cat MineStar and GISTM TARP feeds validate schema mapping and staleness automatically.
Each recommendation shows its source records, assumptions and confidence. Material decisions go to an accountable person for approval, with an audit trail and a recorded verification.
Every forecast is tracked in PredictionAccuracy against field truth (92.9% hit rate, 0.034 Brier score) and recalibrated via Empirical Bayes.
Access is role-based and sign-in is required for all operating pages. Ingestion supports session-based access for people and controlled endpoints for systems. Data location and integration scope are agreed in the pilot.
Row-level security (RLS), immutable audit logging, and separation of duties between proposer, approver, and independent verifier.
A scoped pilot on one site and one circuit, with success measures agreed before start. Day-30 baseline, Day-60 live decision queue, Day-90 verified ledger outcome.
Savings are only recognized as board-reportable after 48-hour post-maintenance telemetry stabilization and independent verifier sign-off.