Control system, data and software support for mining operations

Remote, 24/7 and onsite support from engineers who know your control system, your data and your process, so your plant keeps running long after handover.

29
Years in mining OT
730+
Projects delivered
110
Processing plants supported
55
Countries globally

Support across Siemens, Rockwell Automation, Yokogawa, Schneider Electric, AVEVA and more.

The support gap

Your plant doesn't stop when the project team leaves

Handover is where support gaps show up. The engineers who built the system move on to the next job, and site teams inherit PLC logic, historians, virtual servers and dashboards they didn't configure. A fault at 2am can't wait for someone to fly in.

Mipac supports the operational technology your plant runs on: control systems, virtual infrastructure, historians and plant data, and Mipac software. Our engineers know the process as well as the code. They fix problems in terms of throughput and recovery, not just tags and loops.

Operators in hi-vis monitoring control room screens
Coverage options

Choose the coverage your operation needs

Most operations combine these. A common mix is remote support day to day, with site visits when the work needs them.

01 / REMOTE

Business hours remote support

Phone and email support during business hours at our offices in Brisbane, Perth, Vancouver and Tucson. Our engineers log in over secure VPN to find and fix faults, and we aim to respond within four business hours. It suits sites with a capable local team who want expert backup and routine system care.

Response within 4 business hoursMonthly hours allocationOptional preventative maintenance
02 / AROUND THE CLOCK

24/7 support

For operations where every hour offline costs production. You get a dedicated phone number and email, covered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Phone requests get a response within one hour. Email and portal requests are picked up within one business day.

Phone response within 1 hourDedicated number and emailFault-finding via secure VPN
03 / ON SITE

Onsite and resident support

Some jobs need hands on the system. We can send engineers for a short visit, run a site familiarisation visit at the start of an agreement, or place resident engineers on rotation with your control systems team. On site, they handle daily configuration changes, fault finding, root cause analysis and improvement work, with our remote team in Brisbane behind them.

Site visitsResident engineers on rotationBacked by remote support
What we support

One partner for your control and data systems

Control systems

PLC, SCADA and DCS configuration, changes, fault finding and diagnosis on Schneider Electric, Siemens (including PCS7), Rockwell Automation, Yokogawa and Inductive Automation platforms.

Infrastructure and networks

Virtual servers, system and network fault diagnosis, and regular backups moved to an offsite location.

Plant data and historians

AVEVA PI (formerly OSIsoft) and Rockwell FactoryTalk Historian systems, including licence renewals. When an issue sits with the vendor, we take it up with them for you.

Mipac software

Support and licence renewal for MPA, so the tools your operators rely on stay current.

Beyond the systems themselves, our engineers help your operations team with root cause analysis of operational events, process optimisation and continuous improvement.

Preventative, not just reactive

We look for problems before your operators find them

Unused hours don't have to go to waste either. Where an agreement lets hours roll over, we plan expiring hours into work that adds value to your system.

Support agreements can include scheduled preventative maintenance. A typical weekly routine covers:

  • Reviewing the state of your virtual infrastructure, including events and faults
  • Backing up the system and moving the backup offsite
  • Checking the bypass log and reporting any new bypasses
How it works

How a support agreement runs

  1. 01

    Learn your plant

    An optional site familiarisation visit lets our engineers learn your process and control system, meet your team and review your support priorities.

  2. 02

    Agree coverage

    We set hours, response times and escalation paths to suit your operation.

  3. 03

    Connect securely

    You get a dedicated phone number and email, and we set up secure VPN access to your systems.

  4. 04

    Resolve issues

    Our engineers find and fix faults remotely, or come to site when the problem calls for it. If a fix turns out to be bigger than a support request, we scope it as a project.

  5. 05

    Report monthly

    Monthly reports show what we did, the hours used and remaining, how we performed against your service levels, and what we recommend next.

Historian and MPA support

Service desk and knowledgebase

A service desk portal gives your team one place to raise and track requests. A Mipac knowledgebase of guides and troubleshooting articles helps your nominated site team handle everyday requests, like adding users or tags, without drawing down your support hours.

Proven at Quellaveco

Site team by day. Remote team by night.

At Anglo American's Quellaveco copper operation in Peru, Mipac engineers worked on site during the day while a Brisbane-based remote team covered the night. The site had around-the-clock control system support through start-up, from a team where most members spoke fluent Spanish.

Proof, not promises

Support in action

The Quellaveco site, 3,500m above sea level
GreenfieldCopper
Siemens PCS7 · Start-up and 24/7 support

PCS7 start-up and operation support: Quellaveco concentrator

Mipac supported the start-up of a new copper concentrator. Both production lines reached full capacity by October 2022, and the moly plant reached full capacity in the same month it started production.

Anglo American · Quellaveco, Peru Read the case study
Greenhills Operation in the Elk Valley, British Columbia
BrownfieldCoal
Remote delivery · 24-hour support

Remote support across time zones: EVR Greenhills Operation

Mipac has worked with the Greenhills operation since 2019. The program was delivered remotely from Australia and includes 24-hour support, even when urgent, complex issues span multiple sites.

Elk Valley Resources · BC, Canada Read the case study
Despite being on opposite sides of the globe, the collaboration between our team and theirs has been very smooth.
William Stannus · Lead, Processing Improvement, Teck Resources Limited
Not sure where to start?

Where do you want to start?

Operations

I run the plant

Fewer hours lost to system faults, and a monthly view of what your support delivers.

Control systems

I look after the control system

Senior backup across control, data and software, including systems you inherited.

Did you know?

Common questions about operations support

What's the difference between onsite and remote support?

Onsite support puts our engineers at your plant for work that needs physical access, such as hardware faults, commissioning and shutdowns. Remote support connects them to your system over secure VPN for diagnostics, configuration changes and routine checks, with no travel time. Many operations use both.

How quickly will you respond?

It depends on your coverage. On business hours agreements, we aim to respond within four business hours. On 24/7 agreements, phone requests get a response within one hour, and email or portal requests within one business day. Your service level agreement sets out the exact terms.

What's included in a support agreement?

Agreements are tailored to each site. They usually include an allocation of support hours, phone and email access to our engineers, and remote fault-finding over secure VPN. Options include preventative maintenance, site visits and monthly reporting.

What happens to support hours we don't use?

Depending on the agreement, unused hours can roll over for a limited period. We aim to use expiring hours on work that adds value to your system.

Can you support PLC and SCADA systems Mipac didn't build?

Yes. At Quellaveco, our team supported a plantwide control system configured by another contractor, which meant first getting to know its customised library.

Do you support data and software, or only control systems?

Both. Support can cover historians such as AVEVA PI and Rockwell FactoryTalk Historian, and Mipac's MPA software, alongside PLC, SCADA and DCS systems.

Can our own team handle simple requests?

Yes. For historian and MPA support, you can nominate a site team as first responders, backed by a Mipac knowledgebase. Our engineers then focus on the issues that need them.

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A concise overview of how Mipac works, what we've delivered and where we can help. Useful if you're building a business case or evaluating OT partners.

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Find the right support coverage for your plant

Tell us about your systems and where support is falling short. We'll recommend remote, 24/7, onsite or a mix.

Brisbane+61 7 3212 5600 · sales@mipac.com.au
Perth+61 8 6424 9900 · sales@mipac.com.au
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