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The permanent facility that will be built in the same office complex still is being designed with help from Hatch, a consulting firm that has extensive experience in creating similar facilities for other mining companies.<\/p>\n<p>The jobs moving to the IROC do not require a physical presence at the mines but rather can be done from anywhere using computer and communications technology, said Fio Giana, General Manager-IROC.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, most of the people working at IROC are Remote Asset Monitoring Process (RAMP) technicians, who electronically monitor haul trucks, shovels and plants through an array of equipment sensors. There are four supervisors and about 36 RAMP technicians.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of October, all RAMP monitoring for North America sites is expected to be done from IROC.<\/p>\n<p>Pete Casillas, Senior RAMP Technician, said he was concerned when he first learned his job was moving to Phoenix. In his 28 years with the company, all of it working in Morenci, he\u2019s been a shovel operator, haul truck driver and, for the last 10 years, a RAMP technician. 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Geomechanical monitoring for Morenci also is scheduled to move to IROC by the end of the year. These are the people who monitor things like slope stability in the pit.<\/p>\n<p>Still being designed is the position of Production Engineer. This essentially will be the one person on each shift who will synthesize all available information to make informed and immediate decisions to deal with unexpected circumstances at any given site to avoid production disruptions, Giana said.<\/p>\n<p>Specialists from Hatch are working with teams on the ground in Morenci studying workflows and processes to define the role and responsibilities of production engineer. That should be done by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>If IROC can be designed to support Morenci, the company\u2019s largest and most complex site in North America, the lessons learned can be applied to any site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to chase value,\u201d Giana said. \u201cIf we can put better technology in front of people making the decisions, so that they can make better decisions, we can achieve more value, faster. 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