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    INTRODUCTION TO MINE PLANNING

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    PRESENTATION OUTLINE
     Precursor to mine planning
     Mineral exploration and orebody definition
     Mining operations
     Scope of mine plans
     Mine planning process

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    PRECURSOR TO MINE PLANNING
     Mineral exploration

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    PRECURSOR TO MINE PLANNING
     Orebody modelling or definition
     Orebody model information
     Block location (x, y, z coordinates), grade (Cu in %, Au in oz. per tonne, etc.), rock type and quantity of material (tonnes)

    X, Y, Z Coordinates
    Block Grade
    Quantity of Material (Rock Type)

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    PRESENTATION OUTLINE
     Precursor to mine planning
     Mineral exploration and orebody definition
     Mining operations
     Scope of mine plans
     Mine planning process

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    MINING OPERATIONS
     Surface mining operations
     Open pit mining – metallic/non-metallic ore deposits

     Underground mining operations

    http://www.superpit.com.au/PhotoLibrary/OpenPit/tabid/176/Default.aspx
    Sublevel Stoping Sublevel Caving Block Caving Accessed on December 3, 2014

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    MINING OPERATIONS

    Stockpile

    Ore Concentrate
    Mine Process Refinery

    Economy

    Product
    Waste
    Waste

    Dump Tailings Metal

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    PRESENTATION OUTLINE
     Precursor to mine planning
     Mineral exploration and orebody definition
     Mining operations
     Scope of mine plans
     Mine planning process

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    SCOPE OF MINE PLANS
     Strategic or long-term mine plan
     Operational or short-term mine plan

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    SCOPE OF MINE PLANS
     Strategic or long-term mine plan
     Covers all aspects from resource definition to mine closure
     Establishes overall economy of the operation – value of mining business
     Maximize shareholder value or maximize the value of mining business

     Maximize undiscounted/discounted value of future cash flows

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    SCOPE OF MINE PLANS
     Strategic or long-term mine plan
     Size or extent of operation
     Scale of operation
     Mining, processing, and refining capacities

     Production plan
     Life of operation

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    SCOPE OF MINE PLANS
     Strategic mine plans
     Size or extent of operation
     Input – available resource
     Maximize undiscounted value of future cash flows

     Scale of operation
     Input – available reserves
     Production capacities – capital expenditure
     Opportunity cost – time value of money

     Production plans – maximize the discounted value of future cash flows

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    SCOPE OF MINE PLANS
     Operational or short-term mine plans
     Production requirements
     Unit operations
     Drilling – blasting – loading – haulage

     Resource allocations – human and physical

    Source: http://superpit.com.au/photos/mining/ Source: http://superpit.com.au/photos/mining/ Source: http://superpit.com.au/photos/mining/ Source: http://superpit.com.au/photos/mining/


    Accessed on January 12, 2018 Accessed on January 12, 2018 Accessed on January 12, 2018 Accessed on January 12, 2018

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    SCOPE OF MINE PLANS

    Relative importance during the life cycle of a mining operation

    Operational/Tactical mine plan


    Type of mine plan

    Strategic mine plan

    Prospecting Exploration Development Production Closure

    Life cycle of a mining operation

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    PRESENTATION OUTLINE
     Precursor to mine planning
     Mineral exploration and orebody definition
     Mining operations
     Scope of mine plans
     Mine planning process

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    MINE PLANNING PROCESS
     Mining method selection – surface vs. underground Inputs
     Material destinations – processing routes
     Scale of operation – production capacities Economic, Geotechnical,
     Production sequence or schedule Geological, Metallurgical

     Cut-off grades

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    MINE PLANNING PROCESS
     Uniqueness of the mine planning process
     Size of the optimization problem
     Computational complexity

     Realistic mineral supply chain


     Multiple mines, materials, processes, products

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    MINE PLANNING PROCESS
     Uniqueness of mine planning process
     Economic and geological uncertainty
     Commodity price
     Estimated mining block grades

     Current mine planning practice


     Are we considering all possible values of future commodity price?
     Are we considering all possible values of mining block grades?

     Stochastic mine planning – risk quantification under commodity price and geological uncertainties

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    REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING
    Management of mineral resources, creating value in the mining business, Juan P. Camus, SME, ISBN: 0-87335-216-5.

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