Advances in Orebody Modelling and

Strategic Mine Planning I Contents

Modelling and Planning in the New World

The Global Optimiser Works What Next? J Whittle 3

Optimal Mining Principles B King 7

Stochastic Mine Planning Methods, Examples and Value in an R Dimitrakopoulos 13

Uncertain World

A Risk Analysis Based Framework for Strategic Mine Planning and M Godoy 21
Design Method and Application

Accounting for Joint Ore Supply, Metal Price and Exchange Rate S A Abdel Sabour and 29
Uncertainties in Mine Design R Dimitrakopoulos

Production Scheduling Under Metal Uncertainty Application of A Leite and R Dimitrakopoulos 35

Stochastic Mathematical Programming at an Open Pit Copper Mine
and Comparison to Conventional Scheduling

Modelling Orebodies and Applications

Regional Three-Dimensional Modelling of Iron Ore Exploration V Osterholt, O Herod and 43

Targets H Arvidson

Conditional Simulation of Grades Controlled by Geological Indicators C Xu and P A Dowd 51

Mining Geostatistics with the Open Source SGeMS Software and the A Boucher 59
GsTL Library

Conditional Simulation Methods to Determine Optimum Drill Hole C Boyle 67

Spacing

Transformation Methods for Multivariate Geostatistical Simulation E M Bandarian, U A Mueller, 79

Minimum/Maximum Autocorrelation Factors and Alternating Columns J Fereira and S Richardson
Diagonal Centres

Conditional Wavelet Based Simulation of Non-Stationary Geologic E Gloaguen and 91

Fields Using Geophysical and Model Analogue Information R Dimitrakopoulos
 Mining Optimisation and Case Studies

Optimal Life-of-Mine Scheduling for a Bauxite Mine M Zuckerberg, J van der Riet, 101
W Malajczuk and P Stone

Coal Mining in the Hunter Valley A Strategic Mine Planning Case C Wharton 107
Study

A New Methodology for Flexible Mine Design B Groeneveld, E Topal and 113
B Leenders

Pit Optimisation and Mine Scheduling at the Montes Claros De Gois B Y Tomaselli, E A Silva, 123
Nickel Laterite Deposit, Brazil G J de Carvalho Pereira,
J A Hilrio, M C Botelho and
P C Rodriguez

Technogenic Iron Ore Formations in Siberia as a Secondary P A Filippov, S A Neverov and 129
Resource for Production of Ferrous, Rare, Non-Ferrous and Noble A A Neverov
Metals

Advancing Strategic Mine Planning A Software Perspective C Tonkin 135

Large-Scale Integrated Applications

Integrated Strategic Planning at EKATI Diamond Mine B Coutts 143

Stochastic Long-Term Production Scheduling of Iron Ore Deposits J Benndorf and 151
Integrating Joint Multi-Element Geological Uncertainty R Dimitrakopoulos

Overall Optimisation of Yerilla Project T Dincer and K Reynolds 159

Investigating the Variability of Key Coal Quality Parameters in J Benndorf 167

Continuous Mining Operations when Using Stockpiles

Cut-Off Grade Estimation Old Principles Revisited Application to J-M Rendu 173
Optimisation of Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return

Using Grade Uncertainty to Quantify Risk in the Ultimate Pit Design S Robins 179
for the Sadiola Deep Sulfide Prefeasibility Project, Mali, West Africa

Uncertainty Models and Recoverable Reserves

Angle Reverse Circulation Versus Blastholes in Ore Control I Douglas, B Perry, W Hardtke 193
Sampling Quality Versus Data Density A Case Study and L Allen
Impact of Bench Height, Cut-Off Grade and Production Spacing on W Hardtke, L Allen, B Perry and 199
Misclassification in Ore Control Challenges Produced by High I Douglas
Nugget, Low Continuity Ores

A Geology-Based Joint Conditional Simulation of a Lateritic Nickel J A Lopes, C F Rosas, 205

Deposit Quantification of Risk in Grade Tonnage Curves and J B Fernandes and G A
Resource Categorisation Vanzela

Resource/Reserve Classification with Integrated Geometric and R Dimitrakopoulos, M Godoy 215

Local Grade Variability Measures and C L Chou

Reducing the Geological Risk in Mining an Orebody by Using C Kemp, P Du Pisani, A Bray 223
Borehole Radar for Strategic Mine Planning and G Chitiyo

Optimisation is Moving Underground

Strategic Optimisation of a Vertical Hoisting Shaft in the Callie M G Volz, M Brazil and 235
Underground Mine D A Thomas

Optimising Value for an Underground Project Configuration T Elkington, R Durham and 241
P Myers

Classification of Mining Methods for Deep Orebodies V Oparin, A Tapsiev and 249
A Freidin

Resource Risk Quantification for a Deep Level Gold Mining T Flitton and R Peattie 257
Operation

An Application of Genetic Algorithms to the Main Ventilation System E Acua, S Hardcastle, L Fava, 263
Optimisation for Multi-Level Mine Operations The Impact of the P Dunn and S Hall
Fitness Function

The New World and Strategic Innovation

Applying Sequence Optimisation Technology to Longwall Coal L Rocchi, P Carter and P Stone 271
Mining

Combining Optimisation and Simulation to Model a Supply Chain P Bodon, C Fricke, T 277
from Pit to Port Sandeman and C Stanford

Direct Net Present Value Open Pit Optimisation with Probabilistic A Richmond 285
Models

Pushback Design of Open Pit Mines Under Geological and Market C Meagher, S A Abdel Sabour 291
Uncertainties and R Dimitrakopoulos

Faulted Geological Model Simulation of the Resolution Porphyry G Verly, K Brisebois, W Hart 299
Copper Deposit and J Hammitt
Geologically Enhanced Simulation of Complex Mineral Deposits H Mustapha and 309
Through High-Order Spatial Cumulants R Dimitrakopoulos

Stochastic Mine Planning Example and Value from Integrating A Jewbali and R 321
Long- and Short-Term Mine Planning Through Simulated Grade Dimitrakopoulos
Control, Sunrise Dam, Western Australia

Author Index 329