Mine Planning

LOM Medium Term

Frequency /year Annual Quarterly
Schedule Period Life of Mine 3 Years
Schdule Resolution Yearly Monthly
Deliverable Deadline

NPV Ore Quality and Tonnage

Primary Schedule Driver
Ore Quality Equipment Availability
Waste Excavation Waste Excavation
Ore Excavation Ore Excavation
Activities Scheduled

Schedule Tool XPAC or equivalent XPAC

Existing Pit - surpac Pit Shells Designed Pit Shells and access ramps
Data input To Schedule News Pits - Whittle Shells Benches divided into blocks
Block model qualities only Block model Quantities only
Annual Volumes Monthly Volumes
Product Tonnes and Quality Product Tonnages & qualities
Schedule Output
Major Equipment Requirement Excavator & Truck Numbers
Destination Schedule Destination Schedules

Tailings Planning
 Short Term Weekly Daily
Monthly Weekly Daily
3 months 2 weeks 24-48 hours
Weekly Daily Shift

Ore Tonnage & quality Broken Stocks Broken Stocks

MTP direction Equipment Availability Equipment Availability
Waste Excavation Waste Excavation Waste Excavation
Ore Excavation Ore Excavation Dewatering
Drilling and Blasting Dewatering Crusher feed from ROM
Crusher feed from ROM Crusher feed from ROM
XPAC or XACT XACT or Excel Excel
Designed benches and blocks Broken Stocks Broken Stocks
Blocks cuts to as built

Weekly volumes Daily volumes Shift volumes

Product Tonnes & Qualities Ore Tonnage & Quality Ore Tonnage & Qualities
Excavator, Trucks & Drill Numbers Excavator, Trucks & Drill numbers Excavator & Truck Numbers
Drilling sequence Drilling Sequence