26 Open pit mine planning and design: Fundamentals

3/24
UnderGR. Field
1 survey geologists
5/25
9

3/3 5/5
Geolog. Field Prel.geol. Expl.
2 5/4 4 5/25
mapping geologists report dept.
9 3
5/28
Check 3/3 Drilling Expl.
Field 7 6/1
3 DDH. priority dept.
geologists 4/27 1
Data 8
4/14 6/2
Ore DRLG. Field Field
1. Property geology 5
stage 3A geologists
5/25
6
9
Ore DRLG.
stage 38 geologists
6/29
4

4/14
Expl.
6 Geophysics 6/18
dept.
8

Assay 4/28
Research
8 DDH. 7/13
lab.
81 core
11
91
5/5 6/16
2. Mining 21
Correct
1975 data
Computer
section 5/18 22
Modify computer
comp.prog. section 7/13
2 4

5/12
Investigate Marketing
31 6/8
mark.reg. manager
3. Marketing 4

Metal 6/2 6/30

Marketing Smelter Marketing
32 price 6/15 33 7/13
manager schedules manager
study 2 4

4. Metallurgy Pilot plant Research

4/21
Metall. Metall.
5/5
41 4/27 42 summary 5/18
test lab. supt.
1 2 7/28
Drawing Eng.
54
& plans consultant 8/24
3/3 6/2 4
5. Plant 51
Option
plantsite
Local
office
4/27 52
Plant
concepts
Project
engineers 7/27
8 8 6/30
Village Local
55 7/27
relocation office
141 6/2 2
Purchasing Purchasing
53 6/29
inform. manager
4
3/3 3/24 6/30
Option Local Drill Field Acquire Local
60 3/16 61 5/25 62 8/10
well sites office wells geologists well sites office
2 9 6

6. Water
Drill 6/2 6/30
Field Secure
7. Electrical 81 tailing
area
geologists
6/15
2
82 tailing
area
Local
office
8/10
6

8. Tailing Drill
Field
6/2
141
Secure
Local
6/30
91 dump 6/15 92 dump 8/10
geologists office
area area
9. Mine dumps 2 6

141
6/30
10. Railroad siding 101
Investigate
railroad
Local
6/2
6/15 102
Secure
railroad
Local
office
8/10
office siding
siding 2 6

5/5 6/9 6/30

Secure Local Road Local Secure Local
111 6/1 112 6/22 113 8/10
townsite office study office road office
4 2 6

6/2 6/30
Legal
11. Townsite and roads 121
Investigate
permits
Legal
dept.
6/29 122 Acquire
permits dept.
8/10
4 6

6/2
Insurance
131 Insurance 7/27
12. Legal matters 5/5
broker
8
Ruling on Local
132 7/27
fee taxes office
12

13. Finance and accounting 133

Fiscal Local
5/5
7/27
agreement office
12 81
91
5/5
Financial 51
134 Treasury 7/27
sources
14. Environmental effects 12
141
Environ- 6/16
mental Consultant 8/10
study 8

Figure 1.7. Activity network for a feasibility study (Taylor, 1977).

 Mine planning 27

5/25 9/15
Data geologic Expl.
10 7/13 12 9/28
transfer report dept.
7 2

8/18
Polygonal Expl.
11 9/14
reserves dept.
4

7/28 8/11 9/1 9/8 9/15

Composite computer Mining Computer Mining Computer Equipment Computer Mining Computer
23 8/10 24 8/31 25 9/7 26 9/14 27 9/28
assay data section reserves section schedule section selection section report section
2 3 1 1 2

Note: Computer section has both

geologists and mining engineers.
59

7/14 8/4 8/25

Shipping Marketing Letter Marketing Marketing Marketing
34 7/27 35 8/17 36 9/14
costs manager of intent manager report manager
2 2 3

8/4
136 Metall. Metall.
43 8/24
report supt.
3

7/28 Constr- 8/25 Capital 8/25

Calculate Eng. Project Project
56 50 uction 9/7 58 cost 8/14
quantities consultant 8/24 engineer 26 engineers
schedule 2 estimate 3
4

7/7 Operating 8/25

Cost data Local Project
57 7/20 59 cost 9/14
supplies office engineers
estimate 3
2

7/28 Power 8/25 9/29

71 Electrical Chief elect
72 purchasing
Chief elect
160
Summary Valuation
10/12
data engineer 8/17 engineer 9/7 report supt.
3 summary 2 3

Legend
From
Act. Activity Respon-
To
no. title sibility

Duration
in weeks
Activity can be
started before
Legal 7/14 previous one is
Legal completed
123 problem 8/10
dept.
contractor 4

8/18
Legal Legal
124 8/31
report dept.
2

Legal 7/14
Legal
123 problem 8/10
dept.
contractor 4
7/27
Inflation
135 Treasury 8/17
analysis
4

8/4 9/10
Conditional Finance
136 Treasury 8/31 137 Treasury 9/14
fin.comm. report
4 2

8/10
Environ-
142 mental Consultant 8/24
report 2

Feasibility report
Volumes:
1. Geology, ore reserves & mining
2. Metallurgy
3. Capital & operating cost estimates
4. Legal, finance & marketing
5. Summary & economic analysis