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Orebody Modelling and Strategic Mine Planning SMP 2014

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Orebody Modelling and Strategic Mine Planning SMP 2014

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Open Pit Transition Depth Determination through Global Analysis of Open Pit and Underground Mine Production Scheduling

This paper presents an iterative net present value (NPV) maximisation method to determine the optimum surface to underground transition depth for an orebody to be mined by multiple open pits and an underground mine. The determination of transition depth from open pit to underground mining is based on global production scheduling optimisation of open pit and underground mines using mixed integer linear programming. The method is applied to a case study coming from a gold mining complex with six open pits and a large underground mine using longhole open stoping. The results indicate potential improvements of the NPV of global operations when compared to the traditional techniques based on independently optimised open pit first, followed by underground mining.CITATION:Dagdelen, K and Traore, I, 2014. Open pit transition depth determination through global analysis of open pit and underground mine production scheduling, in Proceedings Orebody Modelling and Strategic Mine Planning Symposium 2014, pp 195-200 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).
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  • Published: 2014
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