6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Organisational Unit
Department of Civil Engineering
Chief examiner(s)
Coordinator(s)
Associate Professor Mohan Yellishetty
Unit guides
Synopsis
This unit deals with the theoretical principles and practical methodologies associated with mine planning and scheduling. Mine planning is an interactive process that includes elements of design, scheduling and evaluation. As part of the planning process a range of issues have to be considered including, short and long-term planning, mine optimisation, cut-off grade analysis and mine evaluation. The unit applies mine planning and scheduling techniques to a case-study project in current state-of-the-art software.
Outcomes
At the successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Demonstrate the process of strategic mine planning and its impact on decision-making during project development through the use of fully coupled discounted cash flow models.
- Generate an optimal resource extraction profile and develop a mine plan with cut-off grade optimisation.
- Generate mine schedules and compare different alternatives based on sequencing, timing and costs.
- Engage effectively as a member of a mine planning team to produce a written report and present the findings to various audiences.
Assessment
Individual and group written reports and oral presentations: 100%
Workload requirements
3 hours practice class, 9 hours private study per week
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