Mining Sequence Optimization
Reduce stress concentration in surrounding rock and improve safety.
Overview
REDUCE STRESS CONCENTRATION IN SURROUNDING ROCK AND IMPROVE SAFETY
Efficient sequence optimization requires careful planning for roads and ramps, shift starts, crew changes, drilling, blasting, loading, conveying, the management of stockpiles and blending opportunities to feed crushers, mills and leach operations. Plan adherence and spatial compliance is critical. Most mining companies are more focused on plan attainment than on plan adherence. Taking ore or waste out of sequence has enormous consequences. In some cases, deviating from planned locations makes going back later difficult or prohibitively expensive. Respecting the sequence of locations reduces the cost of unscheduled equipment moves and, ultimately, the size of fleets that must be deployed.
Effective communication and coordination between planning, operations, maintenance and warehousing must be a daily priority. Pit tours (Gemba Walks) are a power methodology for creating this level of alignment. What appears to make sense ‘on paper’ is often amended after leadership tours the areas to understand actual conditions versus anticipated conditions.
As safety on the mine site is paramount, those activities and durations must be considered and included in the mine plan and agreed by the planning, operating, and maintenance leaders.
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By capitalizing on these opportunities, mining companies can not only improve the efficiency of their drilling and blasting operations and mining sequences but also reduce costs, enhance safety, and minimize their environmental footprint, ultimately contributing to more sustainable and profitable mining practices.
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