Overview

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 has to be considered including, short and long-term planning, mine … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Professor Jeffrey Walker

Unit Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Mohan Yellishetty

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

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.

2.

Generate an optimal resource extraction profile and develop a mine plan with cut-off grade optimisation.

3.

Generate mine schedules and compare different alternatives based on sequencing, timing and costs.

4.

Engage effectively as a member of a mine planning team to produce a written report and present the findings to various audiences.

Assessment summary

Continuous assessment: 60%

Final assessment: 40%

This unit contains a hurdle requirement that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final assessment component. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.

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Workload

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Costs are indicative and subject to change.
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