Impact in long-term planning of optimization algorithms and mineral deposit geometry

Rem: Revista Escola de Minas

Mateus Toniolo Candido¹  Rodrigo De Lemos Peroni²  Daniel Hilário² 

[1] ,Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS

关键词: Mine planning;    optimization algorithms;    long term;    Planejamento de lavra;    algoritmos de otimização;    longo prazo;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0370-44672013000100014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The main objective of mine planning is to determine ore quantity and quality distribution along a time sequence, i.e., scheduling the ore necessary to make the project technically and economically feasible. These temporal sequences are fundamental for the financial success of a mining activity and currently this optimal sequence can be obtained through various mining software. Most studies in mine planning present the final pit calculated by only one algorithm chosen by the mining engineer or simply by availability. Besides, technical constraints and geometrical aspects can be imposed promoting differences on the results of the project. There are many algorithms implemented in various commercial software for the ultimate pit calculation. One of the purposes of this work is to check the effectiveness of the algorithms that obtained greater recognition within the mineral industry and if there are differences related to the type of mineralization and deposit where they are applied. The comparison is performed using two commercial software, and two different algorithms to determine if differences can be observed from the different mineralization types. The implementation of the two algorithms in three-dimensional block models estimated and analyzed for three types of deposits: a massive disseminated copper orebody, a large igneous phosphate deposit and a subvertical gold vein type.

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