NPV Scheduler is the most complete and

versatile tool for strategic open pit mine

planning on the market. Functionality
spans everything from preliminary
modeling through to building detailed
life-of-mine plans with practical
push-backs and scheduling.
NPV Scheduler
The complete strategic mine planning system
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Geological Model
Import a geological block model with grade, lithology,
topography, surfaces and mining boundaries. Digitize
plan data. Model may also contain recovery, cost and
slope information.
Economic Model
Input commodity prices, mining costs, processing
costs and recoveries to create a three-dimensional
economic model with intrinsic block values.
Nested Pits
Generate a set of nested Lerchs-Grossmann (LG) pit
shells that represent varying economic parameters
and generate an Ultimate Pit Optimal Extraction
Sequence (OES).
Practical Pushbacks
Use the LG shells, Optimal Extraction Sequence and
pushback targets to generate practical pushback
shapes that respect good mine design practice.
Optimized Schedule
Schedule pushbacks according to production targets
and mining constraints for maximum optimization.
Rene the schedule with blending and cut-off grade
optimization. Include haulage truck hours as an
optimization target.
Methodology
Optimized strategic mine plan with design and
schedule contained in one system
Ultimate pits are optimized for maximum cash ow
(base and precious metals) or maximum reserve
life (industrial minerals). Pits are optimally sequenced
to maximize NPV or achieve material blend
Fast, practical, mineable pushback generation
Sophisticated scheduling, blending, stockpiling, grade
optimization, process optimization, production
targeting and haulage optimization
Easy-to-use methodology with multiple layers of
sophistication, from quick studies to detailed mine
plans
From Geological
Model to Mine Plan
Benets
Inside NPV Scheduler
First Pushback ? Last Pushback ?
Determining Pushback
Shapes
Pushbacks are based on LG shells, but
practical mining requires careful formation of the
nal pushback shapes. NPV Scheduler creates
the pushbacks using LG shells and the Ultimate
Pit OES, but it also optimizes the push back
shapes for practical mining, while retaining the
maximum possible NPV.
Visualization, Animation
and Reporting
NPV Scheduler has a wide variety of reporting
and visualization options, from full reports with
customizable content to 3D rendered life of mine
animations.
Material Allocation
Optimizer
MAO examines the processing of each block
(leach pad, mill, stockpile, waste etc.) and
reallocates it to a new method based on overall
economic value. MAO optimizes stockpiling
and multiple blended products (e.g. iron ore &
industrial minerals) where production targets and
varying product specications can be blended
from different inputs.
Mine Flow Optimizer
MFO increases NPV by optimizing cut-off grades.
It adjusts the schedule to create more value by
mining a higher grade of ore earlier when that
outweighs the cost of wasting or stockpiling
lower grade ore.
Geo-Risk Assessment
GRA provides a mechanism for understanding
the risk associated with the uncertainty of grade
distribution in the resource model. It does this
by considering conditionally-simulated models in
the strategic planning process. GRA generates
a set of risk-rated pits which can be used to
limit the impact of grade uncertainty on planning
outcomes.
Capital Costs
NPV Scheduler can model multiple types of
capital costs such as pushback start-up costs,
costs that occur at xed times or are associated
with the removal of material within specied
boundaries.
Haulage Optimization
In order to produce a schedule with practical
haulage eet requirements NPV Scheduler
allows the inclusion of haulage truck hours as
an integral optimization target. The scheduler
will allocate blocks taking into account their
transport requirements as well as their material
types and values. This is in contrast to other
systems that typically provide tools to analyze the
haulage requirements after a schedule has been
developed.
AUSTRALIA
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Brisbane
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andar
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CANADA
Montreal
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Sudbury
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Sudbury, Ontario P3A 5J9
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Vancouver, BC V6E 3X2
Canada
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Santiago 751-0038
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Beijing, China 100048
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INDIA
New Delhi
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Jasola District Centre
New Delhi - 110 025
India
Tel +91 11 41290000
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Karaganda
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100012, Karaganda
Republic of Kazakhstan
Tel +7 7212 425138
MEXICO
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Avenida Torren, centro Histrico
Zacatecas, Zac.
C.P. 98000
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Lima
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Torre Link Tower
Surco, Lima - Peru
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Johannesburg
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Illovo Boulevard, Illovo
Johannesburg, 2196
Republic of South Africa
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Wells
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Wookey Hole Road,
Wells, Somerset BA5 1AF
United Kingdom
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United States
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