Pit Optimiser Feasibility Study

Pit Optimiser adds the third dimension

Maptek™ Vulcan™ Pit Optimiser was the ideal solution for assessing the economic value for a coal project and providing the basis for detailed design and scheduling work.

When MEC Mining was asked to complete a feasibility study for a steeply dipping resource in a complex metallurgical coal project, Vulcan Pit Optimiser provided the solution.

The deposit contained 5 seam groups, 3 major overthrust faults and shears, and normal faults in a single pit. Information supplied included a block model, economic assumptions and a geotechnical assessment. Margin rankings provided some clarity on basal seam and economics.

Mining stages were designed based on the Vulcan Pit Optimiser shell sequence which delivers optimum NPV.

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