Strategic
Module
Industry leading mine optimisation tool for strategic planning
 
Maximise NPV
Increase NPV by up to 30% and capture value immediately.
Optimality Guarantee
State of the art numerical optimisation based operational solutions.
Multi-site
Strategically plan complex multi-site mining systems to optimality.
 
Optimal mine plans
ORB utilises Industrial Mathematics to generate optimal mine plans which consider a wide range of input parameters such as:
  • Development and production tasks and their dependencies
  • Operational and geological constraints
  • Equipment availability and cycle timings
  • Ore grade and attributes
  • CAPEX, OPEX, contracts and revenue targets
Powerful scenario planning
Easily generate scenarios to understand how your mine plans are affected by operating variances in development and production tasks to determine economic outcomes.
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Flexible Integration
ORB can readily integrate with the major mine design packages to produce optimal mine plans at the push of a button.

Powering Mine Planning Decisions

Long Term Planning Decisions (Monthly / Yearly)
  • How can construction, development and production tasks be allocated such that optimal overall mine progress is made?​
  • How can I minimise development duration, to bring forward production ramp up?​
  • When should an existing plan be discarded (instead of defended) based on recorded actuals?​
  • How many work areas should be concurrently operated given resource availability and possible interactions?​
  • How can I sustain my draw bell firing rate and/or development heading progression, given interactions on the level and resource availability?
Strategic Planning Decisions (Yearly / Decades)
  • How should tasks in a stoping mine be scheduled to maximise net present value, considering development, production, task dependencies, resource consumption, and system constraints such as ventilation zones and tonnage capacity.​
  • How should development activities be sequenced to support optimal stope sequence?​
  • How can value be brought forward in a sub level cave by considering when and how much to draw from each ring?​
  • How many concurrent levels should be mined in a sub level cave?​
  • How many tonnes should be drawn from each draw bell per month in order to bring forward value while adhering to geotechnical constraints in a block cave?​
  • What sequence should blocks be mined in a surface operation, considering dependency constraints and large capital decisions?​

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