Edumine Courses – Mine Planning 3 – Optimization

Description of Mine Planning 3 – Optimization

Mine Planning 3 – Optimization course is the third in a set of three courses on Mine Planning and follows on from the previous two Mine Planning courses.

Mine Planning 1 – Strategy focused on three of the five main levers for value creation as part of the strategic mine planning process (including mining method selection, process route selection and scale of operation). Mine Planning 2 – Operations then went on to illustrate the use of the final two levers including sequence and scheduling and cut-off grade policy.

Mine Planning 3 – Optimization introduces you to mathematical optimization concepts which often form the basis for many of the computerized planning tools that are commercially available today. It is important to understand how these tools work and the fundamental algorithms behind them to aid the mine planning process.

Scope

Mine Planning 3 – Optimization course focuses on the use of mathematical optimization techniques and processes. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to develop basic mathematical programming models and be able to solve this in Excel for the purpose of allocating limited resources for maximum benefit (within the mining context). Coding and scripting are beyond the scope of this course.

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