Project:
Evaluate the equipment configuration together with different schedules and mine designs
Result:
Verified equipment configuration and automation procedures
1. Problem Statement
The mine required assistance in relation to:
- Analysing and validating the mining fleet requirements for the Production requirements;
- Mine design improvement (relating to number and location of ore passes and truck passing points);
- Development of an operational model for benchmarking purposes.
2. Solution Approach
The project was executed in a phased approach with Phase 1 having the main function of extracting information from the operational process to serve as input to the simulation model consisting of the following elements:
- Process analysis (including as-is activity mapping);
- Data gathering;
- Simulation model concept design (a blue print for the model).
Phase 2 consisted of the model development and Phase 3 of the scenario analysis and recommendations
3. Project Outcomes
- Mapped processes
- Procedural information relating to the automation of equipment
- Verification of throughput volumes based on specific equipment configurations
