Equipment Selection for Open Pit Mining

By using relevant data, studies, and methods, mine planners at Atlantech assist miners to identify the most cost-effective opportunities to maximise productivity and equipment life at open pit mining operations. We are skilled at equipment selection, drawing on modern approaches. Please get in touch with us today if we can be of assistance.

Optimization of cycle time for loading and hauling …

M. Mnzool et al. (2024). Mining of Mineral Deposits, 18(1), 18-26 20 Table 1. Available equipment on the Bisha site Equipment unit Current fleet

Open-Pit Mining: A Comprehensive Guide

Open-pit mining, or opencast mining, is a surface mining technique used for large-scale operations. It involves extracting minerals from a pit by removing waste rock and overburden. Commonly used for minerals like copper, gold, and iron ore, requires heavy equipment such as trucks and shovels to efficiently extract the ore.

Economic risks in mining investments: A prospective analysis …

The Eva Copper project will employ conventional open-cast mining methods, including drilling, blasting, loading and hauling. A construction period of two years is envisaged, including one year of pre-production mining. Mining activities would be based on open pit mining of the Little Eva deposit at a rate of 31,200 t/d of ore.

(PDF) Selecting the suitable loading-haulage …

Selecting the suitable loading-haulage equipment in open pit mines by fuzzy AHP method. January 2009; ... =0 are illustrated in tables 6 and results for ... capital cost of open pit mining .

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This report contains 2 open pit models, 6 underground mine models, 11 mill models, and cost equations for access roads, power lines, and tailings ponds. In addition, adjustment factors for …

Parametric estimation of capital costs for establishing a coal mine

Creating an efficient haul road is one of the most important aspects of open-pit mine design. According to different sources, haul costs can comprise a significant portion of the total operational ...

Simultaneous stochastic optimisation of mining complexes with equipment

The method of simultaneous stochastic optimisation described in the previous section is applied to an open-pit copper mining complex. As shown in Figure 4, the mining complex consists of two open-pit mines, mine 1 and mine 2, with, respectively, 414,108 and 157,749 blocks, which are 25 × 25 × 15 m 3 in size. The main attributes of concern are ...

20 Pros and Cons of Open Pit Mining

Pros And Cons Of Open Pit Mining. Are you aware that open pit mining is responsible for extracting around 90% of the world's mineral ores? This type of mining involves digging a large hole in the ground to access valuable minerals and metals. Open pit mining has been used for centuries, but it comes with both advantages and disadvantages.

Stripping Ratio in Open-Pit Mining

It is calculated by comparing the economic effects of open-pit mining and underground mining, to divide the boundary between open-pit mining and underground mining. The cost comparison method is divided into the raw ore cost comparison method, the concentrate ore cost comparison method, and the comparative method of reserve profit.

(PDF) Open Pit Mining

Open pit mining has higher productivity (3–5 times of underground methods), lower production costs, more safe and hygienic working conditions, more complete recovery of a mineral, and lower per unit production cost. Open pit mining is characterized not only by its high share of total minerals production, but it is also considered as one of ...

Optimization of cycle time for loading and hauling …

in open-pit mining Mohammed Mnzool1*, Hamad Almujibah1, Mudthir Bakri2, ... resulting in increased productivity, lower costs and improved profitability. Findings. In this case, the total loading time of the excavator and shovel is determined to be 3.98 and 2.92 minutes, respec- ... Table 1. Available equipment on the Bisha site Equipment unit ...

(PDF) Sustainable Open Pit Mining and Technical Systems: …

The MTS's parameters change significantly during transition periods, for example, at a new stage of open-pit mining or when switching to an open-underground method of developing mineral deposits.

Capital and Operating Cost Eestimation for Open Pit Mining …

Background information, formulae and a systematic set of procedures for estimating capital and operating costs for open pit mining equipment are presented in this paper. Firstly, equipment …

Loading-haulage equipment selection in open pit mines …

Equipment selection is one of the most important aspects of open pit design. Mining costs are mainly affected by the number and capacity of equipment. Equipment selection for open-pit mines is definitely a major decision which will impact greatly the economic viability of an operation (Aghajani et al. 2007). Equipment selection effects economic considerations in open-pit design, …

Equipment Selection for Surface Mining: A Review

Bozorgebrahimi A, Hall R, Morin M (2005) Equipment size effects on open pit mining performance. Internat. J. Surface Mining Reclamation Environ. 19(1):41-56. ... (1997) Surface mining equipment cost analysis with a developed linear break even model. Internat. J. ... Expand Table. Authors Info & Affiliations. View Issue's Table of Contents.

Development of Open-pit Mine Reclamation Cost …

To this end, after collecting the historical cost data of 41 open-pit mine reclamation projects, a comprehensive data set of 16 mine reclamation costs groups and the extent of the disturbed mined ...

Intelligent Fleet Management System for Open Pit Mine

the main means of ad-dressing the high cost of transporting equipment to openpit mines, has attracted re- searchers and - laid the foundation for fleet management systems (FMS) used in open-pit mines. They considered the FMS as a real time decision-making system [7] [8] for materials handling in an open pit mine. FMS

MINING EQUIPMENT SELECTION FOR A TYPICAL …

of all the mining equipment manufacturers and suppliers in providing rechnical data, and of Mrs C.C. Kruger in typing and preoaring of the ... 6.2 Economics of In-pit Parting Separation 103 6.3 Coal Beaking 104 ... NUMBER LIST OF TABLES (cont.) 4.7 Initial Capital Cost Estimates - Rotary Drills. 5.1 Equipment Rating : Overburden Removal. ...

Applications of Queuing Theory for Open-Pit …

Surface mining is the most common mining method worldwide, and open pit mining accounts for more than 60% of all surface output (Hartman & Mutmansky, 2002). Open pit mining consists primarily of the removal of topsoil and overburden, drilling and …

Cost estimation for open pit mines: Tackling cost …

217 Please cite this article as: Inthavongsa et al. (2015). Cost estimation for open pit mines: Tackling cost uncertainties. In: IUR, Vol 1, Medienzentrum der TU Bergakademie Freiberg, ISBN ...

How to Choose Open-pit Mining Equipment?

Gemini Shaking Table; Gold Centrifugal Concentrator; Jig Concentrator; Spiral Chute; ... The process of selecting open pit mining equipment is generally first to select suitable shovel equipment and supporting …

Open Pit Mining

Open pit mining method is one of the surface mining methods that has a traditional cone-shaped excavation and is usually employed to exploit a near-surface, nonselective and low-grade zones deposits. It often results in high productivity and requires large capital investments, low operating costs, and good safety conditions. The main topics that will be discussed in this …

The hierarchy for selecting the suitable loading-haulage equipment …

from publication: A New Fuzzy Multi Criteria Decision Making Model for Open PIT Mines Equipment Selection. | Nowadays, the capital cost of open-pit mining equipment is very high so any mistake in ...

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TABLES. 1. Mine dilution and recovery factors 2. Historical cost indexes 3. Access road capital costs 4. Power line capital costs 5. Typical equipment list, open pit models 6. Small open pit …

Sizing equipment for open pit mining

the final pit limits, the mining cost, the milling cost and the environmental cost change. Unless all of these cost effects are taken into account, the equipment size will be sub-optional and, consequently, the unit cost may not be minimised. Reports from some mines indicate that a significant reduction in equipment costs is associated Sizing

Distribution of Operating Costs Along the Value Chain of an …

By considering the structural lithologies of canga and jaspillites, the authors concluded that the 80% passing size (P80) value that minimizes overall operating costs ranges from 0.31 to 0.34 …

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List of Equipment You Need for Open Pit Mining [Cost …

We will discuss all the major equipment you will need to start your open pit mining business, what the equipment is used for, and of course, how much it will cost you to acquire each equipment.

The optimum production equipment scale for open pit mining …

The trend for using larger equipment in open pit mining to achieve cost effectiveness raises the question about the optimum economic point of scale in the current world of globalization. The present paper treats this question through the prism of a ... Input data of investment parameters of excavation equipment Table 5. Estimates of investment ...