Strategic mine planning is a journey to advance the understanding of the potential for economically extracting a defined mineral resource and to consider upsides for future exploration.
Mines are getting deeper and orebodies more challenging from many perspectives, including lower grade and increasing costs, which encourages the consideration of developing equipment and technologies. Strategic planning assessment is required to provide clear comparisons that inform the decision-making process and identify practical and economic preferred pathways for the future success of a project.
In this presentation, Chris Bray explains the major considerations and objectives in strategic mine planning, discussing the goals, challenges and roadblocks and their importance in both high-level and advanced approaches.
