Coal Short Term Planning for

the Stratigraphically Challenged

Dustin Meisburger Mintec Tucson
Samira Kalantari Mintec Vancouver
 Topics
Mining Logic and Partials Mapping in
MineSight Interactive Planner (MSIP)

Multiple Ore Percent vs. Multiple

Material Percent

Carrying Waste Qualities in MSIP and

MineSight Schedule Optimizer (MSSO)
 Topics
Assigning Different Equipment Sets for
Coal and for Waste

Configuring MSSO to Target on Clean

Tonnes

Wash Plant Calculations in MSIP-MM

 Mining Logic in MSIP

Two Types:

Priority Logic (Mine To)

Proportional Logic
Sample Block for Discussion
 Not just material percents
We also must consider

TOPO%
Partial%

We will assume the following:

TOPO% = 100%
Partial% = 50%
 The most important thing
A Multiple Ore Percent model knows the percentage of
each block that exists within each zone, and depending
on coding will know the order of deposition, but DOES
NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WITHIN THE BLOCK THE
MATERIAL EXISTS!

This is important to remember as we discuss the logic

for how MSIP cuts mine through blocks.
 Proportional Logic
Proportional Logic

Partials are proportionally distributed to

each zone in the test block, until partials
are exhausted.
Percent Mined = Percent Available * Partial
Percent
 Using proportional logic...
with the following considerations:
Partial%=50, TOPO%=100

Material Type Percent Mined

Waste 40 22*50% = 11%
Seam 40 23*50% = 11.5%
Waste 50 32*50% = 16%
Seam 50 20*50% = 10%
Waste 60 3 * 50% = 1.5%
 Priority Logic

Priority is set in order of deposition

1. Seam 40 Heading Waste

2. Seam 40 Coal
3. Seam 50 Heading Waste
4. Seam 50 Coal
5. Seam 60 Heading Waste (a.k.a. Seam 50
Footwall Waste)
 If we mine using priority logic

We mine in priority order

until Partial% is exhausted

until Mine To constraint is hit
 If we mine using priority logic
With MineTo=Seam40

50% partial available

Available material:
Seam 40 Heading Waste = 22%
Seam 40 Coal = 23%
All other material unavailable due to Mine To restriction

Material Type Percent Mined Partial Remaining

Waste 40 22% 50-22 = 28%
Seam 40 23% 28-23 = 5%
Waste 50 0% n/a
Seam 50 0% n/a
Waste 60 0% n/a
 If we mine using priority logic

With MineTo=Bottom Seam

50% partial available

Available material:
All material in block
 If we mine using priority logic
with MineTo=Bottom Seam
Partial%=50

Material Type Percent Mined Partial Remaining

Waste 40 22% 50-22 = 28%
Seam 40 23% 28-23 = 5%
Waste 50 5% (32%) 5% - 5% = 0%
Seam 50 0% (20%) 0%
Waste 60 0% (3%) 0%
 Partials Mapping in MSIP
Partials Mapping

Keeps track of the percentage of each block

that has already been mined
Allows us to pick up material left behind by
an initial cut
 Partials Mapping - Example
Starting with the result of the Priority Logic
mineto:40 example:
Partials Mapping - Example
 If we take a second cut ...
with MineTo=Seam 50
Cut Partial%= 55%
Pre-Mapped Partial%= 45%
Red = Unavailable due to MineTo restriction

Material Type Percent Mined Partial Remaining

Waste 40 22% 45-22 = 23%
Seam 40 23% 23-23 = 0%
Waste 50 32% 55-32 = 23%
Seam 50 20% 23-20 = 3%
Waste 60 0% n/a
 Some Tips
Checker Cut

Will ensure that no material is

left behind
 Some Tips
Block Model Filtering

Can be utilitized to get better feel for where to

draw cut boundaries
Live demonstration
 Some Tips
Cut Edges at Endwall

If cut endwalls barely cross into neighboring

blocks, waste can be overestimated
Follow block boundaries when possible.

Tip: It can be helpful to

label model blocks with
material percents when
digitizing cuts.
 Some Tips
Cut Edges at Hanging Wall and Footwall

At HW and FW, we are constrained by either

TOPO%, previous cuts, or MineTo constraint
Oversizing cuts at HW/FW can ensure all material
is properly captured inside cuts

Tip: Oversize cuts at

HW/FW to ensure all
material is captured
 Two IP Configurations

Multiple Multiple
Ore Percent Material
Percent
 Two IP Configurations
Multiple Material Percent

Met% and Ox% shares same seam item

Separate met/ox summaries in report
Met and Ox zones both count toward accumulative grade
items
Not supported by MineSight Atlas

Multiple Ore Percent

Requires different code item for Ox%

Recommended configuration
Met and Ox zones treated as separate bins for grade
accumulation
 From MMP to MOP:
Add Ox Seam Code Items to 3DBM
Project File Editor

Populate Seam Codes with User Calc

For Example: Ox Seam Code = SeamX + 900
P61201.dat or cp-modelcalctool.pyz

Adjust Area Configuration

Replace SEAMX with the Ox Seam code items

Adjust Material Set Configuration

Replace Ox zone codes to reflect new seam numbering scheme
 Tracking Waste Qualities
Limit Hg, S, etc. in waste

Apply Constraints in MSSO

Report in MSIP and MSSO

See December 2011 Newsletter

 Tracking Waste Qualities
Renumber Waste Item Codes

p61201.dat or cp-modelcalctool.pyz

Add Waste Items to Ore Items on Area Panel in MSIP

Requires Dummy Quality Items

Adjust Material Set in MSIP

To account for new Waste Item Codes

 Tracking Waste Qualities

December 2011 Newsletter

Covers this entire process in detail
http://www.minesight.com/enl/december_2011/december/msip-
msso.pdf
 Equip Sets in MSHaulage
Equipment Sets
Coal Equipment Set
Waste Equipment Set
MSHaulage Material Routing
Defined under Map Overrides
Equip Sets in MSHaulage

Map Overrides Panel

in MineSight Haulage
 MSSO: Targeting Clean Tonnes

MSSO Default: Targets on Raw Tonnes

Use Accumulated Grade item to track

and target Clean Tonnes

Note: Must use Multiple Ore Percent IP

 MSSO: Targeting Clean Tonnes
Calculate and Store Block Tonnages to 3DBM

p61201.dat or cp-modelcalctool.pyz

Configure as Accum Grade Items in MSIP

MSIP Area Tab

Set Tonnage Constraints in MSSO

Constrain Clean Tonnes Grade Item

 MSSO: Targeting Clean Tonnes
Clean Tonnages
stored to model

Set items as
Accum in MSIP
MSSO: Targeting Clean Tonnes

Constrain Clean Tonnes item

on Grades panel in MSSO
 MSIP-MM: Process Point Calcs

Process Point Calculations

Tonnes In * x = Tonnes
Out

Quality In * x = Quality
Out
MSIP-MM Process Flow
 Wash Plant Parameters
Tonnages

Shipped Tonnes = Tonnes in * Plant Yield

Tailings = Tonnes in * (1-Plant Yield)

Qualities

Not shown here, but can be altered with similar

calculations (e.g., show ASH decreasing to ShippedMet,
increasing to Tailings)
 Process Point Calculations
References

January 2012 Newsletter

The new-look Material Manager
See section on Process Point Calculations
Available on www.MineSight.com
 Tonnages to Calculated Dests

Reporting Tonnages to Calculated

Destinations in MSIP-MM
Questions?