4.

Pit Planning and Layout

¡ Adolph Soderberg' and Donald 0. Rausch2

4.1-1. Introduction. OPC" Pit minº Planning ¡“"-ºff hº ºº""ºlal'(;fl_t(;

phases of a mining Operation. The factors that must he
planning an open pit mine are numerous and must reflect ‘the e mmc .en. .| .
and surrounding conditions of a particular orehody. Therefore, only an
outline of the subject can be presented here to aid the planning engineer
in pointing out procedures that are generally applicable to .pit design. The
presentation is directed toward the planning of an open pit copper mine,
but the procedures discussed should apply in most cases to any type of
metallic or nonmetallic orehody. ‘

ln planning an open pit mine the pertinent elements that must be in-
cluded arc: assays, geology, tonnage and areal extent of ore reserves, topog—
raphy, mining equipment, economic factors of operating cosls, capital ex-
penditures, profit, types of ore, pit limits, cut-off grade, stripping ratio,
rate of production, pit slopes, hench heights, road grades, ore. metallurgical

characteristics, hydrological conditions, property lines, and marketing

considerations.

4.1-2. Sampling. Sampling must be adequate lo classify lhe. various

materials to he. removed from an open pit mine. Drillhole assavs
plotted on sections and plan maps with ore and waste blocked out hv

selected bench intervals. These maps are prepared to depict. the geological
and other conditions existing on each mine level.

[he confidence factor to he applied to

values must he given careful consider

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