SHORT TERM MINE PLANNING

DRAFT PROCEDURES

Mine Planning Department consist of 4 (four) section; Short Term Mine Planning Section,
Strategic Planning Section, Mine Control and Analysis Section, and Civil-Rehab
Section. Short Term Mine Planning Section is responsible to make 3 months to 5 years
plan of pit, known as Reforecast, and options plan.
There are monthly reforecast, quarterly reforecast and yearly reforecast. Monthly
reforecast is compiled every month. Quarterly reforecast is compiled, every 3 month, on
March, June, September, and December. Both are consisting of monthly mine planning
schedule for 18 month. Yearly Reforecast is compiled once a year, on July.
Short Term Mine Planning’s Reforecast is consist of mine scheduling, equipment
allocation parameter, coal qualities, quantities and coal mined, cycle time for waste and
coal, face position grid.

The data to make Reforecast are from different division or department, such as:
1. Geology Department
Data that Short Term Mine Planning need:
− geology model
Geology Model is containing seam structure and seam quality. To generate seam
structure and seam quality, geologist has to drill location to get core and descript
type, thickness of samples, then to reconciliate it. The next step is to analyze and
evaluate the reconciliation before transform to geology model. If the result show
any mistake or misinterpreted then it should be to reconciliate again.
From Geology Department Short Term Mine Planning can get Geotechnical data.
Geotech data is important to consider when design pit or dump. It makes pit and
dump safe for equipment or personnel.
With geology model and geotech data, Short Term Mine Planning can calculate
coal and waste quantities should be removed (figure 1). Then pit and dump can be
designed to generate shorter path for truck to reduce cycle time and still maintained
the safety factor of pit or dump.
 GEOLOGY DEPT.

Exploration Reconciliation

Data base Evaluation

Model

Strategic
Planning
Section

Short Term Mine Planning

Section.
Reforecast:
• Mine scheduling
• Pit and dump design.
• Face and dump position
• Cycle time of waste and coal

Pit Operation
Dept.

Figure 1. Flowchart data from Geology to SMTP

2. Strategic Planning Section

Data that Short Term Mine Planning need:
− location of pit
− boundary of highwall
Strategic Planning section prepares long-term mine plan from 5th year to the end of
contract. It includes determining location of pit and pit boundary as guidance to
Short Term Mine Planning makes detail design of pit. This section is also
responsible to check geology model before Short Term Mine Planning use it.

3. Mine Support Division.

Data that Short Term Mine Planning need:
− overhaul schedule of all loading equipment
Mine Support Division is responsible to support all mine activity in pit by maintain
all heavy equipment. The Data from Mine Support Division are used to allocate and
to calculate production of loading equipment (figure 2). This determine which
shovel will be use, when the shovel available, which pit that need to put additional
equipment.
 Mine Support Division
• Physical availability
• Overhaul schedule, all
loading equipment

Short Term Mine Planning

Section.
• Re-calculate Physical Availability
• Equipment Allocation Parameter

Pit Operation Dept.

Figure 2. Flowchart data from Mine Support to SMTP

4. Coal Mine Department

Data that Short Term Mine Planning need:
− product split
− coal conveyed
− coal qualities
In KPC, coal is mined by Coal Mine Department. To archive KPC’s production
include qualities of coal, Coal Mine Dept makes reforecast that contain product
split, coal conveyed, and coal qualities. From Coal Mine Dept’s Reforecast, Short
Term Mine Planning makes plan and schedule how many overburdens will be
removed to expose coal (figure 3).
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survey and Coal Mine Dept.
Pit survey - Analysis & remodeling
- Qualities parameter

Reforecast
- Product split
- Coal conveyed
- Qualities

Short-Term Mine
Planning Sect.
Reforecast:
- Coal exposed
- Qualities (rom model)
- Coal and waste cycle time

Pit Operation Dept.

Figure 3. Flowchart data from Coal Mine to SMTP

5. Mine Control and Analysis section

Data that Short Term Mine Planning need:
− delay time
− truck and shovel parameter
Mine Control System section is responsible to monitor activity all heavy equipment
production, to maintain efficiency operation (figure 4).
 Mine Control and
Analysis Sect.
- Delay time
- Truck and shovel
parameter

Short term Mine

Planning Sect.
Reforecast:
- Cycle time
- Equipment allocation
parameter

Pit Operation Dept.

Figure 4. Flowchart data from Mine Control and

Analysis to SMTP

6. Pit Technical (fig. 5)

Data that Short Term Mine Planning need:
− face and dump position grid
− dumping schedule
To expose the coal Pit Technical has to remove overburden. Base on Short Term
Mine Planning’s Reforecast pit technical know target overburden has to remove,
with which equipment has to use, where to dump overburden, and pit technical has
to make sure that operation is follow as plan.
Pit Technical gives Short Term Mine Planning information about pit latest
condition by face and dump position grid. This will inform Short Term Mine
Planning the improvement of pit.
 PIT OPERATION DEPT.

Short Term Pit Technical

• Schedule on all coal exposed by seam and by pit,
including individual seam qualities, thickness and
cycle time
• Face and dump position
• Schedule on all waste quantities moved by pit

Long Term Pit Technical

• Waste truck schedule, including dump location,
cycle times, usage estimates

Short Term Mine Planning Section

Reforecast:
• Equipment allocation parameter ,
• Mine schedule,
• Dump Balance,
• Face Position grid,
• Cycle time of waste material and coal.

Figure 5 Flowchart data from Pit Technical to SMTP

All data must represent actual situation, condition of pit and equipment. Base on this
actual situation, mine plan engineer plans coal production by (re)design pit and operate
equipment more efficient, reduce cycle time of truck, and increase production.

1. Reforecast
This contains; quantities of overburden remove, coal exposed, coal qualities, and truck
cycle time from each pit, for all KPC including pit operated by contract.
a) Physical availability
(By Analyst and Reporting STMP’s engineer)
STMP’s engineer calculates physical availability for each KPC’s loading equipment
base on overhaul schedule data from Mine Support Division. Usage data is from Mine
Control and Analysis section. Both are use to calculate productivity and shovel
capacity of each loading equipment.
b) Equipment Allocation Parameter
(By Analyst and Reporting STMP’s engineer)
The production of each loading equipment is calculated using data of productivity and
shovel capacity. STMP’s engineer then allocate a number of loading equipment for
every pit operated by KPC to meet the overburden have to remove monthly.
c) Pit and Dump design
(By STMP’s engineer)
Compiling monthly or quarterly reforecast doesn’t need to design pit or dump. Usually
use current option design.
d) Mine Scheduling
(By STMP’s engineer)
Mine sequence is generating from mine scheduling. Mine sequence is base on latest
month-end face position grid (from pit technical), pit design, and type loading
equipment (from equipment allocation parameter).
Results of mine scheduling are face position grid, dump position grid, coal quantities
and qualities for each seam, overburden quantities, dump balance, and Xeras (only in
5 years reforecast), include truck cycle time for waste and coal.

2. Option plan
Option plan is made if there is a change in coal price that affect the stripping ratio of
excavation (highwall limit) or to generate shorter cycle time, lower workload.
a) Pit and Dump Design
(By STMP’s engineer)
Design of new pit will need structure and seam model from Geology Department, and
also boundary of pit from Strategic Planning section. The geology model must be
checked by Strategic Planning Section, to confirm that there are no mistakes on the
model. Design is also needed to improve efficient of mine operation and to get shorter
cycle time of truck. This will need month-end face and dump position grid from Pit
Technical.
From pit design, total overburden have to remove can be determine. Capacity of dump
can calculate from dump design.
STMP’s engineer must consider of geotechnical issue to make design of pit or dump.
b) Mine scheduling
(By STMP’s engineer)
In option plan, Mine sequence is generating base on structure model (for new pit) or
month-end face position (for existing pit), pit design, and loading equipment.
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Short Term Mine Planning Engineer job

Mine Planning Monthly/Quarterly Reforecast: each Once a month

Engineer • Mine scheduling month
• Pit/dump design
• Face and dump position grid
• Cycle time for coal and waste
Yearly/ 5 year Reforecast: July Once a year
• Mine scheduling
• Pit/dump design
• Face and dump position grid
• Cycle time for coal and waste
Option plan
• Pit boundary
• Pit (and dump) design
• Mine scheduling
• Pit face position grid
• Cycle time waste and coal
• Dump position grid
Analyst and Monthly/Quarterly Reforecast: Before Once a month
Reporting Mine • Compile monthly/ quarterly th
29 each
Planning Reforecast from Mine Planning month
Engineer Engineer
• Equipment Allocation Parameter
Yearly/ 5 year Reforecast: July Once a year
• Compile yearly/5 years Reforecast
from Mine Planning Engineer
• Equipment Allocation Parameter
 MONTHLY / QUARTERLY REFORECAST

GEOLOGY DEPT.
MINE CONTROL SYSTEM SECTION PIT OPERATION DEPT. Geology model
Delay time Face & dump position
Truck & shovel parameters Dump schedule
MINE SUPPORT
DIVISION STRATEGIC PLANNING
Overhaul schedule SECTION.
Physical availability
SHORT TERM MINE
PLANNING SECTION.
Equipment allocation parameter
Mine schedule
Face and dump position grid
Dump balance
Cycle time waste and coal

COAL MINE DEPT.

Product split
Coal conveyed
Qualities

SHORT TERM
MINE PLANNING SECTION
Monthly or Quarterly Reforecast

MINE SUPPORT PIT OPERATION COAL MINE DEPT. MINE CONTROL CIVIL &
DIVISION DEPT. SYSTEM SECT. REHABILITATION SECT.

Figure 6. Quarterly Reforecast

 YEARLY REFORECAST

GEOLOGY DEPT
MINE CONTROL
PIT OPERATION DEPT. Geology model
SYSTEM SECTION
MINE SUPPORT DIVISION Face & dump position
Delay time
Overhaul schedule Dump schedule
Truck & shovel parameters
Physical availability
STRATEGIC PLANNING
SECTION.
Pit boundary
SHORT TERM MINE PLANNING SECTION. Life of Mine plan
Equipment allocation parameter
Mine schedule
Face and dump position grid
Dump balance and Cycle time waste and coal
Xeras

COAL MINE DEPT. SHORT TERM MINE PLANNING

Product split SECTION
Coal conveyed 5 (five) years reforecast
Qualities

BUSINESS ANALYSIS MARKETING

MINE SUPPORT PIT OPERATION COAL MINE MINE CONTROL CIVIL &
DIVISION DEPT. DEPT. SYSTEM SECT. REHABILITATION SECT.

Figure 7. Yearly Reforecast