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show a sketch of a blast (mining cut) with grade calcula-
tion using the previous methodology (Excel) and with the
implementation of the ore control model.
Results of Implementation
It is essential to highlight that, ideally, the grade and chemi-
cal characteristics of the material to be extracted should be
known prior to monthly planning to ensure greater preci-
sion in operational results, optimize economic resources,
and fulfill quality agreements with shareholders.
1. The implementation of an ore control block model
significantly reduced blast sketch time from over 2
hours to just 2 minutes.
2. Enhancing the determination of grade, quali-
ties, and tonnage. Utilizing MinePlan ™ Axis and
Planner tools.
3. The mining plan can now be easily developed
with traceability, optimizing tool utilization com-
pared to the previous manual and time-intensive
approach.
4. After an analysis of potential solutions, it was
decided to implement an enhancement through
the generation of an ore control block model,
along with an application that would facilitate the
automation of its updates.
5. The objective is to shorten the information process-
ing times, make decision-making more precise and
dynamic, and achieve other associated benefits.
CONCLUSIONS
The improvements implemented in the Ore Control pro-
cess through the generation of the ore control block model
allows for a reduction in blast sketch preparation times. It
provides mining planners with a valuable tool for creating
weekly, monthly, and quarterly feeding plans to the crusher.
Standardizing this process shortens processing times and
enhances the quality control of information, reliably gener-
ating data for ore control.
1. The Ore Control improvement implementation
has been documented to ensure replicability in
the event of personnel changes. The process is also
auditable, enabling the identification of areas for
improvement and the implementation of enhance-
ments. The automation of the process helps reduce
potential human errors by decreasing the amount
of manually entered information.
2. The Ore Control model allows for reconciliations
between it and the resource model, as well as the
results of feeding to the crusher.
3. In open-pit mining involving iron deposits, vari-
ous modeling and design methods can be imple-
mented with user-friendly tools.
4. The automation of the ore control model update
process through the HxGN module, MinePlan ™
Axis, addresses challenges encountered in the eval-
uation of open-pit mining operations and subse-
quent short- and medium-term mine planning.
REFERENCES
Tardy, M., Lapierre, H., Freydier, C., Coulon, C.,
Gill, J.-B., Mercier de Lepinay, B., Beck, C.,
Martinez, R.,Talavera, O., Ortiz, H., Stein, G.,
Bourdier, J.-L., Yta, M., 1994, The Guerrero Suspect
Terrane (Western Mexico) and Coeval Arc Terranes
(the Greater Antilles and the Western Cordillera
of Colombia): a Late Mesozoic Intra-oceanic Arc
Accreted to Cratonal America during the Cretaceous,
Tectonophysics, v. 230, issues 1–2 (February 1994),
pp. 49–73.
Pincock, Allen &Holt (PAH), 2011, Technical Audit,
Resource Model and Mine Design for the Peña Colorada
Mine, Mexico, prepared for Consorcio Minero Benito
Juárez Peña Colorada, S.A. de C.V. (May 17, 2011).
www.pcolorada.com/sobre-pena-colorada/
Figure 13. Polygons from planner matching with ore control
block model
show a sketch of a blast (mining cut) with grade calcula-
tion using the previous methodology (Excel) and with the
implementation of the ore control model.
Results of Implementation
It is essential to highlight that, ideally, the grade and chemi-
cal characteristics of the material to be extracted should be
known prior to monthly planning to ensure greater preci-
sion in operational results, optimize economic resources,
and fulfill quality agreements with shareholders.
1. The implementation of an ore control block model
significantly reduced blast sketch time from over 2
hours to just 2 minutes.
2. Enhancing the determination of grade, quali-
ties, and tonnage. Utilizing MinePlan ™ Axis and
Planner tools.
3. The mining plan can now be easily developed
with traceability, optimizing tool utilization com-
pared to the previous manual and time-intensive
approach.
4. After an analysis of potential solutions, it was
decided to implement an enhancement through
the generation of an ore control block model,
along with an application that would facilitate the
automation of its updates.
5. The objective is to shorten the information process-
ing times, make decision-making more precise and
dynamic, and achieve other associated benefits.
CONCLUSIONS
The improvements implemented in the Ore Control pro-
cess through the generation of the ore control block model
allows for a reduction in blast sketch preparation times. It
provides mining planners with a valuable tool for creating
weekly, monthly, and quarterly feeding plans to the crusher.
Standardizing this process shortens processing times and
enhances the quality control of information, reliably gener-
ating data for ore control.
1. The Ore Control improvement implementation
has been documented to ensure replicability in
the event of personnel changes. The process is also
auditable, enabling the identification of areas for
improvement and the implementation of enhance-
ments. The automation of the process helps reduce
potential human errors by decreasing the amount
of manually entered information.
2. The Ore Control model allows for reconciliations
between it and the resource model, as well as the
results of feeding to the crusher.
3. In open-pit mining involving iron deposits, vari-
ous modeling and design methods can be imple-
mented with user-friendly tools.
4. The automation of the ore control model update
process through the HxGN module, MinePlan ™
Axis, addresses challenges encountered in the eval-
uation of open-pit mining operations and subse-
quent short- and medium-term mine planning.
REFERENCES
Tardy, M., Lapierre, H., Freydier, C., Coulon, C.,
Gill, J.-B., Mercier de Lepinay, B., Beck, C.,
Martinez, R.,Talavera, O., Ortiz, H., Stein, G.,
Bourdier, J.-L., Yta, M., 1994, The Guerrero Suspect
Terrane (Western Mexico) and Coeval Arc Terranes
(the Greater Antilles and the Western Cordillera
of Colombia): a Late Mesozoic Intra-oceanic Arc
Accreted to Cratonal America during the Cretaceous,
Tectonophysics, v. 230, issues 1–2 (February 1994),
pp. 49–73.
Pincock, Allen &Holt (PAH), 2011, Technical Audit,
Resource Model and Mine Design for the Peña Colorada
Mine, Mexico, prepared for Consorcio Minero Benito
Juárez Peña Colorada, S.A. de C.V. (May 17, 2011).
www.pcolorada.com/sobre-pena-colorada/
Figure 13. Polygons from planner matching with ore control
block model