BLOCK CAVE- DRAW

Geotechnical Information
RMR 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80
ff/m 50-7 20-1.5 5-0.4 1.5-0.2
Rock size range (m) 0.01-0.3 0.1-2 0.4-5 1.5-9

Loading width/Isolated draw diameter (m)

5m 11.5 13
4m 9 11 12.5
3m 6.5 8.5 10.5 12
2m 6 8 10
Grizzly Method LHD Mechanized Method

Primarily Inputs
Isolated draw diameter (m) 8

A
Layout Design
Maximum draw point spacing (m) 12 B
Maximum drawbell spacing (B) (m) 12
Maximum production drift spacing (A) (m) 24
Draw point area 144
VE- DRAW POINT SPACING

A
 BLOCK CAVE- C

Primarily Getechnical-Caveability Assessment

RMR 70
Minimum block width (m) 120
MRMR 63

Stable Hydraulic Radius

HR (m) 23.7
Major axis of HR (m) 78
Maximum HOD 240

Caving Hydraulic Radius

HR (m) 31.8
Major axis of HR (m) 136
Maximum HOD 272

Maximum Height of Draw Based on Stress Criteria

Specific gravity of the block (t/m3) 2.65
Horizontal/ vertical stress ratio (k) 2.5
Uncofined strength(UCS) (Mpa) 120
Open Pit Depth (m) 600
Safety factor (S1-S3)/UCS 0.6
Production level depth (m) 811
Vertical stress (Mpa) 22
Horizontal stress (Mpa) 54
Abutment vertical stress (Mpa) 54
Mining method Pre Undercutting Caving

RMR (biewniaski) 55
Hoek and Brown parameter (s) 0.200
UCS rock mass 54
K CAVE- CAVEABILITY

100
f(x) = − 0.0171428571428572 x² + 2.44285714285714 x + 14.7142857142857
R² = 0.992531522793404 Transición
90
f(x) = − 0.0171428571428572 x² + 2.45714285714286 x + 2.00000000000002
Estabilidad
R² = 80
0.99390243902439

70 Rh caserón
MRMR

60

50
Hundimiento
40

30

20

10

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Rh (Área/Perímetro)

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+ 14.7142857142857
Transición
RMR 74
+ 2.00000000000002
𝑄 = 𝑒(𝑅𝑀𝑅−44)/9

MRMR=44,463+(8,295*ln Q)
HR MRMR1 MRMR2 Rh MRMR Q
0 0 12 RH Techo 0.96 72.113
10 26 40 RH Costilla 0.94 72.113 28.03
20 48 60 RH Lateral 9.38 72.113
30 60 72

Dimensiones del Caseron

Alto 30
Ancho 2
Largo 50

40 70 82

50 80 92

0 60 70
Área/Perímetro) 60 90 102

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Input Parameters to Compute Height of Interaction Zone (HIZ)

ff/m rating 28
Variance of ff/m rating 0
Draw Point Spacing Major Apex (m) 18.8
Fragmentation Index 33
Height of Interaction (m) 43

Input Parameters to Compute Percentage of Dilution Entry

Tonnage Variance Within a Month 6
Swell Factor 1.4
Height of Draw (m) 500
Draw Control Factor 0.751
Percentage of Dilution Entry 92%

D(ff/m)/ Frag. Index

slope
Intercept

Ln(x)/HIZ
slope
Intercept
D raw C o n tro l F acto r
1
f(x) = − 0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0
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Tables to Model HIZ from D. Laubscher Theory

0 7 15 25
1.025 1.075 1.125 1.15
4 11 18 28

10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
67.416 77.652 74.152 72.681 63.562 56.111 54.94 56.098
-165.74 -216.28 -220.49 -228.04 -206.03 -186.77 -189.34 -202.95
D raw C o n tro l F acto r

Variance DCF
0 1
1 0.97
1 3 0.95
f(x) = − 0.00508179600737775 x² − 0.00830878568065396 x + 0.998931879732787
0.9 4 0.9
0.8
5 0.82
0.7
6 0.751
0.6
8 0.615
0.5
9 0.5
0.4
0.3
11 0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Coeficient of Variation of Tonnages
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54.54
-204.88
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Input Parameters for Mixing

Percentage Dilution Entry 75%

Height of Mineralized Column Hc (m) 160 x y

Height of Draw
Slope 80 220 0 120
Intercept 120 200 1 200

180

Height of Draw % Dilution 160

10 0% 140
20 0%
30 0% 120
40 0% 100
50 0%
80
60 0%
70 0% 60
80 0% 40
90 0%
20
100 0%
110 0% 0
120 0% 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
130 13%
140 25%
150 38%
160 50%
170 63%
180 75%
190 88%
200 100%
210 100%
220 100%
230 100%
240 100%
250 100%
260 100%
270 100%
280 100%
290 100%
300 100%
310 100%
320 100%
330 100%
340 100%
350 100%
360 100%
370 100%
380 100%
390 100%
400 100%
410 100%
420 100%
430 100%
440 100%
450 100%
460 100%
470 100%
480 100%
490 100%
500 100%
510 100%
520 100%
530 100%
540 100%
550 100%
560 100%
570 100%
580 100%
590 100%
600 100%
610 100%
620 100%
630 100%
E- POINT DILUTION

0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6Percentage

0.7 0.8 0.9
Dilution 1
 BLOCK CAVE- MIXING

Mixing Parameters
Blocks 50
Height 20
HOD 160
PDE 15%
Grade profile
Slice Height %Ox After Dilut 460

1 20 1 1.0 440

2 40 1 1.0
420
3 60 1 1.0
4 80 1 0.9 400

5 100 1 0.9 380

6 120 1 0.8
7 140 1 0.7 360

8 160 1 0.6 340

9 180 1 0.6
320
10 200 1 0.6
11 220 0 0.5

Height of Draw
300

12 240 0 0.4 280

13 260 0 0.4
260
14 280 0 0.3
15 300 0 0.2 240

16 320 0 0.1 220

17 340 0 0.1
200
18 360 0 -
19 380 0 - 180

20 400 0 - 160
21 420 0 -
22 440 0 - 140

23 460 0 - 120

24 480 0 - 100
25 500 0 -
26 520 0 - 80

27 540 0 - 60

28 560 0 -
40
29 580 0 -
30 600 0 - 20

31 620 0 - 0

32 640 0 - 1
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40

20

0
1

33 660 0 -
34 680 0 -
35 700 0 -
36 720 0 -
37 740 0 -
38 760 0 -
39 780 0 -
40 800 0 -
41 820 0 -
42 840 0 -
43 860 0 -
44 880 0 -
45 900 0 -
46 920 0 -
47 940 0 -
48 960 0 -
49 980 0 -
50 1000 0 -

Scaled Mixing Fractions

1 2 3 4 5
Slice Height Pto1 pto2 20 40 60 80 100
1 20 3 37 0.5 0 0 0 0
2 40 6 74 0.29411764706 0.5 0.206 0 0
3 60 9 111 0.09803921569 0.196 0.294 0.304 0.108
4 80 12 148 0.04901960784 0.098 0.147 0.196 0.245
5 100 15 185 0.02941176471 0.059 0.088 0.118 0.147
6 120 18 222 0.01960784314 0.039 0.059 0.078 0.098
7 140 21 259 0.00980392157 0.028 0.042 0.056 0.07
8 160 24 296 0 0.021 0.032 0.042 0.053
9 180 44 316 0 0.059 0.074 0.074 0.074
10 200 64 336 0 0 0.059 0.074 0.074
11 220 84 356 0 0 0 0.059 0.074
12 240 104 376 0 0 0 0 0.059
13 260 124 396 0 0 0 0 0
14 280 144 416 0 0 0 0 0
15 300 164 436 0 0 0 0 0
16 320 184 456 0 0 0 0 0
17 340 204 476 0 0 0 0 0
18 360 224 496 0 0 0 0 0
19 380 244 516 0 0 0 0 0
20 400 264 536 0 0 0 0 0
21 420 284 556 0 0 0 0 0
22 440 304 576 0 0 0 0 0
23 460 324 596 0 0 0 0 0
24 480 344 616 0 0 0 0 0
25 500 364 636 0 0 0 0 0
26 520 384 656 0 0 0 0 0
27 540 404 676 0 0 0 0 0
28 560 424 696 0 0 0 0 0
29 580 444 716 0 0 0 0 0
30 600 464 736 0 0 0 0 0
31 620 484 756 0 0 0 0 0
32 640 504 776 0 0 0 0 0
33 660 524 796 0 0 0 0 0
34 680 544 816 0 0 0 0 0
35 700 564 836 0 0 0 0 0
36 720 584 856 0 0 0 0 0
37 740 604 876 0 0 0 0 0
38 760 624 896 0 0 0 0 0
39 780 644 916 0 0 0 0 0
40 800 664 936 0 0 0 0 0
41 820 684 956 0 0 0 0 0
42 840 704 976 0 0 0 0 0
43 860 724 996 0 0 0 0 0
44 880 744 1016 0 0 0 0 0
45 900 764 1036 0 0 0 0 0
46 920 784 1056 0 0 0 0 0
47 940 804 1076 0 0 0 0 0
48 960 824 1096 0 0 0 0 0
49 980 844 1116 0 0 0 0 0
50 1000 864 1136 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1
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20

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0.6
60

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20 0.4
00

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6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 380 400 420
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0.176 0.206 0.147 0.029 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.118 0.137 0.157 0.176 0.108 0.01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.084 0.098 0.112 0.126 0.14 0.154 0.08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.059 0.074
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.059
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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After Dilut

120 140 160 180 200 220 240

 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
440 460 480 500 520 540 560 580 600 620 640 660 680 700 720 740
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0.074 0.059 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.074 0.074 0.059 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.074 0.074 0.074 0.0588 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.074 0.074 0.074 0.0735 0.059 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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760 780 800 820 840 860 880 900 920 940 960 980 1000
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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 50
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Input Parameters to Compute Block Cave Productivity

Height of draw (m) 200 Note: The main difference between the discrete mode
Block Specific Gravity (t/m3) 2.65 closes draw points from the beginning of the mining a
Days per year 365 draw point start to close after a few years of productio
Desired Production Rate (t) The models below also assume constant height of dr
Draw rate (m/yr) 65 model will a variable HOD as well as development ra
Development rate (m2/yr) 45900 45900
Layout footprint (m2) 1134000 1134000
K 3.1
Continuos Model
t Newt At Xt Tons
0 0 - - -
1 45900 45,900 14,918 7,906,275
2 45900 76,883 24,987 13,243,011
3 45900 97,796 31,784 16,845,307
4 45900 111,912 36,371 19,276,857
5 45900 121,441 39,468 20,918,154
6 45900 127,872 41,559 22,026,029
7 45900 132,214 42,970 22,773,844
8 45900 135,144 43,922 23,278,620
9 45900 137,122 44,565 23,619,343
10 45900 138,458 44,999 23,849,332
11 45900 139,359 45,292 24,004,574
12 45900 139,967 45,489 24,109,362
13 45900 140,378 45,623 24,180,095
14 45900 140,655 45,713 24,227,839
15 45900 140,842 45,774 24,260,066
16 45900 140,968 45,815 24,281,820
17 45900 141,054 45,842 24,296,503
18 45900 141,111 45,861 24,306,415
19 45900 141,150 45,874 24,313,105
20 45900 141,176 45,882 24,317,621
21 45900 141,194 45,888 24,320,669
22 45900 141,206 45,892 24,322,727
23 45900 141,214 45,895 24,324,115
24 45900 141,219 45,896 24,325,053
25 32400 127,723 41,510 22,000,311
26 0 86,213 28,019 14,850,210
BLOCK PRODUCTIVITY

rence between the discrete model and the continuos model is that the former
om the beginning of the mining as a proportion of the active area. This is not true in real life because
ose after a few years of production started
so assume constant height of draw and constant development rate in a more accurate
HOD as well as development rate will be desired.

Discrete Model
At Xt Tons Avg. Tons TPD
- - - 35,000,000
45,900 0 7,906,275 3,953,138 10,831
91,800 0 15,812,550 11,859,413 32,492 30,000,000

137,700 0 23,718,825 19,765,688 54,153 Tons

25,000,000
183,600 45900 31,625,100 27,671,963 75,814
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644 20,000,000
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644 15,000,000
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644
10,000,000
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644 5,000,000
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644 -
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644 0 2 4 6 8 10 14
12 Time
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644
183,600 45900 31,625,100 31,625,100 86,644
170,100 45900 29,299,725 30,462,413 83,459
124,200 45900 21,393,450 25,346,588 69,443
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6 8 10 14
12 Time 16 18 20 22 24 26
 BLOCK CAVE-BLOCK

O p e r a tin g C o s t ($ /t )
Input Parameters to Compute Operating Costs
Production Rate (Kt/d) 25
Operating Cost ($/t) 3.34 5.3 Ch
4.8
4.3
Operating Costs Max Min 3.8
f(x) = − 0.8032027
Extraction costs ($/t) 3.3
Pre undercutting caving 1.2 1 2.8
Advanced undercutting 2.4 2 2.3
Traditional undercutting 1.9 1.4 1.8
Haulage Costs ($/t) 0 20 40

O p eratin g C o sts ($/t)

Trains and trucks 1 0.3

Operating Costs Distribution ($/t)

Labour 0.935 12
Maintanance 0.635
10
Maintanance Services 0.334
Operating supplies 0.468 8
Parts and supplies 0.568
6
Mine services 0.334
Administration 0.033 4
Others 0.033
2

0
0 2 4
AVE-BLOCK PRODUCTIVITY
O p e r a tin g C o s t ($ /t )

2.61 130
3.74 24
2.8 37
2.8 25
5.3 3.2 21
Chart Title
4.8
3.42 24
4.3
2.7 41
3.8 4.8 14.6
f(x) = − 0.803202747661111 ln(x) + 5.92589710046986
3.3 2.58 45
2.8 3.3 25
2.3 2.77 30.3
1.8 72
0 20 40 60 80 Production
100 120
(Ktpd) 140
O p eratin g C o sts ($/t)

Rate

12

10

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Mine Production Rate (tpd)

Operating Costs Distribution

Labour 0.28
Maintanance 0.19
Maintanance Services 0.1
Operating supplies 0.14
Parts and supplies 0.17
Mine services 0.1
Administration 0.01
Others 0.01
 BLOCK CAVE- MINE PREPARATIONS

Parameter Unit Quantity

Strike dimension of the block(S) m 500
Width dimension of the block(W) m 313
Drawbell separation (B) m 17.25
Production drifts separation (A) m 34.4
Crown pillar UCL/Prodlevel (t) m 18
Undecut height (l) m 15
Production drift width (w) m 4
Production drift height (u) m 4.5
Ore passes spacing (s) m 150
Intermediate level under prod level (L) m 15
Haulage level distance (h) m 45

Main Mining Levels Include

Undercut Level 1
Production Level 1
Ventilation Level 1
Intermidiate Haulage/Reduction Level 0
Haulage Level 1

Construction Unit Factor

Production area (A*B) m2 593.4

Undercut Level Unit Factor Dimentions Unit Cost Total Cost

Acceses m/m2 0.0104 4,0x3,6 $/m 1541 16.0
UCL drift m/m2 0.0291 4,0x3,6 $/m 1541 44.8
Undercut (Drill-Blast-Muck) m3/m2 15.0000 $/m3 7 101.0
Production level road bed material m/m2 0.0291 $/m 621 18.1

Sub Total UCL cost $/m2 179.8

Production Level Unit Factor Dimentions Unit Cost Total Cost

Acceses m/m2 0.0104 4,5x4,5 $/m 2500 26.0
Production drift m/m2 0.0291 4,0x3,6 $/m 1541 44.8
Drawbell drift m/m2 0.0512 4,0x3,6 $/m 1541 78.9
Ore passes m/m2 0.0044 D=1.5-2.4 $/m 1400 6.2
Drawbell (Drill-Blast-Muck) m3/m2 7.3483 $/m3 7 49.5
Production level road bed material m/m2 0.0291 $/m 621 18.1
Production drift support m/m2 0.0291 $/m 300 8.7
Draw point support m/m2 0.0256 $/m 50 1.3
Rock breaker U 0.0003 $/U 225000 75.8 1 per 10 draw points

Sub Total UCL cost $/m2 309.3

Ventilation Level Unit Factor Dimentions Unit Cost Total Cost

Acceses m/m2 0.0104 3,0x3,0 $/m 934 9.7
Ventilation drifts m/m2 0.0291 3,0x3,0 $/m 934 27.2
Ventilation raises m/m2 0.00290698 D=1 $/m 1500 4.4

Sub Total Ventilation Level $/m2 41.2

Primary size reduction Level Unit Factor Dimentions Unit Cost

Acceses m/m2 0.0000 4,1x4,0 $/m 1900 0.0
Reduction drifts m/m2 0.0000 4,1x3,6 $/m 1600 0.0
Grizzly area m/m2 0.0000 4,5x4,5 $/m 2500 0.0
Grizzly area support m/m2 0.0000 $/m 300 0.0
Rock breaker U 0.0000 $/U 225000 0.0

Sub Total primary size reduction Level $/m2 0.0

Haulage Level Unit Factor Dimentions Unit Cost

Acceses m/m2 0.0104 5x4.9 $/m 2600 27.0
Haulage drifts m/m2 0.02907 5x4.9 $/m 2600 75.6
Ore passes m/m2 0.0044 D=2 $/m 2100 9.2
Haulage drift support m/m2 0.0291 $/m 500 14.5
Production level road bed material m/m2 0.0291 $/m 621 18.1
Chutes U/m2 0.0003 $/U 650000 219.1

Sub Total Haulage Level $/m2 363.4

Total Preparation Cost $/m2 893.7

Dimension Unit Cost $/m
2,0x2,0 671
2,5x2,5 721
2,6x2,6 717
3,0x3,0 934
3,3x3,3 1,185
3,6x3,6 1,592
4,0x3,6 1,541
4,1x3,6 1,600
4,1x3,9 1,800
4,1x4,0 1,900
4,2x3,8 1,850
4,2x4,0 2,000
4,2x4,2 2,100
4,5x4,5 2,500
5x4.9 2,600
 BLOCK CAVE- VENTILAT

Ventilation Requirements Based on Production Rate

Production Rate (tpd) 40,000
Required air flow (cfm) 1,251,889

Air Flow (cfm)

6,000,000

5,000,000

4,000,000 f(x) = 562510.2554048

R² = 0.961382184007
3,000,000

2,000,000

1,000,000

0
0 20,000 40,000 60,000
VENTILATION

tpd cfm
Teniente 126,000 4,800,000
DOZ 43,000 1,300,000
Salvador 25,000 850,000
Bingham 72,000 1,500,000

0 f(x) = 562510.255404805 exp( 1.64485338870214E-05 x )

R² = 0.961382184007221
0

0
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 Production
100,000 120,000 140,000
Rate (tpd)
 BLOCK CAVE- MINE D

Quick Estimation Capital Costs M$ Units Quantity

Mining Reserves Mt 150
Mining Capital Cost M$ 171

Shafts Units Face Area (m2) Length (m)

Main Access 1 54 1000
Ventilation 2 43 1000
Production 1 43 1000

Sub Total Shafts

Horizontal Development Units Face Area (m2) Length (m)

Main Access 2 5x4.9 2000
Ventilation 1 3,3x3,3 1500
Production 0 4,5x4,5 2000

Sub Total Hz Development

Block Preparation Costs Units Hydraulic Radius (m2) HOD(m)

Preparation costs 1 60000 350

Total Mine Development (M$)

Capital Cost Distribution

Operation and Maintanance 19% 19.59
Suplies 12% 11.96
Labour 36% 36.84
Administration 24% 24.50
Others 9% 9.29

On Going Capital Estimation

Development rate m2/yr 12000
Block Preparation Cost $/m2 900
On going Capital $/yr 10.8
AVE- MINE DEVELOPMENT

Cost ($/m2) Total Cost (M$) Face Area Costs ($/m2)

600

Capital Cost (M$)

13,220 13 43 11,700
11,700 12 48 12,300
11,700 12 54 13,220
500
37
f(x) = 1.27911649006346 x − 21.0259
400 R² = Dimension Unit Cost $/m
0.879567134384382
Cost ($/m2) Total Cost (M$) 2,0x2,0 671
2600 5.2 2,5x2,5 721
1185 1.7775 2,6x2,6 717
2500 5 300 3,0x3,0 934
3,3x3,3 1,185
11.9775 3,6x3,6 1,592
200 4,0x3,6 1,541
4,1x3,6 1,600
Cost ($/m2) Total Cost (M$) 4,1x3,9 1,800
893 53.58 4,1x4,0 1,900
100
4,2x3,8 1,850
4,2x4,0 2,000
4,2x4,2 2,100
102 0 4,5x4,5 2,500
0 50 100 150 200
5x4.9 2,600
 9006346 x − 21.0259073969181
34384382

150 200 250 300

Reserves 350
(Mt) 400
 BLOCK CAVE-

Input Parameters for NPV Estimation

Initial capital cost (M$) 250
Yearly discount rate (%) 0.1
Revenue factor ($/t) 4
Preparation costs ($/m2) 800
Mine Horizon (Yrs) 15
Height of draw (m) 250
Development rate (m2/yr) 30000
Draw rate (t/m2_day) 0.5
Specific gravity (t/m3) 2.6
Revenue reduction factor 0.076
Revenue 78
Preparations 240
NPV estimation (M$) 781.8
K CAVE- NPV ESTIMATION
 BLOCK CAVE- UNDE

Parameter Unit Quantity

Blast holes length minimum m l/2
Ring spacing m d
Number of blastholes per ring n
Distance to drill along the UCL drift m B
Area to blast m2 A*B
Undercut height m l
Number of rings B/d
Factor m/m3 3/A

Dist. Bet. Prod. Drifts (A) m 35

Density of Explosive t/m3 1.7
Drillhole diameter m 2.5
Rock Density t/m3 2.7
LHD productivity t/hr 180
Haulage productivity t/hr 60

Activity Unit Factor Cost Unit Total Cost

UCL drilling m/m3 0.0857143 12 $/m 1.03
Blasting Kg/m3 0.0004615 4 $/Kg 0.00
Loading and dumping hr/m3 0.015 200 $/hr 3.00
Haulage hr/m3 0.045 60 $/hr 2.70
Others 0.50

Total $/m3 6.7

VE- UNDERCUT DETAIL
 Shafts Face Area Costs ($/m2)
3 43 11700
4 48 12300
Shafts Number Length Face Area 5 54 13220
Main Access Dimension Unit Cost $/m
Ventilation 2,0x2,0 671
Production 2,5x2,5 721
Addits 2,6x2,6 717
Main Access 3,0x3,0 934
Ventilation 3,3x3,3 1,185
Production 3,6x3,6 1,592
4,0x3,6 1,541
4,1x3,6 1,600
Operating Costs Components 4,1x3,9 1,800
20000 30000 45000 4,1x4,0 1,900
Equipment operation 0.92 1.05 1.17 4,2x3,8 1,850
Suplies 0.67 0.65 0.61 4,2x4,0 2,000
Hourly labor 2.2 1.98 1.78 4,2x4,2 2,100
Administration 1.53 1.29 1.15 4,5x4,5 2,500
Others 0.53 0.5 0.47 5x4.9 2,600
Total 5.85 5.47 5.18

Costs Components

Operation and Maintanance 16% 19% 23% 19%

Suplies 11% 12% 12% 12%
Hourly labor 38% 36% 34% 36%
Administration 26% 24% 22% 24%
Others 9% 9% 9% 9%
Costs ($/m2)

Unit Cost $/m