BLOCK CAVING/SUB LEVEL CAVING
PMD has a proven record in design, construction and operation of Block Cave mines across Australia, Chile, Papua New Guinea, Mali, Indonesia and South Africa.
KEY CAPABILITIES
- Block caving business strategy aimed to reduce upfront capital expenditure and achieve early production
- Business case development
- Technical and operational reviews
- Mining rate/mine size optimization (hill of value analysis)
- Multiple lifts analysis and integration
Footprint design and optimization - Fleet sizing and scheduling
- Ventilation requirement and infrastructure design
- Life of mine production schedule
- Draw control and cave management
- Undercut & extraction level design
- Risk analysis and quantification
- Capital and operating cost estimate and economic evaluation.
- Technology integration
KEY BLOCK CAVE & SUB LEVEL CAVE EXPERTISE
PMD has a proven record in studies, projects and operation of Block Cave & Sub Level Cave mines across Australia, Chile, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, South Africa and Mali.
KEY CAPABILITIES
- Block cave and Sub level Cave business strategy aimed to reduce upfront capital expenditure and achieve early production
- Improve financial hurdles by developing multiple dynamic simulations
- Technical and operational reviews
- Business case development