Key Talk:
"Strategic optimization of the underground mine plan"
Presented by Dr. Henry Wang and myself.
Henry and I presented this popular talk at the 2020 SME conference in Phoenix, AZ.
This talk is about 30 minutes.
Further details of the talk per below.
In addition, John Murphy will introduce and discuss the SME Foundation. (~15 minutes)
Other Section topics and activities will also be discussed.
Hope to see you there.
Regards,
Chris Johnson
Strategic optimization of the underground mine plan
Truly optimizing an Underground Mine Plan is a complicated and difficult process. However, if conducted well, the increase in value can be tremendous. Uneconomic projects may become economic. Marginal mines could become lucrative. The over-arching strategy of optimizing an Under-ground Mine Plan will be explored, with a discussion of the steps, tools and techniques utilized in achieving the goal of maximizing value.