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    SOCIETY FOR

    MINING METALLURGY AND

    EXPLORATION INC.

    PREPRINT

    NUMBER

    P.O. BOX 625002 LITTLETON. COLOR DO 80162-5002

    COST CONTROL IN OPEN PITS

    SIMULATIONS FOR OPTIMIZING PRODUCTION COSTS

    F.

    H Mertens

    GECAMINES

    Lubumbashi Zaire

    For presenta t ion a t the

    SME

    Annual Meeting

    Sal t Lake

    City Utah

    .February 26-March

    1

    1990

    90-85

    Permission is hereby given to publish with appropriate acknowledgments excerpts or

    summaries not to exceed one-fourth of the entire text of the paper. Permission to print

    in

    more extended form subsequent to publication by the Society must be obtained from the

    Executive Director of the Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration Inc.

    If and when this paper is published by the Society for Mining Metallurgy and

    Exploration Inc. it may embody certain changes made by agreement between the

    Technical Publications Committee and the author so that the form in which it appears is not

    necessarily that

    in

    which it may be published later.

    These preprints are available for sale. Mail orders to PREPRINTS Society for Mining

    Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. P.O. Box 625002 Littleton Colorado 80162-5002.

    PREPRINT

    AVAILABILITY

    LIST IS PUBLISHED

    PERIODIC LLY

    IN

    MINING ENGINEERING

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    Abstract. The costs of an open-pit operation

    can

    be classified according

    to

    the following

    hie

    rarchy :

    - overall

    cost of production

    (per ton of ore)

    - costs of basic operations and

    functions

    -

    costs

    of auxiliary operations

    - costs of

    machines

    and

    equipment

    -

    maintenance

    costs.

    Production cost is a

    measure

    of

    the open-pit

    mine performance and

    should

    be

    the final target

    of the

    management

    control.

    I t

    is

    also a

    measure

    of

    the

    share

    of

    the

    mine in the processing

    s ta

    ges.

    Any

    variat ion in the maintenance

    and

    operating

    costs or in

    the

    operating performances have an

    immediate effect on the production

    cost.

    In the

    f i r s t part

    of

    the paper, we

    will

    descri

    be

    the various

    steps

    used for building up automa

    t ically the overall production cost and

    how

    any

    fluctuation

    in direct

    expenses can be

    measured,

    allocated and

    t ranslated in terms

    of

    dollars

    per

    ton of ore

    produced.

    I t will ref lect the expe

    rience gained

    from an application

    in real time

    installed

    on

    an

    IBM

    mainframe

    for cost

    calcula

    tions in large copper

    operations

    in

    central Afri

    ca.

    The second

    part

    of the paper

    will

    show

    how s i -

    mulations

    can be applied in

    order

    to

    evaluate

    the

    consequences

    of any investment decision on

    the

    operating and production

    costs.

    More par t i -

    cularly,

    simulations

    in

    evaluating various

    combi

    nations of decisions

    will

    be

    described

    and

    cash

    flow patterns wil l be

    discussed.

    1. Introduction

    Evaluation

    of the

    performances

    and

    decisions

    regarding

    development

    of

    mines depends

    on a

    tho

    rough knowledge of the various

    cost

    components

    of maintenance

    and

    operation.

    Mine

    planning

    and

    investment

    cr i ter ia must be based

    on a reliable

    cost

    control system. This basic premise

    was taken

    into consideration when developing the new

    system

    which

    is

    presently implemented

    a t Gecamines and

    which i s

    part

    of the

    reorganization

    of the

    whole

    f inancial control

    of the company.

    Gecamines operates large

    copper

    deposits in the

    province

    of Shaba, Zaire. The operations are di

    vided in three divisions

    where

    the ore is

    extrac

    ted e i ther from

    underground mines

    or from large

    open

    pi t s After

    beneficiat ion, copper

    ores

    are

    processed

    by

    hydro

    or pyrometallurgy to

    produce

    electrowon copper, wire-bars or bl ister copper.

    Cobalt i s an

    important by-product

    which has meant

    in

    recent

    past

    as

    much

    as

    50

    of

    the

    to ta l in

    come of the company. Currently, this percentage

    is 20 as

    a

    resul t

    of a convention

    between

    the

    two

    main producers, (Zaire

    and Zambia), to keep

    the

    stabi l i ty

    of prices and avoid

    fluctuations

    in

    the market.

    Zinc

    concentrates are

    roasted

    and

    calcine

    is processed into electrolyt ic zinc.

    With regard to the implementation

    of

    the new

    control

    applicat ion

    for the mines and for the

    concentrators, i t has been scheduled in three

    steps

    :

    -

    analysis

    of the

    exist ing system, definit ion

    and choice

    of

    the new

    integrated package.

    - definit ion,

    development

    and implementation

    of one pi lot

    project

    covering

    a l l the open

    pi t operations of the western

    division.

    -

    extension

    of

    th is project in

    the

    other

    mi

    nes and plants

    of

    the company.

    The

    following description refers

    to the

    expe

    rience

    gained from

    the implementation

    and opera

    t ion

    of the

    pi lo t

    project.

    2. Brief description

    of the

    open pit operations

    There

    are

    three

    operational divisions in

    the

    company among which

    the western

    one

    is

    the

    most

    important. The open pits

    belonging

    to

    this divi

    sion

    are

    currently divided in two complexes

    -

    the

    DIMA

    complex,

    with three separate open

    pi ts

    - the

    OV

    complex, with one major pit divided

    in

    three

    different areas.

    Total

    excavation for the two complexes

    reaches

    84000 k t

    of rock per

    year,

    corresponding to

    an

    output

    of

    8000

    kt

    per year

    of

    various

    types of

    oxide

    and mixed ores.

    Drilling

    is performed by rotary dri l l s Bench

    heights are

    held

    to to 2 m and

    explosives

    used

    are

    ei ther

    me tallized slurries or ANFO

    Cable or hydraulic shovels are used

    for

    loading,

    with buckets ranging in size from 6 to 18

    cuyd.

    There

    are

    2

    such

    shovels

    in

    operation

    and

    the

    oldest machines will soon be

    replaced by

    25

    cuyd

    units .

    Haulage

    is performed by fleets of 26 100 t and

    39 150 t

    trucks.

    In the DIMA complex, the trucks

    used for

    the

    overburden removal

    are

    converted in

    to trolleys. At the

    OV

    complex, a

    belt conveyor

    system will

    be

    installed

    in order

    to

    decrease

    the

    haulage distances.

    Ores are dumped on

    approximately 25 stockpiles

    and

    are

    subsequently

    transferred to the feed of

    two

    concentrators in proportions determined by the

    characteris t ics

    and

    grades of each stockpile.

    Transfer

    from

    storage to

    concentrator is

    perfor

    med

    by rai l road

    haulage.

    The

    open pi t maintenance department is

    divided

    in

    seven

    sections.

    The

    necessary supporting

    ser

    vices are

    provided

    by two

    central mechanical

    shops.

    3.

    Objectives

    to be met by

    the

    system

    An efficient control

    system

    has to be able to

    provide

    production and

    operating

    costs

    as well as

    al l

    the

    necessary

    information

    used

    for

    forecas

    t ing,

    budgeting,

    investment

    and

    strategic

    deci

    sions. In the particular case of

    Gecamines,

    the

    ore

    is rather

    complex and

    physical characteris

    t ics

    and

    grades may vary in

    a

    great

    extent

    accor

    ding to the ore

    body. There are different pro

    cesses

    involved

    in

    the

    beneficiat ion

    and in the

    metallurgical

    f ac i l i t i es

    As

    a

    consequence, the

    control system

    must be very

    f lexible

    and

    handle

    a

    great variety

    of

    options

    and

    simulations

    with

    regard to

    the financial decisions.

    The

    information to

    be supplied, the

    frequency

    and the

    structure

    of the reports must be defined

    according to the objectives to be achieved and

    the

    dest inat ion

    of the

    reports .

    The corporate

    con

    t rol ler will require consolidated results and f i -

    nancial

    reporting, while the operation management

    expects to receive cost information on a daily

    basis and supported by technical references.

    Fur

    thermore, the operations

    manager requires

    details

    of different nature defined according to

    the le

    vel of

    responsibi l i ty

    and

    to the types of opera

    tions

    to be controlled. Presently, the

    system

    provides only budget

    control

    on a

    global

    and

    monthly basis and yet with significant delays.

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    s a consequence, the oajor guideline, taken

    into consideration ~ h e n

    impleoenting the

    control

    system are

    the f o l l o ~ i n g :

    - the analytical control oust be integrated

    ~ i t h the ~ e n e r a l Dccouncing system

    - COSt

    analysis

    muse be related

    to

    technical

    conditions (type of rock. lengeh and grade

    of

    haul, produceion records, equipment eff i-

    ciencies)

    - D

    greac f lexibiliey

    is essc=tial

    and the

    system must be

    adaptable

    immediately to any

    change

    in

    the

    operation

    methods and

    in

    the

    organizDtion

    chart

    - cost reporting must be

    performed in real

    time in order to t ranslate immediately

    ope

    ~ D t i o n a l

    problems

    in

    cerms of dollars

    - reports must be issued in due eime and ac

    cording to the requirements of those needing

    the information.

    H o ~ e v e r ,

    a large emphasis

    has been

    placed throughout

    the

    implementation

    to

    keep the

    system

    as simple as possible

    - the data must be clearly

    presented

    and usa

    ble without

    additional

    calculat ion

    effort .

    \ ariance must be calculated

    between actual

    costs and

    budget

    - the system

    will

    be based on the use of

    standard

    unit

    costs.

    The variance between

    ac

    tual costs

    and

    budget

    must be

    traced

    up

    to

    the

    responsible division. (Variance of con

    sumption

    to the maintenance

    or operations

    de

    partments, variance in

    the

    exchange

    rates to

    the financial department

    and variance in

    the

    costs of

    supply to

    the purchasing depart

    ment)

    - costs must be broken down into direct and

    indirect

    costs.

    The rules

    of

    activation,

    de

    pLetion

    and depreciation must be clearly

    specified

    - al l the information needed in

    the

    cost

    control system

    will

    consti tute

    at the same

    time a

    data

    base. The company will

    actively

    encourage

    i t s

    operations manager to use ex

    tensively

    that

    data

    base

    as

    a

    reference

    in

    their various

    financial and

    strategic

    ana

    lysis .

    4. Hardware and

    software

    Concerning the

    cost

    control

    software implemen

    tation,

    the decision had to be taken between two

    alternatives :

    - modify and improve the

    exist ing

    system

    -

    ins ta l l

    a new

    package.

    The

    exist ing

    batch system ~ a s

    designed

    in the

    early

    seventies.

    I ts improvement was

    considered

    risky, mainly with regard to the needs of decen

    t ral ization,

    on

    line operation, reporting

    requi

    rements and integration ~ i t h other

    sa te l l i t e ap

    p

    l ications.

    I t was therefore decided

    to

    instal l a

    new

    sys

    tem linked ~ i t a n e ~ general ledger package

    as

    sociated ~ i t h a fourth

    generation

    tool . At

    the

    same time,

    the

    company has upgraded i t s hardware

    to

    a 4381 IBM computer,

    further

    upgraded to a

    3090 24 ~ I P S

    computer. I t

    is one

    of the

    big

    g e ~ t installed in

    Africa.

    The development

    of

    the

    project

    is

    an

    integral

    part

    of

    an overall

    program

    of systems reorgani

    zation

    in

    the

    company, including al l aspects

    linked

    to maintenance,

    metallurgy, purchasing

    and

    financial

    applications. The project is fully

    developed

    in house ~ i t

    the

    objective to promo-

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    te the traininR of national people.

    The h a r d ~ a r e support

    consists

    of

    consoles

    and

    microcomputers

    installed

    close to the users of

    fices

    while the 3090 IBH

    computer

    is

    installed

    in

    the

    central

    offices,

    located

    a t

    a distance of

    310 kIn.

    5.

    Hierarchy

    and

    responsibility

    centers

    In an eff icient cost control system, i t

    is

    ne

    cessary to l ink the expenses to

    the area

    ~ h e r e

    they

    are

    generated. Each cost component should be

    related

    to

    a

    center

    of expenses. In

    order

    to

    in

    troduce those

    centers, a

    hierarchy

    structure will

    be

    created.

    A simplified view of the

    cost

    control

    hierarchy

    is

    shown in figure 2. At

    the

    second level,

    the

    following branches are

    considered :

    5. I . one maintenance branch th subdivis ions

    corresponding to

    the

    fleets or

    types

    of ma

    chines

    5.2. - one center consolidating

    the

    costs of

    equip

    ment and machines.

    In

    this

    branch, the cen

    ters of analysis can be broken down according

    to the

    fleets or

    types of

    machines and func

    tions

    5.3.

    - one fragmentation branch ~ h e r e dril l ing and

    blast ing

    costs

    are analyzed

    5.4.

    -one branch corresponding to

    the

    position of

    the

    operations superintendent. I t

    is

    subdi

    vided in two complexes controlling various

    pits. In each pit cost components similar to

    those

    described in

    paragraph

    6 are created.

    Essentially,

    they correspond

    to

    the

    various

    operations and to the burden of direct and

    indirect

    costs

    related to operation

    only

    5.5. - one branch covering al l overhead and indi

    rect costs which

    are

    not

    covered elsewhere.

    Here, i t is convenient to set up a

    structure

    similar

    to

    the

    organization

    chart

    of

    the

    d i-

    vision.

    The major prerequisite of the hierarchy is to

    be

    flexible

    enough to

    allow

    any changes

    in

    mana

    gement,

    structure

    and

    organization.

    I f

    further

    detailed analysis

    are necessary,

    additional

    cen

    ters

    should

    be created

    provided

    that accurate

    cost allocation

    can

    be

    performed. n example is

    given

    in figure 3. The major

    prerequisite

    is to

    properly

    define the

    lower

    level cost centers and

    the application

    permits

    to consolidate them ac

    cording to the

    specific reporting objectives

    (ty

    pes of

    equipment, types of operation,

    etc).

    6. Cost

    determinations

    The

    various

    components of

    the open

    pi t

    produc

    tion

    cost are bui l t up according to the following

    sequence :

    - maintenance costs

    -

    operating

    costs

    of

    machines

    and

    equipment

    - costs

    of

    basic operations and functions

    and of

    auxiliary

    operations

    - cost of

    production.

    6.1. Maintenance

    cos t s :

    They

    are defined

    in

    the maintenance branch (see

    5.1.) of the hierarchy structure and inc lude:

    - operating and supervision labor with pay

    roll

    burden

    and

    labor charges

    - maintenance

    materials

    and supplies

    - indirect

    maintenance

    costs from central

    mechanical shops and

    repair

    faci l i t ies

    -

    open

    pit

    maintenance department overhead

    costs.

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    6.2. Operating costs

    of

    machines and equipment

    They are obtained by adding the following ex -

    penses to the maintenance costs :

    -

    operating

    labor with payroll burden and

    al l

    labor

    charges

    - consumables and

    operating supplies

    - equ ipment depreciation.

    Analysis of those

    costs

    is

    made

    in

    the

    hierar

    chy

    branch

    described

    in

    5.2. The same

    procedure

    is a ~ p l i c a b l e

    to fragmentation.

    6.3. Costs of

    operations:

    By

    allocating

    the

    operating costs

    of

    machines

    and equipment to the working areas, the

    break

    down of basic and auxiliary operations

    is obtai

    ned.

    For the basic operations,

    i t is convenient

    to perform

    the

    allocations by

    uti l iz ing

    techni

    cal references such as those mentioned

    in

    figu

    re

    1. According to the importance

    of the opera

    t ing units and to the work organization chart,

    costs can

    be ei ther

    tabulated

    by

    individual unit

    or by fleet

    of

    machines. I t

    is

    also

    to be

    poin

    ted out

    that,

    when using references, standard

    unit costs can

    be

    applied but

    i t is then

    neces

    sary

    to allocate

    the

    variance with the actual

    si tuation to the

    production

    costs.

    Analysis of those costs of operations are per

    formed

    in the

    hierarchy

    branch

    described

    in

    5.4.

    6.4. Overheads:

    The components to be added in

    order

    to obtain

    the

    complete costs of production are

    the re

    maining direct

    costs

    labor, supervision and

    miscellaneous) and

    indirect costs related to

    the

    open

    pit operations under the

    responsibility

    of

    the

    mine manager such as :

    - administration and offices

    -

    indirect

    labor of various technical

    ser-

    vices

    depreciation and amortization

    - engineering and

    quality controls

    personnel department

    safety, training and inspection

    transportation of personnel

    fuel

    distribution

    -

    automotive

    Those

    costs

    are analyzed

    in

    the hierarchy

    branch described in

    5.5.

    6.5. Units

    of

    references :

    mong the technical references, the hour of

    productivity

    or

    availabil i ty

    is very useful to

    measure and

    allocate the

    machine

    costs. Drilling

    can be reported either to the volume or weight

    of material extracted or to the length of hole

    drilled. For

    comparing

    dr i l l ing

    unit performances

    in

    different types of

    rocks,

    i t

    is

    convenient to

    use the

    standard

    length of drilling stm). Cubic

    meters and tons are

    the

    most common measures for

    operations, extractions and productions. Explo

    sives will be measured in

    tons.

    Other

    references

    such as truck hour, m

    3

    km

    and tkm

    are very useful

    for analyzing

    surface

    haulage.

    For comparing

    truck haulage operations, kilometer can

    be

    con

    verted

    in

    standard kilometer. In

    this

    case, the

    grade is

    converted into

    a horizontal

    distance.

    The choice of the references depends upon the

    type

    of

    cost allocations

    to

    be

    performed

    budget,

    actual, simulation).

    following operations and functions were

    considered :

    - drilling

    - blasting

    - loading

    - truck haulage

    3

    - railroad transportation

    - power distr ibut ion

    - water pumping

    - earthmoving

    6.6. Cost consolidation

    The

    cr i ter ia

    utilized

    for cost determination

    allow

    to preserve the individuality of

    the

    va

    rious

    components

    of the

    overall

    cost

    or to build

    them up

    partial ly

    or

    total ly

    according

    to

    the

    requirements

    of

    the

    control

    and to the

    level

    of

    responsibility. I t is important to

    emphasize that

    the

    consolidation

    of the

    expenses can

    also

    be

    performed according to

    other cr i ter ia which

    will

    be

    discussed

    later .

    Full costs are obtained by further adding the

    overheads of the

    division and

    of

    the company.

    7. Input validation for

    data

    processing

    The

    entry

    of

    al l

    actual

    expenses related to

    la

    bor, spare

    parts, consumables,

    depreciation,

    dis

    tributed services from in ternal divisions and of

    the

    technical references

    is performed

    through

    subsystem interfaces.

    Real time key validation is an

    important step

    implemented

    before

    allocating actual costs.

    Figu

    re 4 gives a

    schematic

    view

    of the application

    used

    for

    processing information issued

    from

    the

    dispatching control of all

    the

    dril l ing, haulage

    and

    loading

    operations and

    explosive

    distr ibut ion

    in the

    various

    open

    pits

    In a f i rs t step, the data bases are entered

    into a working f i le number of operating

    hours,

    number

    of

    tons

    of explosives, number of haulage

    tr ips,

    type

    of ore excavated). During this step,

    the

    system checks the

    records against the

    val i

    dation f iles and errors are immediately correc

    ted. Examples of validation

    keys

    are

    given

    in

    figure 5.

    In the

    second

    step,

    the system calculates the

    s ta t i s t ica l references which must be used

    in the

    reports

    such as the volume of

    excavations

    and

    tons of ores and the costs of the operations and

    functions.

    During this program,

    the

    key

    records

    unit ra

    tes , densi t ies , distances, etc) are taken from

    an

    external

    table which

    is regularly

    up-dated.

    A

    further validation

    is

    also

    performed

    against

    the

    master

    f i le

    which stores

    the

    accounting re

    cords and the control f i le storing the accounting

    control parameters.

    When the

    transactions are

    accepted,

    they are

    stored

    in a waiting f i le The transaction jour

    nals can

    then

    be posted

    in

    batch

    mode according

    to

    a daily schedule.

    A

    simulation

    class is used

    for

    project evalua

    tion and will be discussed later .

    8. Reporting and connecting with microcomputer

    The

    reporting

    contents vary according to the

    destination.

    The corporate controller needs

    re

    ports giving income and expense information,

    overall

    cost

    analysis,

    rat ios

    and key

    performan

    ce indicators, financial

    comparisons

    between

    major

    centers of

    responsibility and

    consolidation

    results.

    The operation management and the

    branch

    con

    t ro l ler

    analyze

    the

    same

    reports

    but need to cra

    ce the

    origin

    of

    the

    results at lower levels of

    the hierarchy. They relate those costs

    to

    various

    technical

    references which are less useful to

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    higher

    management.

    The

    reports can

    be

    presented in different ways:

    by

    using the report tools of the system

    i tse

    by util izing

    microcomputer

    and a connec

    cion with the mainframe.

    The

    f i rs t

    option

    is

    used for editing

    the

    f i-

    nancial and standard reports which are

    regular

    ly sent

    to

    the operation

    and

    maintenance

    mana-

    gernen t

    The

    second

    option

    is

    extremely useful to ana

    lyze

    special reports needing

    the analyt ical

    po

    wer

    of

    microcomputers. Lt

    is especially uti l ized

    for applications linked with financial analysis,

    investment

    and strategic decisions, cost optimi

    zation, special

    cost

    investigations

    and for edi

    ting graphics

    and

    diagrams. By using this pro

    cedure,

    i t is

    also possible

    to

    res t r ic t the

    amount

    of

    technical data

    to

    be introduced in

    the

    master

    fi les

    of

    the

    mainframe

    system.

    Some report examples are given in figure

    6.

    The

    production costs

    report

    (fig. 6.4)

    can

    be issued

    at the level of

    the

    branch

    manager

    as

    well

    as

    at

    the

    position of s i te and s i te 2.

    I t

    is im-

    portant

    to

    emphasize that

    the overall

    costs

    will

    only

    be

    obtained

    a t

    the highest level. For

    exam-

    ple,

    a

    report

    issued

    a t a

    level

    of

    site

    will

    not

    include

    the division overheads.

    Basic operation

    cost reports

    (f ig. 6.3) can be

    issued a t

    any

    level of

    the

    operation branches,

    unti l

    the lowest position

    in

    the

    hierarchy.

    The reports giving

    the operation

    costs

    (f ig.

    6.2)

    are created

    to analyze the

    expenses

    at

    any

    level in the equipment branch. Similar reports

    can be set up for fragmentation.

    Finally , the

    maintenance cost

    report

    is

    to

    be

    util ized

    in the maintenance branch.

    The

    headings

    of the reports can be structured

    according

    to the

    needs of

    the users. There can

    be

    actual or budget amounts,

    variances,

    formu

    lae

    combinations or

    even

    simulation amounts.

    Those actual costs are compared in real time or

    in batch

    mode

    to the

    different

    budgets (annual

    budget and

    i ts

    recurring revis ions , previous

    bud

    gets,

    etc).

    9. Simulations and financial evaluations

    When the

    costs are properly

    allocated, i t is

    further

    necessary

    to provide the tool which will

    allow their optimization within the open pi t

    configuration. The most appropriate short

    term

    and long term investment allocations

    will be

    de

    termined,

    par t icular ly concerning

    equipment re

    placements

    and

    ins ta l la t ion

    of new

    machines or

    operating schemes. Simulations

    should

    be perfor

    :led

    to

    e'laluate the best financial opportunities .

    An example

    will

    i l lus t ra te such a simulation and

    the

    microcomputer connection.

    Let

    us suppose that the

    examination

    of one top

    most

    position report

    shows

    an

    adverse

    evolution

    of the overall

    production cost and

    that the rea

    sons

    have to be found

    in

    the basic operation ex

    penses. The report giving the breakdown of the

    operation costs (fig. 6.3)

    will

    show which ope

    rat ion

    is responsible for the

    adverse

    resu l ts

    More

    particularly,

    the

    fleets or machines indu

    cing those effects wil l be detected in

    the re

    ports analyzing the machine costs and the mainte

    nance reports will

    indicate full details his to

    ry of

    the mechanical

    failures .

    Improvements to

    be

    expected

    af te r

    major over-

    4

    hauls or replacement of the

    incriminated

    f leets

    or machines

    by

    larger or

    more

    efficient units

    will be

    analyzed

    as f o l o ~ s :

    al l the

    actual amounts and

    references to be

    taken

    into consideration and used in

    the re

    ports described previously

    will be duplica

    ted

    in

    high

    volume in

    the

    simulation

    class

    which will now

    on

    be uti l ized for

    al l analy

    sis

    data corresponding to the

    incriminated

    f leets

    or

    machines

    will be downloaded from

    the mainframe

    to the

    microcomputer

    maintenance

    and

    operation costs to

    be eX-

    pected after overhaul or

    replacement

    will

    be

    evaluated and introduced

    in the

    microcompu-

    ter

    the

    project

    will

    be

    analyzed

    on

    the micro

    computer by comparing actual and

    expected

    si tuat ions, independently

    from

    the mainframe

    after completion, the new

    expected

    costs

    util ized in the microcomputer

    can

    be uploa

    ded again in

    the

    mainframe simulation clas

    ses

    for

    further analysis.

    Upload and download can be performed in a mat

    ter of

    minutes. The

    procedure

    can be repeated

    as

    many times as necessary

    for

    specif ic project

    ana

    lysis .

    Figure 7 gives a methodology example of in

    vestment

    project evaluations

    on

    microcomputer.

    I t shows

    the simulation of the replacement of

    a

    given number of shovels by more modern and ef

    ficient units and

    of

    a

    given

    number of rear dump

    trucks by

    larger units .

    The

    shovel project

    is

    analyzed in report 7.1, a t the center in the hie

    rarchy corresponding

    to the

    synthesis of

    the

    sho

    vel operation expenses. The same project

    can

    be

    analyzed at the

    topmost

    position of the

    hierar

    chy

    (report 7.3)

    and

    the resul ts in terms of IRR

    and

    NPV

    are of course the same.

    Rear dump

    truck

    project is analyzed in

    report 7.2 a t the center

    summarizing

    al l

    truck operation

    costs.

    The ana

    lysis of the

    combination

    of both projects

    can

    be

    easi ly done a t

    the

    highest

    level

    of the

    struc

    ture

    as

    shown

    in report

    7.4. I t is

    to

    be pointed

    out

    that

    for

    both projects, the equivalent

    hours

    are

    ut i l ized as references

    for

    allocating the

    simulation costs.

    Ln figures

    7.1

    and 7.2, the

    exist ing si tuat ions

    are duolicated from a reduced number of records

    only

    l inked

    with the

    centers

    corresponding to

    the shovels and

    dump trucks.

    Financial analysis

    a t

    high

    levels are done on aggregate costs and

    therefore,

    the amount

    of

    records downloaded and

    uploaded

    is always limited.

    The

    projects

    to

    be analyzed have generally

    unequal

    i n v e s t m e n ~

    amounts and

    unequal l ives .

    Nevertheless, within a given number of

    matured

    projects

    and a

    capital budget constraint , i t

    is

    possible to analyze

    easi ly the combinations

    gi

    ving the

    highest

    net

    present

    value.

    Lf

    capital

    rationing results in project removals,

    opportu

    nity

    costs

    can be evaluated.

    The foregoing method of simulation and finan

    c ia l analysis

    can

    be duplicated

    to

    many other

    applications such as

    :

    the study of cost evolution versus the ra

    t io

    of

    overburden

    analvsis

    of

    new methods

    of

    operation

    new haulage

    and

    transportation

    schemes

    effects of

    fragmentation improvements

    etc

    .

    Ln any case,

    the

    foregoing procedure remains

    app

    licab

    Ie.

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    6

    :

    h m

    m3

    t

    m3Iml IImJ

    Drilling x x

    x

    x

    i

    I

    I

    Blasting

    I

    I

    ,

    x

    x

    Loading

    x

    x

    x

    Trude transpor1ation I

    x x x x

    x

    I

    Railroad haulage

    I

    x x

    x x

    IEarttlmovinQ

    x

    x x

    FIgUra

    1.

    Some refen nces used

    for cost

    allocations in open-pi t mining.

    ,5.1

    I

    Maintenance

    i

    I

    i Earth-

    ~ m O V i n g

    Eqt

    : Drilling

    machines

    , Shovels

    I

    Truclls

    Raiiroa:l

    haulage

    _I__ Shovels

    ,

    ,

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    r

    (Fig.

    3.1)

    i__ Railroa:I

    haulage

    I

    1 ~ 4

    Drilling SiIB 1

    machines

    (Fig. 3.2)

    Blasting Site 2

    FlQure 2. Example of cost control hierarchy.

    Admin

    Engin

    Person.

    I

    ~ a f e t y

    I

    Training

    Automotive

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    1

    T

    lRUCKS

    I

    15

    STDT

    7

    R..EET1

    15

    lROI.l..EY

    I

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    Figure 3 1 Operating

    costs

    o

    rear dump p l o detailed structure.

    Drilling

    Blasting

    Loading

    Transportation

    Earthmoving

    WatIIr pumping

    I

    ndin ct c:ost3

    Railroed

    haulage

    Figure 3 2 Costs o operations Elampie o detDlled structure.

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    Cost processing

    and

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    iDate

    Type of operation

    Fleet

    Center

    of work

    Machine number

    Reference (unit)

    I Reference (sp.

    part)

    I

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    of

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    deferring

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    Figure 5 Data

    base

    validlltion.

    $

    $

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    G.2

    eDIts

    t

    naJilES

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    $

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    $

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    $

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    $

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    $

    SIa iIticeIU ii ._

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    h

    osts

    I nIIIcdawn

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    $/h

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    costs

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    $

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    $

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    :

    $

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    $

    StItiIIic

    ...... :

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    m3

    Units

    costs:

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    $/m3

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    $/m3

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    Total:

    $/m3

    9

    I

    VF:

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    C

    F: Con1101

    file

    MF:

    Maler

    file

    G. ProcIuctiancosts

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    Operation overheads:

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    Basic op. (from 6.3):

    Total:

    Production:

    Ore A:.

    Ore B:

    OreC:

    TolBI:

    $

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    t

    t

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    $

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    $

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    $

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    Total: $

    Figure 6 Examples of

    control

    reports

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    10

    eXISTING SITUATION

    to

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    Ul

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    to

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    }

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    289

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    289

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    289

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    2998

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    2347

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    5645

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    up.

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    STATISTICAL

    DATA flHt

    ~ t i l e ~ t t 2 1 i ~ e t t3fiaet

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    ,40

    3695 5264

    45614

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    34970

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    11

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    i'

    rear' t

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    2

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    j

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    4

    i ear

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    ill)

    no 110

    1lO

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    ii, ;

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    2.

    o n s u ~ a b i

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    ~ . . .

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    ...

    i

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    SIMULATION

    t

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    save

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    ::=::.=============---===================================================-::=========

    STATISTICAL DATA

    ileettl

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    To\al

    EXISTING

    Hours 0 uti 1 zat i Of;

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    Figure 7.2: Du;p trucKS pr oject Evaluation

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    rm

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    f

    Yw

    2

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    3

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