{"id":4687,"date":"2025-03-28T19:52:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T19:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waimm.org\/?post_type=waimm-events&#038;p=4687"},"modified":"2026-03-04T19:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:52:48","slug":"mine-optimization-workshop-2025-optimizing-the-strategic-mine-plan-unlocking-intrinsic-value","status":"publish","type":"waimm-events","link":"https:\/\/waimm.org\/de\/waimm-events\/mine-optimization-workshop-2025-optimizing-the-strategic-mine-plan-unlocking-intrinsic-value\/","title":{"rendered":"Mine Optimization workshop 2026 &#8211; OPTIMIZING THE STRATEGIC MINE PLAN: UNLOCKING INTRINSIC VALUE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The WAIMM is honored to invite you to participate in the highly sought after mining optimization workshop. Details of this year&#8217;s course is given below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OBJECTIVES<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OPTIMIZING THE STRATEGIC MINE PLAN: UNLOCKING INTRINSIC VALUE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Understanding the principal concepts of strategic mine planning and improving<br>economic performance such as revenue and cost<br>\u27a2 Exploring practical stochastic pit-limit optimization, pushback designs and mine-life estimation<br>\u27a2 Determining optimal profiles for slopes and pitwalls<br>\u27a2 Learning the principles and concepts of mathematical programming and its applications to<br>integrated mine planning and waste management<br>\u27a2 Knowing about open pit\/underground mining options optimization<br>\u27a2 Understanding mine production scheduling and its financial risk management<br>\u27a2 Discovering practical techniques in mine planning for grade, tonnage and metal uncertainty<br>\u27a2 Exploring cut-off grades, stockpiling and waste management strategies<br>\u27a2 Participating in hands-on computer labs on the applications of new optimization concepts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHO SHOULD ATTEND<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mining, operations managers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Project and exploration managers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mine planning and Mine engineers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Geotechnical engineers, Resource Geologists, Geostatisticians and Geologists<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Metallurgists<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Financial analysts and and directors<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COURSE OUTLINE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Principal and fundamental concepts in open-pit limit optimization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Strategic mine planning and economic performance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Mining revenues and costs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Pushbacks (phases) and ultimate pit limit optimization<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Practical pushback design with minimum mining width<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Optimal profiles for slopes and pitwalls (online guest lecture)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Principal and fundamental concepts in strategic mine planning optimization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Life-of-mine production planning\/scheduling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Mine-life estimation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Cut-off grade optimization and Lane\u2019s theory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Stockpiling strategy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Directional mining control<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Simultaneous optimization of mining value chain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 multi-mine multi-process production scheduling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Mine-to-mill production planning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Blending and non-linear recovery in processing streams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Mine planning considerations for contract mining<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the Institution of Civil Engineering. He is<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strategic mining options optimization, and integrated mine planning and waste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>management<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Characterization of mineralized mine waste as future resource<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Integrated production and waste disposal scheduling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Strategic mining options optimization: open-pit mining, underground mining or both<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Open-pit \/ underground mining transition optimization<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Risk-based mine planning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Mine production risk management and integrated optimization<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Stochastic pit limit optimization and pushback design<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Stochastic mine planning optimization methods<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 An approach to mine planning with grade, tonnage and metal uncertainty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Computer Labs with GEOVIA WHITTLE and OptimalSlope Software<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Case Studies: Oil Sands, Gold, Copper and Iron Ore Deposits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Eleven detailed step-by-step hands-on computer application labs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Additional special lab for determining optimal slope profiles for pitwalls<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Participants will need a laptop for lab exercises<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Software and printed copy of lectures and lab instructions will be provided<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Continuous online lab support beyond course end date<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>REGISTRATION DETAILS<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> July 6 &#8211; 10, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 8:30am &#8211; 5:00pm GMT daily<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Busua Beach Resort<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course fee in USD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Regular $3,200 (Before July 3rd, 2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Early Bird $3,000 (Before June 1st, 2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Multi-person (\u22652) $3,000 (Before June 20th, 2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a2 Course fee includes hotel accommodation and all meals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Registration Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July 3rd, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CONTACT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please in case of any further information and participation, kindly contact us at <a href=\"\/de\/events@waimm.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"events@waimm.org\">events@waimm.org<\/a> or the WAIMM office and we will get back to you with all the details you will need.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":5072,"template":"","student-chapter":[],"event-category":[64,49],"waimm-events_folder":[],"class_list":["post-4687","waimm-events","type-waimm-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-category-cpd-courses","event-category-featured-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waimm.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/waimm-events\/4687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waimm.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/waimm-events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waimm.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/waimm-events"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waimm.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waimm.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"student-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waimm.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/student-chapter?post=4687"},{"taxonomy":"event-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waimm.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-category?post=4687"},{"taxonomy":"waimm-events_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waimm.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/waimm-events_folder?post=4687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}