Mining Processes systems

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호주 UNSW Mining School 석사과정 Coursework을 통과한 과제입니다.

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SUMMARY i

1 INTRODUCTION 1

2 OVERALL MINING SCENARIO 2
2.1 Resources 2
2.2 Markets 3
2.2.1 Types of Iron Ore 3
2.2.2 Supply and Demand 3
2.2.3 Iron Ore Price 4
2.3 Mine outputs 4
2.4 Mining Method 5
2.5 Mine plan/layout 5
2.6 Mine development 5

3 SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES 6
3.1 Systems 6
3.2 Components 6
3.3 Inputs and outputs 7
3.4 Process map 14
3.5 Identification of impact on overall system output 16

4 PROCESS AND SYSTEM DEPENDENCIES 18
4.1 Drawing of overall mine model 18
4.2 Identification of series and parallel components 18
4.3 Identification of dependencies and path lines 19

5 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS 21
5.1 Identification of the impact of each system and process on the overall mine out put 21
5.2 Determination of key “drivers” for the mining operation 21

6 MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES 23
6.1 Management strategies for each of the key drivers 23

7 CONCLUSIONS 25

8 REFERENCES 26

APPENDIX A 29
Life of Mine Production Schedule

APPENDIX B 30
Mine Layout

APPENDIX C 31
Project Valuation Model

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Mary River is an iron ore development project whose developer is Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. It is located in Baffin Island of northern Canada which has extremely cold climate in winter season. Traditional open pit mining method was selected for operation. 21 years of mine life and 18 Mtpa of ore production are forecasted based on currently estimated reserves volume.

In a systematic point of view, mining can be divided into various systems and processes. Each process requires its own inputs and produces outputs which become new inputs to other processes. All systems and processes are associated with final mine output. Also, notable is the fact that there are key drivers which have substantial impact on overall mine output. It is essential that sensitivity analysis and management for those key drivers should be strategically implemented.

In this paper, open pit mining method of Mary River is categorized into exploration, planning / design,

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