Scheduling Setup: Mining Rates

To access this screen:

In the Scheduling Setup screen, select the Mining Rates tab.

Define mining rates for your scheduling scenario.

Set the rate of mining for your schedule, either as a constant for all periods or as a custom rate for individual periods. Defining a maximum rate is optional. The minimum rate should be used only to reduce mining rate fluctuations over time.

Rates can be defined either as Kilotons Per Day (Ktpd) or Million Tonnes Per Annum (Mtpa).

Note: In future versions, mining rates will be optionally set according to loader capacity, cost and lifespan.

Note: 1Ktpd = 0.365 Mtpa.

Note: Once the rate is set, it is used on all subsequent Scheduler Setup screens.

To set the rock mining rate for scheduling pushbacks:

Define your scheduling periods.
For each period, set (optionally) a Total Minimum rate.

Note: Minimum mining rates should be used only when needed as this may increase processing times.
For each period, optionally define a Total Maximum tonnage.

Note: Defining the maximum mining rates is optional, but common practice to ensure the mining fleet capacity is not exceeded.

Tip: Set multiple periods to the same value by selecting those rows in the table, entering a Ktpd or Mpta value and selecting Set Selected.
Save your scheduler settings.