2014-Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit
SIPS 2014 Volume 1: Mining
| Editors: | Kongoli F |
| Publisher: | Flogen Star OUTREACH |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Pages: | 424 pages |
| ISBN: | 978-1-987820-03-4 |
| ISSN: | 2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series) |
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AN INTEGRATED MINE PLAN - CONNECTING LONG, MEDIUM AND SHORT TERM PLANNING STRATEGIES AT GOLDCORP PENASQUITO
Raul Vivas1;1MINTEC, Tucson, United States;
Type of Paper: Regular
Id Paper: 82
Topic: 1
Abstract:
Goldcorp is one of the largest gold producers in the world with projects in South, Central and North America. Goldcorp's flagship operation is Penasquito, a world-class, poly-metallic deposit and one of the largest mines in Mexico that started production in 2010. Since the early stages of the project, Goldcorp has used the most advanced technologies available to maximize its value. However, the implementation of optimum mine plans has been challenging to put into practice. This is due to the fact that the mine operation involves more complexity than the plans usually reflect. This challenge is a wide industry issue that presents opportunities for improvement. This technical session discusses the mine planning methodologies and procedures used to connect long, medium and short term planning strategies in order to bridge the gap and produce optimum mine plans that can be practically implemented in the field.