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    Thiess is the mining contractor at Prominent Hill copper-gold mine in Australia. The open pit mine will produce 8Mt of ore per year and have a mine life of 10 years. Thiess' workforce of over 150 operates excavators, trucks, dozers and other equipment to mine and haul ore and waste. Mine planning involves pit design, scheduling, drilling and blasting to maximize ore extraction while disposing of waste in an efficient manner. Geology of the deposit and material properties influence mining operations.

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    Thiess is the mining contractor at Prominent Hill copper-gold mine in Australia. The open pit mine will produce 8Mt of ore per year and have a mine life of 10 years. Thiess' workforce of over 150 operates excavators, trucks, dozers and other equipment to mine and haul ore and waste. Mine planning involves pit design, scheduling, drilling and blasting to maximize ore extraction while disposing of waste in an efficient manner. Geology of the deposit and material properties influence mining operations.

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    Mine Planning Seminar - 2007

    Thiess at Prominent Hill


    Copper - Gold Mine
    Pheng Bounsombath
    Thiess Technical Services Manager
    Prominent Hill

    Larry Nielsen
    Resource Development Group
    Brisbane
    Prominent Hill Copper & Gold Mining Project

    Fact Sheet

    100% owned by Oxiana


    Located 650km NW of Adelaide, or
    130km NW of Olympic Dam
    Status: Pre-stripping; construction
    Mining: Open pit 480m deep x
    1.4km long x 1.2km wide
    Ore mined: 8Mt/a at ave strip
    ratio of 7.2
    Mine to produce in second half
    2008
    Processing: Conventional
    crushing, grinding and flotation.
    Ave head grade 1.24% Cu. Ave
    recovery 86% Cu, 77% Au.
    Product: Ave 187,000 dry t/a
    peaking at 230,000t in 2009.
    Average grade: 45% Cu, 19g/t Au
    & 57g/t Ag
    Metal in concentrate: 104,000t/a
    Cu in the first 4 full years;
    71,000t/a for the next 6 years
    115,000oz/a Au over the mine life
    Mine life: 10 years initially
    Market: Concentrate to be sold to
    smelters in Asia & Australia
    Workforce: FIFO; Up to 800 during
    construction, and steady
    workforce of about 400.
    Prominent Hill Pit Stage 1
    Mining Contractor: Thiess Pty Ltd

    Thiess Workforce

    Total of 153 at the end of September 2007


    Staff = 26
    Award = 127

    Mining & Ancillary Equipment

    3 x Liebherr 996 excavators


    15 x 793 Cat rear-dump trucks; 3 more to arrive in October
    1 x PV271 drill; more to come when drilling contractor starts
    2 x small excavators: PC1250 for batter pulling, PC300 for general works
    4 x D10 dozers
    2 x graders: 24H & 16H
    2 x loaders: Volvo L120 for blasthole stemming, 980G for general works
    Excavators and trucks in action
    Mining Engineering

    Pit, Dumps, ROM Pad and Tailings Dam

    Oxiana is responsible for creating an economically viable pit


    Objectives are to maximise ore extraction, minimise waste removal for maximum
    return on investment
    Oxiana designs its waste dumps, ROM pad and tailings storage facility (TSF)
    Oxiana also designs site drainage system
    Thiess carries out mining in a safe, economic & efficient manner
    Thiess is to deliver ore to the mill and ROM stockpile in a timely manner
    Thiess is also responsible for waste dump construction & management
    Thiess is responsible for design and management of pit dewatering

    Survey

    At present, Oxiana provides all the survey functions, which include:


    Establishing a robust network through out the mining lease using GPS
    Providing timely and accurate topographic surveys
    Pegging overburden blastholes and, later, ore blocks and design lines
    Undertaking pit volumetric surveys and calculations (Stock piles & ROM later)
    Monitoring pit floor levels to design tolerances
    Engineering and construction surveys
    Mine Planning

    Design & Schedule


    Oxiana carries out pit design and revision
    Oxiana provides weekly, monthly & quarterly
    plans
    Thiess checks and does short to medium- term
    schedules based on its resources
    Oxiana also is to provide long-term schedule
    Thiess to carry out checks and generate its long-
    term schedule
    Balance ore & waste mining, when ore mining
    starts
    Drilling & Blasting

    Drill & Blast Designs


    Thiess carries out computer
    designed patterns using Vulcan, and
    drilling using a PV271
    In December, Brandrill will take over
    drilling. Thiess will continue with
    design, loading & blasting
    Survey control set out by Oxiana
    surveyors
    251 mm dia holes (229mm dia has
    also been used)
    Staggered pattern:
    7.5m(B)x9m(S)x10m(D) with no
    subdrill for overburden. Pattern(s)
    for ore are still to be determined and
    tested
    Blasting consumables Thiess designs charging & loading
    plans and firing sequences, using
    Oxiana provides: SHOTPlus
    ANFO
    HI Explosives
    Nonel detonators
    Emulsions (not yet available)
    Short-Term Planning

    Preparation of drilling/blasting, mining, dumping plans and schedules: not new to


    any mining professional who has been involved in mine planning
    Key to success in implementing plan and schedule is the cooperation between those
    who plan, those who provide equipment and those who carry out the tasks on the
    ground
    Be prepare to accept new ideas, suggestions and changes
    Double bench wherever possible to minimise excavators moves, and to minimise
    dozer power
    Maximise equipment use by not splitting truck fleet wherever and whenever possible
    When not enough trucks or operators, operate on short hauls more than on long
    hauls
    Use paddock dumping more than tip head whenever and wherever possible to
    minimise the use of dozer power
    Geology

    The Prominent Hill deposit comprises copper-gold


    and gold only mineralisation occurring within a large
    haematite breccia complex that lies beneath
    approximately 120m of overburden material. This is
    comprised of a flat lying shales and clays with minor
    sandy layers. The deposit dips steeply at around 80
    degrees to the north and extends approximately 900m
    along strike (East-West), 200m across strike (north-
    south) and 700m below the surface. The base of the
    deposit is yet to be defined.
    Geology

    The majority of the copper mineralization occurs


    as chalcocite, bornite and chalcopyrite.
    The 2006 Resource model contained the following
    main mineralogical domains:

    Chalcocite-bornite (CCBN)
    Pyrite-bornite (BNCP)
    Chalcopyrite-pyrite (CP)
    Gold only (GOLD)
    Material Properties

    SGs get as high as 4


    Mining / Dumping Schedule
    Drill and Blast Scheduling
    Level Plan ~ RL1100
    Stage 1 - 4 Designs / ROM / Tailings / Dumps
    North Dump

    Camp

    Stage 1

    ROM Stage 4

    Plant
    South Dump

    Tailings Pond
    Mine EOM June 2007
    DESIGNS: Stage 1

    Stage 1:

    Top: RL 1200
    Base RL 980
    Stage 2

    Stage 2:

    Base RL 908
    Stage 3

    Stage 3:

    Base RL 836
    Stage 4

    Stage 4:

    Base RL 740
    Geological X Section
    West To East Section: Stage Designs and Nov06 Surface

    Problem Areas
    NAF / UPAF / PAF Issues: Locality
    NAF / PAF Issues on Dumps
    EOM June 2008
    EOM December 2008
    Original Block Model - Section
    May 2007 Block Model Section
    Medium-Grade Hi-Grade

    Low -Grade Low -Confidence


    Prominent Hill Software Tool Kit

    Vulcan
    Designs / Block Models (Datamine) Reserves / ST & LTerm Plans / Hauls
    Xpac
    Schedule (Feasibility match)
    Updated Scheduling.
    Destination Scheduling / Trucking requirements
    Talpac
    Manual haul Cycle Times / Trucking requirements
    3DDig
    Client Dumping Strategy
    Xact
    Short Term Scheduling
    Not Yet Ready???
    Xpac and Destination Schedules
    Special thanks to Shawn Barker
    January Model:
    Based on the GYRV (Goonyella) model:
    15m Benches: 200 x 200m Blocks
    Difficulty with utilising on PHill.
    Shortest Travel Time Methodology Unsuitable (client requirements)

    Able to point out flaws in Designs


    Able to give a basic assessment of Trucking Requirements
    Highlighted NAF/PAF dumping problems

    September Model
    Modifications to GYRV methodology. Difficult and largely unsuccessful
    Client Dumping strategy could not easily be modelled
    Problems with Logic
    MATRIX of hauls built within Excel
    Manual Dumping Assignment to meet Client Requirement
    Haul Routes Xpac Stage 1
    Haul Routes Xpac Stage 2
    Haul Routes Xpac Stage 3

    ??????
    Haul Routes Xpac Stage 4
    Haul Routes Xpac : Exits and Dump Routes
    North Dump: 200 x 200 x 15 Blocks
    South Dump / ROM / Tailings Pond Dumps
    Schedule V1R2-050107-Dest._Feb-2007
    Matching AMC Schedule
    Conforming Model (AMC)
    Ore / Waste Flow & Stock Pile Inventories
    Matching AMC Schedule
    Xpac Scheduling

    September 07 Model
    5m Benches: 200 x 200m Blocks
    Pit Status to June-07
    InfoMine for Xpac model parameters (productivity / work hours / etc.)
    Client Defined NAF / PAF Dumping Strategy.
    Review Trucking Requirements due to Dumping Strategy.
    Vulcan Block Delineation
    July 2007 Model

    ROM
    South

    Tailings
    Pond

    North
    Productivity assessments
    Productivities / Hours
    Average ~ 1630 bcm/hr
    Talpac Runs
    Haul Profile
    Travel Time Table
    Trucking Requirements: Sept. 2007 Study
    12 Month Plan: 3DDig
    Xpac Destination Schedule
    Conclusions

    Short Term Schedule in Limbo


    Drilling/drilling contract is still to be tested

    Advanced Dump Scheduling Difficult and


    questionable.
    Use of various Tools may be better

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