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Milawa Algorithm® Module Gemcom Whittle is the world’s

most trusted strategic mine


Schedule to Maximise NPV planning software used to
determine and optimise the
economics of open pit mining
The Milawa Algorithm® module adds a new dimension to life-of-mine projects.
scheduling. It optimises the schedule, taking into account all production and
economic constraints, while seeking to maximise NPV. Alternatively, it can
be used to “balance” your schedule by seeking to maximise the utilisation
of available mining and processing capacity.
The Milawa Algorithm® module is a proprietary algorithm which schedules
the mining of each pushback over the life of the mine. It responds to all
production constraints, price and cost models within Gemcom Whittle™ and
also provides additional controls over the schedule.

What It Can Do
Milawa optimises the schedule, determining which benches in each
pushback should be mined in each period. It obeys all pushback precedence
rules and, the user can control the mining of each pushback by setting the
following parameters:
Custom period graph.
Minimum and maximum lead (separation in benches from the adjacent
pushback).
Maximum vertical advance per period.

Like all production constraints in Whittle, Milawa controls can be changed


from one period to the next, giving maximum control over the process.
Schedules can be viewed period by period as a 3D animation using Whittle’s
interactive viewer, and the mining sequence can be exported to a General
Mining Package (GMP) for merging with the original block model.

For more information email


whittle@gemcomsoftware.com
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