Phase 1: Getting the Basics right (Using your energy efficiently)
- Site Operations audit (data acquisition)
- Set Operation benchmark
- Operational Costs Analysis
- Understanding the deficiencies (data analysis)
- Correct and Implement
- Blast Design Improvements
- Blast Timing to achieve planned end result
- Ore Movement
- Slope Stability
- Better Fragmentation
Potential Savings Range: 5-10%
Phase 2: Improving your Cost Base
- Review Benchmark and update
- Data driven adaptation
- Improve drilling efficiencies
- Drilling location improvements
- Survey blast hole collar position
- Correct Explosives Charge mass
- Improved Stemming
- Manual Fragmentation analysis
- Blast face
- Crusher Feed
Potential savings Range: 10-15%
Phase 3: Value Added Operations
- High Precision GPS on drill rigs.
- Online Fragmentation Analysis (Excavators, Crusher & Mill Feed Conveyors).
- Immediate understanding if the downstream impact of a bad blast result.
- Improved Crusher throughput.
- Improved Milling rate.
- Better wall conditions (Safer working environment), understand resonating frequencies of rock mass structures.
- The use of electronic ore movement measurement systems.
- The use of SUSA (Small Unmanned Surveillance Aircraft, or Drones).
- The regular use of High Speed Imaging to monitor blasts.