# Mining Optimization

> Mine planning, blending and fleet sizing with advanced models: more value extracted from every ton.

In mining, extraction, blending and fleet move enormous margins, and decisions are made about an ore body no one can see in full. Orion models the operation, from mine plan to haulage, as an optimization problem, and returns the plan that extracts the most value from every ton moved.

## Overview

- Area: Industrial Operations
- Delivery: customizable solution
- First pilot: about 8 weeks
- Solution 13 of 15
- Topics: Mine plan, Optimal blending, Fleet and haulage

## When this decision gets expensive

If two or more sound familiar, this solution will most likely pay for itself.

- The mine plan follows the historical sequence, without optimizing the value of what is extracted in each period.
- Blending is improvised to hit specifications, sacrificing grade and recovery.
- Trucks and equipment alternate between queuing and sitting idle, and the cost per ton does not add up.
- There is no quantified scenario linking market price, cutoff grade and production rate.

## What Orion delivers

- Value-driven extraction sequencing that respects geometry, geotechnics and material handling capacity.
- A blending model that meets quality specifications while maximizing resource recovery.
- Optimal sizing and dispatch of the mine fleet, reducing queues and cycle time.
- Integrated mine-to-plant simulation with price, cutoff grade and production rate scenarios.

## Technical foundation

- **Mathematical programming:** Mixed-integer formulations for extraction sequencing, blending and fleet allocation.
- **Geostatistics and AI:** Block models and grade estimation feeding the optimization with quantified uncertainty.
- **Operations simulation:** Discrete-event simulation of the mine-to-plant flow, validating plans before they go to the field.

## Indicators tracked

- Net present value of the mine plan
- Product compliance with specification
- Cost per ton moved
- Fleet cycle time and queuing
- Metallurgical recovery

## Talk about this solution

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E-mail: orion@orionotimizacao.com
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