Optimal production rates in opencast coal mining : a value driven approach

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dc.contributor.advisor Eriksson, Patrick George en
dc.contributor.advisor Callagham, C.C. en
dc.contributor.postgraduate De Jongh, Iwan en
dc.date.accessioned 2013-09-07T01:06:38Z
dc.date.available 2012-07-16 en
dc.date.available 2013-09-07T01:06:38Z
dc.date.created 2012-04-13 en
dc.date.issued 2012-07-16 en
dc.date.submitted 2012-06-26 en
dc.description Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2012. en
dc.description.abstract From small exploration companies to multi-national mining houses all at some point in the project lifetime embark on evaluation studies where the most value-generating method of extracting the ore is investigated. Early phases in exploration projects will have the need for an order-of-magnitude estimation as to the scale of the potential operation, and advanced projects will have detailed mine and financial plans to guide them to execution. In both instances this thesis provides a method of optimising the mining rate to deliver the highest possible value to the mining company whilst considering the possible risks from changes in the market. This can be compared to the value the country gains from the exploitation of its natural resources to find a mutually beneficial solution. Copyright en
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dc.description.department Geology en
dc.identifier.citation De Jongh, I 2011, Optimal production rates in opencast coal mining : a value driven approach, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25878 > en
dc.identifier.other E12/4/465/gm en
dc.identifier.upetdurl http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06262012-152130/ en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25878
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher University of Pretoria en_ZA
dc.rights © 2011, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria en
dc.subject Multi-national mining houses en
dc.subject Opencast coal mining en
dc.subject UCTD en_US
dc.title Optimal production rates in opencast coal mining : a value driven approach en
dc.type Dissertation en


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