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

dc.contributor.advisorEriksson, Patrick Georgeen
dc.contributor.advisorCallagham, C.C.en
dc.contributor.emailiwan.dejongh@gmail.comen
dc.contributor.postgraduateDe Jongh, Iwanen
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-07T01:06:38Z
dc.date.available2012-07-16en
dc.date.available2013-09-07T01:06:38Z
dc.date.created2012-04-13en
dc.date.issued2012-07-16en
dc.date.submitted2012-06-26en
dc.descriptionDissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2012.en
dc.description.abstractFrom 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. Copyrighten
dc.description.availabilityunrestricteden
dc.description.departmentGeologyen
dc.identifier.citationDe 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.otherE12/4/465/gmen
dc.identifier.upetdurlhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06262012-152130/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/25878
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_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 Pretoriaen
dc.subjectMulti-national mining housesen
dc.subjectOpencast coal miningen
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.titleOptimal production rates in opencast coal mining : a value driven approachen
dc.typeDissertationen

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