Open-Pit Mining Operations Course
Gain mastery in open-pit mining for copper production. Design efficient pits and haul roads, select optimal truck-shovel fleets, eliminate bottlenecks, stabilise crusher feed, and elevate safety, productivity, and environmental standards in challenging engineering projects.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Open-Pit Mining Operations Course equips you with hands-on skills to plan and optimise copper truck-and-shovel operations. Master pit layout fundamentals, equipment selection, haul road design, and cycle time calculations. Spot bottlenecks, enhance fleet productivity, and implement safe, eco-friendly practices to stabilise crusher feed and hit production goals using practical, actionable strategies.
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Develop skills
- Plan open-pit layouts with safe benches, ramps, and stages for efficient mining.
- Select truck-shovel fleets matching payloads and cycles to boost productivity.
- Analyse cycle times using simple formulas for trips, tonnage, and shift output.
- Design and maintain haul roads to manage traffic, reduce delays, and lower risks.
- Identify bottlenecks, monitor KPIs, optimise operations, and enhance plant feed.
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