Mining Planning Course
Master the full spectrum of mine planning, from pit design and pushback sequencing to life-of-mine scheduling, fleet optimisation, cost and cash flow analysis, plus risk assessment. Optimise NPV and develop solid, professional-grade plans tailored for copper and gold mining operations, ensuring efficiency and profitability throughout the project lifecycle.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
Gain hands-on skills in planning and assessing open pit mining projects confidently. Master gathering and validating key assumptions, designing conceptual pits and pushbacks, creating life-of-mine schedules, aligning fleets with throughput, and developing basic cash flow and NPV models. Additionally, practise risk evaluation, reporting guidelines, and precise documentation for strong, justifiable mine plans.
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Develop skills
- Develop realistic and defensible mine planning assumptions quickly.
- Design final pits and pushbacks with sound economic rationale.
- Optimise life-of-mine schedules matching fleet, tonnage, and throughput.
- Build economic models calculating NPV, cash flows, and value drivers fast.
- Conduct mining risk assessments identifying and mitigating key risks.
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