EM - Escola de Minas
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A Escola de Minas de Ouro Preto foi fundada pelo cientista Claude Henri Gorceix e inaugurada em 12 de outubro de 1876.
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Item Application of optimized models through direct block scheduling in traditional mine planning.(2018) Campos, Pedro Henrique Alves; Hori, Carla Eponina; Morales, N. M.Many papers have been published by the scientific community on the development of techniques that use direct block scheduling (DBS) to solve open pit production scheduling problems, and have compared the results obtained with DBS to those obtained with conventional methods for mine planning. The most significant advantage of using DBS is the possibility of maximizing the economic value to each project. However, until recently, the computational complexity of DBS has prevented it from being used to solve problems on an industrial scale, where there are a large number of mine blocks to deal with and many constraints. While much research has already been conducted and many new tools and algorithms have been developed to solve this global open pit production-scheduling problem, this article proposes the use of optimized models obtained through DBS as part of the conventional medium-term planning methodology to take advantage of its benefits without being hindered by its limitations. Three different approaches to medium-term planning were compared. First, a renowned software package that is used in the mineral industry was used to execute conventional medium-term scheduling. Then, DBS was used to perform the same task. Finally, a combination of DBS and conventional scheduling was tested. Using the results provided by DBS, sectorization of specific areas was included in the conventional methodology to guide the scheduling and thus allow this combination to produce real benefits, even for large projects.Item Comparison between the application of the conventional mine planning and of the direct block scheduling on an open pit mine project.(2018) Campos, Pedro Henrique Alves; Cabral, Ivo Eyer; Arroyo Ortiz, Carlos Enrique; Morales, NelsonHistorically, since the 60's, traditional mine planning consists of several distinct stages: 1) Definition of the ultimate pit - the portion of the blocks that results in the greatest total value; 2) Pushback selection - based on the generation of nested pits, obtained with the change in the value of the ore price; 3) Long-term production scheduling. Although considered quite satisfactory, this methodology presents some flaws: The stages, even if considered individually optimal, may not be when put together. The opportunity cost is not considered and the cut-off is fixed. Due to the recent computational advances, a new technique has been growing and is more reliable: the direct block sequencing. In this methodology, the steps are consolidated into only one process, improving the economic results, reducing the total execution time and obtaining, in fact, an optimal planning. The aim of this work is to compare the results of the two planning methods applied in a database of a Brazilian iron ore mine and to show the real advantages and disadvantages of each one. To solve the direct block sequencing technique, Doppler was used, a tool developed by Delphos Mine Planning Laboratory, located at the University of Chile. The traditional methodology was executed through Whittle software. Lastly, a medium-term scheduling was performed using Deswik software.