Processing Facilities

Use the Processing Facilities tab to specify the list of available processing facilities, along with the following settings for each processing facility.

(This option is disabled when Setup > Model > Optimisation Criteria > Optimisation Value: Use value from field or Use head grade is selected.)

Name

Enter the name of the processing facility for which the parameters are specified.

Code

Enter the identification code to be assigned to the processing facility for which the parameters are specified.

Processing cost

Enter the cost per unit mass or volume of processing material by the facility.

Processing cost units

Select the units to which the Processing cost is referenced.

General and administration cost

Enter the general and administration (G&A) cost incurred per unit mass or volume when processing material by the facility.

General and administration cost units

Select the units to which the General and administration cost is referenced.

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Material Processing

Material extracted from the mine can be sent in material bins to one or more processing facilities. When calculating the optimisation value for a block, the processing facilities that produce the most profitable outcome for the block, based on the material bin to which it is allocated, will be used. See: Material Bin Processing.

Material Bin Processing