Buffer Stockpiles Module

Four-X Analyser™
Maximise Economic Performance When combined with Four-X’s Milawa
Four-X Analyser is a suite of strategic mine Algorithm®, it will optimise forward stripping
to minimise rehandling and mining costs and
planning tools designed for professional mine
maximise NPV.
planners. There is a growing range of modules
which can be added to Analyser, further A user can select whether material is moved to a
increasing its performance and utility. stockpile based on an equivalent grade or on
The Buffer Stockpiles module provides for individual minimum and maximum element
comprehensive analysis of the impact of grades.
stockpiling in practical mining situations. It can
STRATEGIC MINE PLANNING SOFTWARE

be used to: Stockpile usage will vary depending on whether

the handling is independent of the mining rate
• Handle prestripping. Exposed ore is stored or not. If independent then can top-up can occur
for later use. at the end of a period, otherwise only at end of
• Store material that is above economic cutoff mine life.
but below the current process cutoff or
minimum grade for use later on.. A user can select whether to continue mining,
• Top up processes during a period, if there is and use a buffer stockpile for any exposed ore,
spare capacity, or extend the mine life. or report the period movements the moment one
• Act as a buffer to store material for future or more limits is met. If the buffer option is used
periods to avoid stripping hurdles. then material may be moved to a stockpile if the
• Allow production and mining rates to be mining limit has not been met and the material
smoothed out. is above the stockpile minimum requirements.

Stockpile definition screen and

schedule showing stockpile usage

Foundation
Modular and Scalable
Project management

Data importation
Buffer Stockpiles is just one of a growing range of
Stockpile & Cut-off Opt.

advanced modules which can be added to the

Discounted Pit Shells
Push Back Chooser
Express NPV Output

Model manipulation
Advanc ed Analysis
Buffer Stockpiles
Milawa Algorithm

Push Back 50

Foundation architecture of Four-X Analyser. This

Multi-analysis
Multi-element

Mining Width

Pit slope modelling

Blending

Pit optimization
scalable approach allows the Four-X AnalyserTM
Economic /
operational
modelling
strategic mine planning suite to adapt and evolve
Analysis and graphs with individual users requirements. A whole new
Data export
range of mine planning analysis possibilities is now
3D interactive model
v isualisation available to mine planning professionals.

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