Open Pit Mine Planning and Design, Second Edition (Two Volume Set + CD)

Building on the success of its predecessor, this second edition of Open Pit Mine Planning and Design was updated and extended into a complete and authoritative account of modern open pit mining. New chapters on reporting mineral resources and ore reserves as well as on responsible mining offer better guidance in asset definition and reinforce the relationship between mining and sustainable development. Additionally, the CSMine software was completely re-written in Windows™ format, seven new drillhole data sets were included, and review questions and exercises were added throughout the book. Volume 1 deals with the fundamental concepts involved in planning and designing open pit mines. It covers mine planning, mining economics, orebody description, geometrical considerations, pit limits, production planning, mineral resources and ore reserves, and responsible mining. Volume 2 introduces CSMine, a user-friendly mine planning and design software-supplied on the CD-ROM-developed specifically to illustrate the practical application of the principles discussed in the first volume. It also comprises the CSMine tutorial, the CSMine user's manual, and eight orebody case examples, including drillhole data sets for performing a complete open pit mine evaluation. The large number of illustrative examples and case studies, the review questions and exercises, and the reference lists included at the end of each chapter provide all the material needed to effectively learn the theory and application of open pit mine planning and design.