Surface Coal: Optimization

Optimize your open pit processes for maximum return

Deswik's powerful resource-based Gantt scheduling and advanced schedule optimization tools deliver value driven plans for complex mines. 

Optimization Capabilities

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Model complex material flows with ease

  • Make optimal decisions of where to send material once mined with a built network of sources, stockpiles, dumps, and plants.
  • Develop product strategies considering capacity and blending constraints to maximize value across multiple periods.

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Blend
Blend
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Mathematically optimize your net present value across the mine-to-market value chain

  • Generate plans that cover all time horizons for mining, production, processing, blending, multi-modal logistics, stockpiling and vessels.

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BOLT
BOLT
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Automate dragline section design

  • Use solids to calculate horizon volumes and coal tonnages. Automate pit shell projects with shells reserving
  • Dozer push design, analysis, and operation.

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Spatial
Spatial
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Maximize project value by optimizing the mining sequence

  • Easily define the material flow networks and sequence production to maintain target grades.
  • Sequence production across multiple seams to maximize project value.

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GO
GO
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Deswik consulting

Mining expertise that drives real results

Deswik’s consulting services bring together technical precision and practical expertise to empower your operation. We partner with you to uncover efficiencies and drive sustainable growth, delivering tailored solutions that transform mine planning into measurable progress.

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BOLTCase Study

Maximizing Net Present Value for the world’s largest coal deposit

With BOLT, Adaro MetCoal maximized the Net Present Value (NPV) of the world's largest undeveloped metallurgical coal deposit in the Maruwai Coal Basin. BOLT enabled Adaro to evaluate and prioritize the development sequence of their seven concession areas and timing of processing and logistics infrastructure investments. This resulted in a 50% difference in NPV between the best and worst scenarios, equating to billions of dollars in potential improvement.

BOLTCase Study

Automating manual planning processes for one of the world's largest coal mines

BOLT automated the manual planning processes for one of the world's largest coal mines, significantly improving efficiency. The solution optimized daily material movements and processing decisions, ensuring the correct coal grade ratios were delivered to the CHPP. This automation reduced planning time from days to minutes, enhanced plan adherence, and made reporting accessible to a broader audience.

BOLTCase Study

Maximizing profit by automating and optimizing coal supply chain systems

With BOLT, Bengalla Mining Company improved their coal supply chain efficiency. By automating and optimizing planning processes, BOLT increased profit margins by 10% and significantly reduced planning time from weeks to minutes.

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Spatial

The industry’s most comprehensive CAD solution

With its seamless data integration, world-class 3D modeling, and geospatial analysis capabilities, Spatial is the end-to-end CAD package to create detailed design plans, improve productivity, and enable environmental stewardship.

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Blend

Streamline your material flow modeling

Deswik Blend is a material flow modeling tool that optimizes product handling by simplifying the complexities of managing and blending materials from any mining deposit.

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LHS

Understand material movement for optimal haulage strategies

Addressing all variables in material movement and environmental reporting, Deswik LHS helps you plan and deliver realistic haulage strategies to maximize project value across the surface mining sectors.

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GO

Optimize pit designs and schedules simultaneously

A strategic mine planning solution, Deswik GO uses fast, mathematical multi-pit optimization to help you make smarter design and scheduling decisions across the value chain to maximize NPV.

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BOLT

Streamline blending and logistics across your supply chain

An advanced multi-commodity blending, stockpiling and logistics optimizer, BOLT generates mathematically optimal mine plans to increase profits, reduce costs and maximize efficiency across your entire value chain.

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