Optimize your Surface processes for maximum return
Simultaneously optimize design, scheduling decisions across the surface mining value chain.
Optimization Capabilities
Scenario-based design approach
- Generate multiple pit designs from different optimization outputs.
- Visualize and compare phase designs to select go-forward cases.
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Optimal dig lines for open pit grade control
- Design dig lines that minimize monetary loss associated with dig line misclassification of ore types for minimum mining widths.
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Optimize the block extraction sequence to maximize NPV
- Generate a strategic pit design by sequencing the extraction of each block in your block model while considering the time value of money.
- Understand the value drivers for your mining operation: mining rules, processing constraints, costs, and revenues over time.
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Create operational mining phases
- Generate extraction phases from revenue shells and direct block schedules.
- Clustering to generate phases balances block extraction period and proximity to generate realistic mining pushbacks.
- Phase generation based on optimized flow results (e.g. maintain gold product rates across phases).
- Control phase generation using bounding polygons.
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Convert optimized block extraction sequences into operational phases
- Apply realistic constraints to your schedule to ensure your deposit's value is being maximized.
- Optimize the mine and processing schedule using pit optimization outputs or actual block model designs.
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Optimal value from blended and delivered material
- Optimize material movement from a fixed extraction schedule.
- Model flow and blending through the mining and processing network to increase product value.
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Optimal value from blended and delivered material
- Sequence mining activities to maximize NPV.
- Optimize fixed duration tasks with lags between activities.
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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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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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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.
Deswik in use around the world
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Innovative solutions for global bauxite operations
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Optimization software for Surface Metals
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.
Transform pit shells into final designs
Integrated with Deswik's manual pit design, reserving, scheduling and data management modules, Deswik SPD lets you generate strategic and long-term designs with a tactical level of detail in a single package.
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.
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.
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.
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.
An integrated end-to-end solution for Surface Metals
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