SRK developed a simulation model for the Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) ShDNK-2 project as part of the FEL3 study, focusing on material movement from development headings and stopes to crushers and ore bins. It included load-haul-dump machines (LHDs) mucking from draw points, battery-electric truck haulage, train haulage, crushing, conveying, and skipping to the surface. The model validated production targets, estimated truck and train needs, analyzed bin capacities, orepass diameters, and waste haulage for backfill. A bottleneck involving the production of LHDs and orepasses was identified and resolved by optimizing orepass numbers and locations.
By SRK Canada
