Case Study

Application of MineSched at Sebuku

April 2007

Introduction
Straits Asia Resources:
Part of the Straits group of companies.
Recently listed on Singapore Stock Exchange
Operates Sebuku Coal Mine in South Kalimantan
Objectives of this Presentation:
1. Describe the geology, conditions and mining methods at
Sebuku
2. Discuss the implementation of MineSched and how it is
used in planning and Scheduling at Sebuku

Location and History

CCOW awarded 1994

Coal mining commenced December 1997
First Shipment January 1998
Mining Contractor Bukit Makmur Mandiri
Utama (BUMA)
Plant Contractor Leightons Contracting
Indonesia (LCI)

Pulau Sebuku
35km from north to south,
10km at widest point.
Topography:
-series of hills to east.
-freshwater swamps to west.
Western coast is bordered by
mangrove forests.
Up to 2006, most coal mined
from the relatively shallow pits
to the south.
Remaining known reserves are
in and to the west of the Tanah
Putih pit.

Production
Coal Production

Increasing production,
resources and reserves.
Resource convertible upon
land use redesignation.
Resources and Reserves

High volatile bituminous coal.

Ash:
Sulphur:
Calorific Value:
Total Moisture:

9.3%
0.7%
6,300 (gad)
15%

Geology Cross Section

Fault

Geology
Tanah Putih pit is located in
freshwater swamp:
Lower than high tide level
5-20m overlying mud

Significant NE-SW oriented

normal fault system with
displacement up to 30m.
Dip 5 to 10 degrees to west
Strata consists of weak
mudstone and shale with
interbedded coal seams.

Pit Limit

1. Mining Method Bund

Mangrove Swamp

Perimeter Bund

2. Mining Method Mud

Mud Cell

Bund

Mud Face

3. Mining Method - Waste

Mud Mining: Digger positioned on
hard floor and pulls mud down.

Equipment
PC1250 excavators (8 to 9 operating units)
HD785 / HD465 trucks (>35 operating units)

4. Mining Method - Coal

Equipment
PC400 excavators (4 operating units)
Volvo FM12 trucks (> 20 operating units)

Wash
Bypass High Ash
Bypass Low Ash

Mining Method - Pit Dewatering

Settling Pond and Liming

Sump and Pumps

Mine Planning
Constraints that determine mining and dumping strategy:
1. Western limit is not an economic limit (land use designation)
2. Likelihood of future extensions to western permits
3. Working Space in Pit and expanding production
4. Management of Pit Water
5. Expose multiple seams for blending

Mine Planning Strategy

Pit divided into Strips (70m)
and Blocks (up to 400m)
Open up pit along the strike
Terraced mine faced exposing
different seams.
Main access road and ramps to
pit floor.
Mud and upper interburden
dumped to out of pit dumps.
Dump overburden in-pit between
ramps as the pit progresses.
Advance face at lowest area
during dry season and install
pumping infrastructure.

Mine Planning Strategy

Mud cells constructed well back from
mine face to minimise risk of failure.

Strip Z
Mud
m
Upper Sea

Strip Y

Strip X

Mud Cell

70m

OB Dump

terburden
In
m
a
e
S
r
Low e

Toe of dump offset from mine face

to assist water management.

Processing and Shipping

Coal Mining

ROM S/P

Wash Plant

BP Crusher

~50%

~50%

Port S/P

Barge Loader

Mine Planning and Geology

Surpac Vision used for geological modeling*,
surveying and mine planning.
Company standard used at all Straits sites.
Ease of use.
Consistency between sites.

Adapted for use in a stratigraphic deposit.

Geological Model

Mine Planning and Scheduling

Challenges at Sebuku:
Pit getting deeper with production expansion.
Limited room in pit.
Large number of waste and coal fleets.
Discipline in Mining Practice

Process Before MineSched

INPUTS
Seam DTMs, mining limits.

1. Pit Design

ROM parameters,
dilution, recovery etc.

2. Generate Reserves

Spreadsheet

Waste mining equipment

and productivities.

3. Schedule Waste Mining

Spreadsheet

Coal mining equipment

and productivities.

4. Schedule Coal Mining

Spreadsheet

Wash plant capacity, yield.

5. Coal Wash and Production

Spreadsheet

Topography, dump slopes,

design gradients and widths.

6. Ramp and Dump Design

Swell, haulage profiles.

7. Material Balance

8. Communicate Plan

Surpac

Surpac
Spreadsheet

Process Before MineSched

Disadvantages of Spreadsheet System:
No graphical validation of results.
Graphical representation of results time consuming and
tedious to generate.
No automatic spatial precedence.
No 3rd party support.

Advantages of Spreadsheet System:

Flexibility
Ease of Use
Easy integration with downstream systems

Process With MineSched

1. Pit Design

Surpac

2. Generate Reserves

1st stage MineSched implementation.

3. Schedule Waste Mining
4. Schedule Coal Mining

Spreadsheet

5. Coal Wash and Production

Spreadsheet

6. Ramp and Dump Design

7. Material Balance

8. Communicate Plan

Surpac
Spreadsheet

Scheduling Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.

Pit Design (Mining Locations)

Block Model (ROM model)
Waste Equipment
Mining Sequence

Scheduling Outputs
1. Reports:

- Coal Exposed Schedule (+qualities)

- Waste Mining Reports

2. Gantt Chart
3. Animations
4. EOP Surfaces

Scheduling Outputs

Scheduling Outputs

Future Opportunities
1. Pit Design

2. Schedule Waste Mining

3. Schedule Coal Mining

Surpac

MineSched (ROM Model)

MineSched
1. Coal Mining, washing
and stockpiles.

4. Coal Wash and Production

5. Ramp and Dump Design

6. Material Balance

7. Communicate Plan

MineSched

Surpac

MineSched

2. Material Balance