Milawa Algorithm® Module

Four-X Analyser™
The Milawa Algorithm® is a proprietary
Schedule to Maximise NPV algorithm which schedules the mining of each
Four-X Analyser is a suite of strategic mine
pushback over the life of the mine. It responds to
planning tools designed for professional mine
all production constraints, price and cost models
planners. There is a growing range of modules
within Four-X Analyser and also provides
which can be added to Analyser, further
additional controls over the schedule.
increasing its performance and utility.

The Milawa Algorithm® module adds a new What it can do

STRATEGIC MINE PLANNING SOFTWARE

dimension to life-of-mine scheduling. It

optimises the schedule, taking into account all Milawa optimises the schedule, determining
you production and economic constraints, while which benches in each push back should be
seeking to maximise NPV. Alternatively, it can mined in each period. It obeys all push-back
be used to “balance” you schedule, by seeking to precedence rules and in addition, the user can
maximise the utilisation of available mining and control the mining of each pushback by setting
processing capacity. the following parameters:
• Minimum and maximum lead (separation in
benches from the adjacent pushback.
• Maximum vertical advance per period.
Like all production constraints in Four-X, the
Milawa controls can be changed from one period
to the next, giving
maximum control over the
process.
Schedules can be viewed
period by period as a 3D
animation using Four-X
Analyser’s interactive
viewer, and the mining
sequence can be exported to
a Generalised Mining
Package for merging with
the original block model.

Foundation Modular and Scalable

Project management
Milawa Algorithm® is just one of a growing range
Data importation
of advanced modules which can be added to the
Stockpile & Cut -off Opt.

Model manipulation
Discounted Pit Shells
Push Back Chooser
Express NPV Output

Advanced Analysis

Foundation architecture of Four-X Analyser. This

Buffer Stockpiles
Milawa Algorithm

Multi -analysis
Push Back 50

Pit slope modelling

Multi -element

Mining Width

scalable approach allows the Four-X AnalyserTM

Blending

Pit optimization

Economic /
operational
modelling
strategic mine planning suite to adapt and evolve
Analysis and graphs with individual users requirements. A whole new
Data export range of mine planning analysis possibilities is now
3D interactive model
visualisation available to mine planning professionals.

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