Lebedinsky GOK, Gubkin, Russia:

V. M. Melnikov, Chief Miner, melnikov_v_m@lebgok.ru
V. V. Cherkashin, Leading Tactical Planning Specialist

Dassault Systèmes, Moscow, Russia:
A. G. Lebedev, Leading Mining Engineer

The mining industry plays ‘first violin’ in the Russian economy. The software-managed mining and geology information systems enjoy wide-scale introduction and application these days. The technological innovations enable increased profitability and productivity in the mining industry, as well as the situation analysis and risk prediction over the whole service life of mines. This article discusses the experience of the mining and geology information system transformation at Lebedinsky GOK. The yearly and monthly mine planning procedures are described. The major value of GEOVIA products is the variability of mine planning scenarios toward the prompt managerial decisionmaking on open pit mining expansion. Furthermore, GEOVIA software products allow cutting-down the medium- and long-term mine planning time. Planning implementation requires both reliable and up-to-date data. The obligatory criterion of the decision-making promptness is the real-time information at all hours. To this effect, the either-direction integration of Modular Mining Systems, Automated Data Acquisition and Transfer System (ADAT) Kobus and GEOVIA Surpac has been accomplished, which enables using the actual data flow (locations of excavators, dump trucks and drill rigs, drilled and project boreholes) in the real-time mine planning and design process. Aimed to maintain competitive ability for a long time, a mining company should pursue continuous finding and introduction of technological innovations. Earlier the ‘manual and blind’ mine planning process took colossal labor costs and could run into a dead-end. For the avoidance of all these troubles, Metalloinvest has entered into an advanced software introduction contract with Dassault Systemes.

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