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Pr
ojectPr
oposal

5:
1Mi
ningandMi
ner
alPr
ocessi
ng

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ectpr
oposalsubmitt
edinpart
ialful
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lmentoft
herequi
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Engi
neeri
nginMiningandMineralProcessi
ngHonoursDegreet
ot heDepar
tmentof
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ng,Midl
andsStat
eUniversi
ty
 Pr
oposedResear
chPr
ojectTi
tl
e:

Reduci
ngmi
ningoper
ati
onscost
sbyopt
imi
zingener
gyconsumpt
ion

Ai
m:Thepr
oposedpr
ojecti
sai
mst
o

Reduceover
allcostpert
onneofor
emi
ned byanal
yzi
ng and devi
sing waysof
opt
imi
zingt
heconsumpt
ionofener
gyatSabiGol
dMi
ne.

Obj
ect
ives

 Est
abl
ishandanal
yseal
lsour
cesofener
gyusedi
nmi
ningoper
ati
onsatSabi

 Anal
yseener
gyquant
it
iesconsumedandt
hei
rst
ati
sti
calcont
ri
but
iont
othe
costpert
onneofext
ract
edor
e

 Det
ermi
neandanal
ysef
act
orsaf
fect
ingener
gyconsumpt
ionatSabi

 Appl
ythe r
esul
ts oft
he above anal
ysi
sto devi
ce ways i
n whi
ch ener
gy
consumpt
ioncanber
educedormaxi
mizi
ngpr
oduct
ionatt
hepr
esentr
ateof
consumpt
iont
oreducet
heener
gycostperuni
tmassofor
epr
oduced

 Eval
uat
ethesi
gni
fi
canceoft
hesuggest
edsol
uti
onst
ocostr
educt
ion

Pr
obl
em Backgr
ound

Themi
ningi
ndust
ryi
sanener
gyi
ntensi
vei
ndust
ryi
nter
msofconsumpt
iont
hewor
ld
over
.SabiGol
dMi
nei
snoexcept
ioni
nter
msoft
hequant
it
iesofener
giest
hey
consumet
oext
ractandpr
ocesst
heor
etoobt
aint
hepr
eci
ousyel
lowmet
al.

Thecostofener
gy,
inwhat
everf
ormi
tmayber
equi
red,
hasr
isenbymor
ethansever
al
f
oldsovert
hepastdecadeandt
hishascont
ri
but
edt
other
iseofoper
ati
ngcostf
oral
l
mi
ningent
it
iesi
nZi
mbabwe,SabiGol
dMi
nei
ncl
uded.Thi
sri
sei
nener
gycosthas
si
gni
fi
cant
lyi
mpact
edt
hepr
ofi
tabi
li
tyanddevel
opmenti
nanegat
ivewayespeci
all
y
wi
thl
owmet
alpr
icesont
hei
nter
nat
ionalmar
ket
.
Ener
gycost
sinmostmi
nesr
angesf
rom 15upt
oal
most50%oft
het
otaloper
ati
ons
cost
.Toensur
esust
ainabl
eandpr
ofi
tabl
eoper
ati
onsmostcompani
eshasempl
oyed
var
iouscostcut
ti
ngmeasur
esbuthowevernot
hingsi
gni
fi
canthasbeendonet
o
r
educe mi
ning oper
ati
ons costby doi
ng somet
hing i
nthe ofener
gy ut
il
izat
ion
depar
tment
.

Pr
obl
em St
atement

Sabigol
dmi
nei
sami
nei
nadi
ff
icul
tsi
tuat
ionf
inanci
all
yduet
oit
sobl
igat
ionsunder
t
hej
udi
cialmanagementt
oset
tl
ethecompany’
scr
edi
tor
swhoi
ncl
udewor
ker
sand
f
ormersuppl
ier
saccumul
ated overt
hepr
evi
ousyear
s.Themi
nei
soper
ati
ng at
ar
ound40%capaci
tyandhasnevermetanyofi
tspr
oduct
iont
arget
sthatar
ecur
rent
ly
setatval
ueof330t
ons/
day.

I
nthecur
rentst
atet
hecompanyi
sbar
elykeepi
ngi
tsheadabovet
hewat
erandcan
useever
ypossi
blewayt
oreduceoper
ati
onscost
s.Theener
gybi
ll
,bot
hthecur
rent
andt
heonef
rom t
hepasti
stoohi
ghandr
equi
reengi
neer
ingi
nter
vent
iont
osol
vet
he
i
ssueandpr
ovi
det
hecompanywi
thsomebr
eat
hingr
oom.

Ener
gy opt
imi
zat
ion can ei
therr
educe el
ect
ri
cit
y,f
uel(
dieseland pet
rol
)and
expl
osi
vescostori
tcani
ncr
easeover
allout
putatt
hesamecostofener
gy.Ei
therway
i
twi
llgener
atemor
enetr
evenuecompar
edperuni
tmassofor
epr
ocessedr
ockor
e.

Met
hodol
ogy

Secondar
ydat
aanal
ysi
s

 Appl
ythi
smet
hodwi
llbeappl
iedt
ocr
it
ical
lyanal
yset
heener
gyconsumpt
ion
andexpendi
tur
erecor
dsf
rom t
hepr
esentdaygoi
ngbackt
otheyear2017when
t
hecompanyr
e-openedunderj
udi
cialmanagement
.

 Compar
etheupsi
deanddownsi
deofeachandever
yener
gysour
ceavai
labl
e.
Uset
heanal
ysi
sresul
tst
ocal
cul
ateener
gycostperuni
tmassofor
epr
ocessed.

 I
nvest
igat
eal
ter
nat
ivel
owcostopt
ions
Consul
tancy

 consul
tancywi
thexper
tsi
ndi
ff
erentener
gycat
egor
iest
hatar
eappl
iedatSabi

 Qual
it
ati
vel
yanal
yset
hedat
aobt
ainedt
oascer
tai
nshor
tcomi
ngsandmer
it
sof
var
iousener
gyf
ormsandcomeupwi
tht
heor
eti
calsol
uti
onst
oint
egr
atecost
andef
fi
ciencybenef
it
soft
heener
gysour
ce

Casest
udy

 Thesei
nvol
vei
nter
viewsandr
esear
cherobser
vat
ionsont
hewhol
esyst
em t
o
est
abl
ishpoi
ntsofener
gyl
ossorexcessi
veconsumpt
ion

Resul
tsi
mpl
ement
ati
onsi
mul
ati
on

Cal
cul
ati
onsbasedeval
uat
ionoft
hecostbenef
itpr
ovi
dedbysuggest
edchangest
o
t
hecur
rentoper
ati
ngar
rangement
.

Just
if
icat
ion

Ener
gy,el
ect
ri
cal
;fuel
;expl
osi
ves,const
it
utemor
ethat40% ofSabioper
ati
oncost
s.
Reduci
ngener
gyconsumpt
ioncostori
ncr
easi
ngpr
oduct
ionatt
hesaf
eener
gyuse
wi
llgo a l
ong i
nincr
easi
ng company r
evenue.Sabii
s st
ruggl
ing underj
udi
cial
managementt
ocl
earof
fthedebt
sfr
om t
hepastandi
fmor
esur
plusi
ncomei
s
gener
atedoveroper
ati
oncost
sbycut
ti
ngexpendi
tur
ethr
oughopt
imi
zat
ionofener
gy
consumpt
ion,t
he company can qui
ckl
yret
urnt
o pr
ofi
tabi
li
ty and i
ncr
ease t
he
count
ry’
sGr
ossDomest
icPr
oduct(
GDP)
.TheZi
mbabwemi
ningi
ndust
ryi
n2018
cont
ri
but
ed10.
1%oft
het
otalGr
ossDomest
icPr
oduct(
GDP)accor
dingt
oPr
ofessor
Mt
uliNcube,
theMi
nist
erofFi
nance.

Themi
nei
sunderdevel
oped,pr
oduct
ionhascaughtupwi
thdevel
opmenti
nsever
al
sect
ionst
hroughoutt
hemi
ne.I
fener
gyef
fi
ciencyi
sincr
eased,
devel
opmentcanmove
ataf
ast
err
ategi
vingt
hemi
neal
ongerl
if
espan.

Expect
edout
comes

 I
ncr
easepr
oduct
ivi
tyoft
hehoi
stmachi
nebyusi
ng a bi
ggerski
p wi
thout
 changi
ngener
gyconsumpt
ion

 Asl
ighti
ncr
easei
ncycl
eti
meoft
heski
p

 Reduct
ion ofcr
ushi
ng ener
gy consumpt
ion by r
educi
ng cr
ushi
ng t
ime or
compl
eteel
imi
nat
ionofsecondar
ycr
ushi
ng

 Reduceexpl
osi
vesener
gyr
equi
rement
sbyr
ecal
ibr
ati
ngbl
ast
ingdesi
gns

 Atl
east10-15%costr
educt
ionperuni
tmassofpr
ocessedor
e.

Pr
ojectTi
mel
ine