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    The document summarizes mine management, costs, and key terms related to mining exploitation. It describes the typical staff-and-line management structure used by most mining companies, with an example organizational chart. It also outlines the direct and indirect costs associated with different stages of mining: prospecting, exploration, development, exploitation, and reclamation. Direct costs are itemized expenses while indirect costs include 5-10% allowances for administration, engineering, and other services. Total costs can range from $112.2-1545 million over a typical 20-year mine life, depending on the deposit size and location. Key terms related to mining and costs are also defined.

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    UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TRUJILLO

    E.A.P. DE INGENIERÍA DE MINAS

    EXPLOITATION SUMMARY
    BY: MILTON RODRÍGUEZ DAZA

    TRUJILLO - DICIEMBRE 2018


    4.9 EXPLOITATION: MANAGEMENT AND COST

    4.9.1 Mine Management

    The management structure


    employed by most mining
    companies

    staff organization line organization

    Are operations (mining, Are those functions


    processing, and that support the
    smelting), sales, finance, production activities
    and exploration
    An example of a staff-and-line CHIEF EXECUTE
    management organization for a
    large mine is shown in the figure. STAFF
    GENERAL MANAGER
    ENGINERRING

    INDUSTRIAL

    PURCHASING
    RESEARCH QUALITY SAFETY ACCOUNTING & PLANNING
    CONTROL PERSONNEL WAREHOUSING
    ASSAYING OR RELATIONS
    CHEMISTRY
    LINE

    MINE MILL SMELTER SURFACE


    SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT OPERATIONS &
    MAINTENANCE
    MINE MILL METALLURGICAL
    ENGINEER ENGINEER ENGINEER
    SHOPS UTILITIES
    DEVELOPMENT ROCK CRUSHING MINERAL
    BREAKING & GRINDING SEPARATION SMELTER REFINING
    FREIGHT PLANT SITE
    LOADING & MAINTENANCE CONCENTRATE MAINTE LOADING & MAINTENANCE
    MAINTE CASTING
    HAULING & SERVICES DRYING NANCE UNLOADING
    NANCE
    4.9.2 Mining Costs

    Direct mining cost Indirect mining cost

    Through of the next is an overhead that usually


    stages: prospecting, includes an allowance of 5% to
    exploration, development, 10% for administration,
    exploitation, and engineering, and other
    reclamation nonitemized services

    Overall mining cost


    The range of overall mining costs that
    may exist in a given ore deposit

    unit costs total costs

    Stage Unit Cost Total Cost


    1. Prospecting $0.05 – 100/ton $0.02 – 10 million
    2. Exploration $0.20 – 1.50/ton $1.0 – 15 million
    3. Development $0.25 – 10.00/ton $10 – 500 million
    4. Exploitation $2.00 – 150.00/ton $1 – 20 million
    5. Reclamation $2.70 – 166.50/ton $1 – 20 million
    Overall mining costs $2.70 – 166.50/ton $112.2 – 1545 million
    ($3.00 - 180/tonne)

    Summing all five stages in the mine life, and assuming


    a 20-year mine life for Stage 4, we obtain the following:
    VOCABULARY
    1. Management: being in control of an office, shop, team, etc
    2. Stage: a period of development or a particular time in a process.
    3. Recruitment: the act of persuading someone to join an organization.
    4. Staff: the people who work for an organization.
    5. Mill: a place where grain is made in to flour.
    6. Workforce: all the people who work for a company or organization
    7. Smelting: o melt (ore) in order to separate metal from waste
    8. Overhead: regular costs that need to be paid in order to keep a business or
    organization operating.
    9. Prospecting: the first stage in the utilization of a mineral deposit.
    THANKS

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