Mine scheduling: from the monthly plan to every shift
Minocular Mine Scheduling turns the monthly mine plan into weekly and shift targets for every shovel, drill and blast. It decides which blocks to mine in which period while respecting bench precedence, fleet and crusher capacity and blend targets such as LSF. Because it runs on Minocular trip and production data, it re-plans from where the pit really is today.
What Mine Scheduling delivers
Mine Scheduling is one part of the Minocular platform.
All capabilities share one equipment list, one shift calendar and one set of reports. Most mines start with one capability and add others later without a second integration.
See the whole platform →From the plan to the crusher feed
Concept screens for the scheduling module. All figures on them are sample data.
Questions about mine scheduling
What is mine scheduling?
Mine scheduling decides which parts of the pit are mined in which period, and by which machines, so that production, quality and equipment limits are met. It turns the long-term mine plan into monthly, weekly and shift targets.
How is this different from dispatch?
Dispatch (Minocular OITDS) assigns trucks to shovels minute by minute during a shift. Scheduling sets what each shovel should mine over days and weeks. The schedule sets the targets that dispatch then works to.
Can it use our block model and mine plan?
Yes. Block models and plans from mine planning software can be imported as CSV or DXF with block IDs kept, and schedule changes can be exported back in the same form.
How does it keep crusher quality in range?
Each block carries its grades from the block model, so the scheduler can mix faces to keep the crusher feed inside the LSF and modulus bands set by the plant.
Is this module live?
Mine Scheduling is a new product line built on the Minocular platform. Book a demo to see the screens and discuss your mine plan.
Share your current monthly plan; we will show it as a weekly schedule.