Overview

Four-X Analyser™

Strategic Mine Planning Tools for
Engineers and Geologists
Whittle Four-X AnalyserT M is a new look
product which provides the world’s leading
optimisation and analysis solution for use by
engineers and geologists. It incorporates a
huge range of functions for designing
STRATEGIC MINE PLANNING SOFTWARE
Foundation enables users to rapidly and
easily import, manipulate and visualise
resource models, build pit slope, operational
and economic models and optimise the pit
shapes. Users can run three types of life-of-
mine schedules including benchmark
schedules and graphically analyse the results.
Analyser Modules

ultimate pits and push-backs, mine

scheduling and optimising stockpiles and cut- The growing range of Analyser modules
off strategies. includes:
It is designed to
complement the skills Multi-element - Extends
of the designer and the capabilities of Four-X
manage the volumes of to allow up to ten elements
data that are generated to be defined in the model.
in the strategic plan- Individual elements are
ning process. Using the reported separately and the
Proteus Environment®, grades and quantities of
Four-X Analyser prov- each element are available
ides a complete audit for use in user-
trail of the design defined expressions,
process and also graphs and reports.
provides a unique means of Mining Width -
communicating the details Adjusts push-backs
of the design amongst peers to allow for mining
and throughout the width constraints.
organisation. The speed and
Four-X Analyser not repeatability of the
only provides the best process means that
environment for users can exper-
engineers to perform iment with different
their work, it also mining widths to see what
provides the best economic impact they
modelling and optim- have. Because the
isation tools. process is contained
within Four-X Analyser,
Foundation the results can be quickly
Foundation is the analysed and compared to
centrepiece of the other scenarios.
Analyser product suite. The Foundation Milawa Algorithm® - This module
architecture not only provides easy access to schedules push-backs in order to maximise
essential planning tools for open cut mine NPV. It responds to all production
planning, but also provides a backbone upon constraints, price and cost models within
which a growing range of more advanced Four-X Analyser and also provides additional
modules can be added, thus expanding the controls over the schedule.
range of mine planning analysis possibilities.

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 Express NPV output – Especially designed nickel laterite and any other mines for which
for users of the Express haul road ore blending is a requirement.
optimisation package, this module creates a
special file that allows haul road optimisation Discounted Pit Shells - Allows NPV value
to proceed on the basis of maximisation of models to be generated for use in pit
NPV, rather than cash value. optimisation. This is done in a way that is
totally controlled by the user and which
Buffer Stockpiles - eliminates the
STRATEGIC MINE PLANNING SOFTWARE

The use of buffer shortcomings of other

stockpiles can be systems. The pit shells
evaluated, taking into that are generated on the
account re-handling basis of the NPV value
costs, stock-pile deg- model are different to
radation etc. If the those generated by
Milawa module is conventional techniques,
present, then Milawa and in most cases, will
is able to optimize the lead to improved project
use of the stockpiles. NPV.

Push Back 50 – Multi-Analysis - This

Intended for use by module significantly
large, long life mines, extends the capabilities
this module extends the of Four-X Analyser by
capabilities of the allowing multiple impor-
Milawa Algorithm, to ted models per project,
allow up to 50 push- and branching of the
backs to be analysis trees thereafter.
scheduled. You can, for example
attach several pit slope
Push-back
nodes to an imported model
Chooser - Provides
node, each representing a
greater flexibility in
different set of assumptions.
the choice of push-
Four-X Analyser keeps
backs. An Auto-
track of all the data
Expert approach to
dependencies for you. You
push-back choice,
can build hugely complex
adds more certainly
analysis models which can
to the process and
be viewed, accessed and
achieves results
managed with ease.
much faster.
Advanced Analysis - Allows Four-X
Stockpile & Cut-offs - Re-schedules the
Analyser to perform very complex analysis.
mining sequence, taking into account all the
This is extremely useful to designers who are
constraints and setting in Four-X Analyser
interested in extensively testing sensitivities,
and optimising the stockpile utilisation and
and performing risk analysis. Features
cut-off strategy.
include spider diagrams, and the ability to
Blending - Allows blending constraints to be generate hundreds of life of mine schedules
considered in the scheduling of the mine. by varying multiple input parameters in a
This is especially useful for coal, iron ore, single run.

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