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Open Pit Optimization United States

Advanced Open Pit Optimization in the United States

Maximize the efficiency and profitability of your mining projects in the United States with our open pit optimization services. We deliver comprehensive solutions, including strategic mine planning, economic analysis, and advanced software integration, tailored to your project’s needs.

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    K-MINE Pit Optimizer is an advanced strategic mine planning tool powered by the robust PseudoFlow algorithm, based on the Lerchs-Grossmann concept. It rapidly identifies the most profitable pit shells, optimizes long-term mining schedules, evaluates various operational scenarios, and clearly visualizes economic impacts—enabling confident, data-driven decision-making.

    Nested Pit Shell Generation

    Quickly generate multiple nested pits based on price adjustment factors, optimizing profitability and flexibility in decision-making.

    Step-by-Step Scenario Creation

    Intuitively create, compare, and analyze multiple scenarios to identify the most profitable pit design.

    Detailed Sensitivity Analysis

    Intuitively create, compare, and analyze multiple scenarios to identify the most profitable pit design.

    Comprehensive Results Visualization

    Use intuitive wireframes (simple or smoothed), detailed tables, pre-configured charts, and cross-sections for clear, confident decisions.

    Integrated Pushback & Long-term Scheduling

    Define optimal pushbacks automatically or manually and seamlessly integrate them into long-term mining schedules using the belt method.

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    Geology

    Advanced 3D geological modeling and accurate resource estimation

    Open Pit Design

    Dynamic tools for efficient pit, ramp, and infrastructure design

    Scheduling

    Comprehensive short-, mid-, and long-term mine scheduling

    Based on our experience, we can confirm that K-MINE helped us reduce the time required to perform mining-and-geometric tasks and improve the accuracy of design and calculations. As a result, we achieved a significant economic effect.

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    Vladimir Teslyuk
    Chief Operating Officer,
PJSC,
    “ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih” Mining Department

    G6 Energy Corp is pleased to endorse K-MINE for their exemplary services in completing a Preliminary Economic Assessment on its Kearney graphite project that adhere to the NI 43-101 standards.

    Throughout our collaboration, K-MINE consistently demonstrated a profound understanding of the NI 43-101 guidelines, which has been crucial in ensuring the compliance and high quality of all delivered reports and assessments.

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    Peter McCague
    Executive Chairman,
    G6 Energy

    The professionalism and rigor K-MINE applies to their processes have significantly enhanced our confidence in the strategic decisions made based on their assessments.

    Their team’s proactive communication and commitment to timelines have established them as a valuable partner to Summit North.

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    John Vettese
    Co-Founder,
    Summitnorth

    The ability of K-MINE to integrate with a variety of mining and geological systems is extremely convenient and also allows for expanding the sphere of its usage.

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    Andrey Skachkov
    Interim CEO,
    PJSC “NMF”

    K-MINE has demonstrated exceptional proficiency in geological analysis, ensuring that their evaluations meet the stringent requirements set by the JORC code. Their methodological approach to data integration and interpretation has significantly enhanced the reliability and accuracy of geological assessments.

    The technical expertise displayed by K-MINE in managing and analyzing historical geological datasets is noteworthy. Their ability to distill complex data into comprehensible and actionable insights has been instrumental in advancing our projects and has facilitated well-informed decision-making processes.

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    Justine Macdonald
    Chief Operating Officer,
    Volt Resources

    With the help of K-MINE, we have significantly improved the quality of scheduling and mining monitoring management, and we have managed to reduce the time for solving technological tasks.

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    Aybol Smagulov
    Technical Director,
    Kostanay Minerals JSC

    It’s important to highlight the ability of K-MINE’s technical support to guide the client through the whole range of tasks and provide fast informative and consulting assistance at any point.

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    Vladimir Andrusevych
    Chief of IT and Telecommunication Systems,
    PJSC “SMF”

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