The impact of payload truck factor use in mine performance reports for an open pit copper mine in Brazil
Abstract This article aims to evaluate the use of a truck factor for off-highway trucks in open pit mine operations, thus reducing error on material movement and mine production data entry. This method is current for a copper mine located in South East Pará, Brazil. With a dispatch system, the truck...
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| description | Abstract This article aims to evaluate the use of a truck factor for off-highway trucks in open pit mine operations, thus reducing error on material movement and mine production data entry. This method is current for a copper mine located in South East Pará, Brazil. With a dispatch system, the truck factor is calculated using three data inputs called measured t, dump t and excavator load time. This dispatch system, designed to upload real time data from each truck, acquires measured load information by a truck weightometer and provides the basis for long-term, medium-term and mainly short-term planning. Due to the significant impacts toward mine planning, through data error, a payload truck factor system provides data assurances in place of potential failure of onboard weighing. However, when using a system that is reliant on actual data, caution must be applied when replacing information with assumed fixed figures, thus forming the discussion on which this article attempts to review by providing overview on both the positive and negative impacts of implementing a truck factor system to an open pit mining using a dispatch system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c99ff79238454daf8a1b5e64a9672ce92022-12-22T03:50:37ZengFundação GorceixREM: International Engineering Journal2448-167X71344344910.1590/0370-44672017710189S2448-167X2018000300443The impact of payload truck factor use in mine performance reports for an open pit copper mine in BrazilAna Carla de Melo Moreira CampeloTatiane MarinAbstract This article aims to evaluate the use of a truck factor for off-highway trucks in open pit mine operations, thus reducing error on material movement and mine production data entry. This method is current for a copper mine located in South East Pará, Brazil. With a dispatch system, the truck factor is calculated using three data inputs called measured t, dump t and excavator load time. This dispatch system, designed to upload real time data from each truck, acquires measured load information by a truck weightometer and provides the basis for long-term, medium-term and mainly short-term planning. Due to the significant impacts toward mine planning, through data error, a payload truck factor system provides data assurances in place of potential failure of onboard weighing. However, when using a system that is reliant on actual data, caution must be applied when replacing information with assumed fixed figures, thus forming the discussion on which this article attempts to review by providing overview on both the positive and negative impacts of implementing a truck factor system to an open pit mining using a dispatch system.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2448-167X2018000300443&lng=en&tlng=entruck factoraverage loadproduction |
| spellingShingle | Ana Carla de Melo Moreira Campelo Tatiane Marin The impact of payload truck factor use in mine performance reports for an open pit copper mine in Brazil REM: International Engineering Journal truck factor average load production |
| title | The impact of payload truck factor use in mine performance reports for an open pit copper mine in Brazil |
| title_full | The impact of payload truck factor use in mine performance reports for an open pit copper mine in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | The impact of payload truck factor use in mine performance reports for an open pit copper mine in Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of payload truck factor use in mine performance reports for an open pit copper mine in Brazil |
| title_short | The impact of payload truck factor use in mine performance reports for an open pit copper mine in Brazil |
| title_sort | impact of payload truck factor use in mine performance reports for an open pit copper mine in brazil |
| topic | truck factor average load production |
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