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    The Lerchs-Grossman method is a computer-assisted method for designing the optimal open pit mine based on a vertical section. It involves 3 main steps: 1) Calculating the cumulative net value down each column of blocks in the vertical section. 2) Tracing arrows from the block with highest bottom value to the adjacent block with the highest total value. 3) Tracing the arrows back to outline the pit. This process is repeated for all vertical sections, with the engineer manually smoothing the final pit design. The method eliminates trial-and-error of manual design and is convenient for computer processing.

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    The Lerchs-Grossman method is a computer-assisted method for designing the optimal open pit mine based on a vertical section. It involves 3 main steps: 1) Calculating the cumulative net value down each column of blocks in the vertical section. 2) Tracing arrows from the block with highest bottom value to the adjacent block with the highest total value. 3) Tracing the arrows back to outline the pit. This process is repeated for all vertical sections, with the engineer manually smoothing the final pit design. The method eliminates trial-and-error of manual design and is convenient for computer processing.

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    The Lerchs-Grossman method is a computer-assisted method for designing the optimal open pit mine based on a vertical section. It involves 3 main steps: 1) Calculating the cumulative net value down each column of blocks in the vertical section. 2) Tracing arrows from the block with highest bottom value to the adjacent block with the highest total value. 3) Tracing the arrows back to outline the pit. This process is repeated for all vertical sections, with the engineer manually smoothing the final pit design. The method eliminates trial-and-error of manual design and is convenient for computer processing.

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    Lerchs Grossman Method

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    The Lerchs-Grossman method is a computer-assisted method for designing the optimal open pit mine based on a vertical section. It involves 3 main steps: 1) Calculating the cumulative net value down each column of blocks in the vertical section. 2) Tracing arrows from the block with highest bottom value to the adjacent block with the highest total value. 3) Tracing the arrows back to outline the pit. This process is repeated for all vertical sections, with the engineer manually smoothing the final pit design. The method eliminates trial-and-error of manual design and is convenient for computer processing.

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    LERCHS-GROSSMAN METHOD

    A Computer Assisted Method of Designing


    Optimum Pit on a Vertical Section
    Designing
    Open Pits

    Manual Computer
    Method Method

    Computer-
    Automated
    Assisted

    LERCHS-
    GROSSMAN
    Lerchs-Grossman
    ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGE

    • it eliminates trial-and- • ultimate pit resulting


    error process of from the smoothing of
    manually designing the all the vertical sections
    pit in each section is probably not optimal

    • it is convenient for
    computer processing
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

    1 -$2 -$2 -$4 -$2 -$2 -$1 -$2 -$3 -$4 -$4 -$3

    2 -$5 -$4 -$6 -$3 -$2 -$2 -$3 -$2 -$4 -$5 -$5

    3 -$6 -$5 -$7 $6 $13 -$2 -$5 -$4 -$7 -$4 -$6

    4 -$6 -$6 -$8 -$8 $17 $8 $5 -$6 -$8 -$9 -$7

    5 -$7 -$7 -$8 -$8 $6 $21 $5 -$8 -$8 -$9 -$7

    6 -$7 -$9 -$9 -$8 -$5 $22 -$8 -$8 -$8 -$9 -$8

    7 -$8 -$9 -$9 -$9 -$8 $10 -$9 -$9 -$9 -$9 -$9

    Figure 1. Vertical section showing the net value* of each block.

    *net value if the block is mined and processed independently


    STEP 1: Add the values down each column of blocks.

    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

    1 -$2 -$2 -$4 -$2 -$2 -$1 -$2 -$3 -$4 -$4 -$3
    2 -$5 -$4 -$6 -$3 -$2 -$2 -$3 -$2 -$4 -$5 -$5
    3 -$6 -$5 -$7 $6 $13 -$2 -$5 -$4 -$7 -$4 -$6
    4 -$6 -$6 -$8 -$8 $17 $8 $5 -$6 -$8 -$9 -$7
    -2 -2
    5 -$7 -$7 -$8 -$8 $6 $21 $5 -$8 -$8 -$9 -$7
    -7 -6
    6 -$7 -$9 -$9 -$8 -$5 $22 -$8 -$8 -$8 -$9 -$8
    -13 -11
    7 -$8 -$9 -$9 -$9 -$8 $10 -$9 -$9 -$9 -$9 -$9
    -19 -17
    -26 -24
    -33 -33
    -41 -42
    The upper value in each block represents the cumulative value
    of the material from each block to the surface.
    STEP 2: From the top block in the left column and working
    down each column, put an arrow pointing to the left-adjacent
    block with the highest bottom value.

    -4
    -2
    3

    -4
    -2
    3

    -2
    -4
    3
    STEPbottom
    The 2: Fromvalue
    the top
    in each
    blockblock
    in the
    represents
    left columntheand
    total
    working
    net value
    of (1) material
    down each column,
    from put
    the an
    block,
    arrow
    (2) pointing
    the blocksto in
    the
    the
    left-adjacent
    column
    and (3)with
    block thethe
    blocks
    highest
    in the
    bottom
    pit profile
    value.to the left of the block.
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    -2 -2 -4 -2 -2 -1 -2 -3 -4 -4 -3
    x
    -2 -2
    -7 -6 -10 -5 -4 -3 -5 -5 -8 -9 -8
    x
    -8
    -13 -11 -17 1 9 -5 -10 -9 -15 -13 -14
    x
    -19 -17 -25 -7 26 3 -5 -15 -23 -22 -21
    x
    -26 -24 -33 -15 32 24 0 -23 -31 -31 -28
    x
    -33 -33 -42 -23 27 46 -8 -31 -39 -40 -36
    x
    -41 -42 -51 -32 19 56 -17 -40 -48 -49 -45
    x

    Upper Value Bottom Value of the block


    Bottom Value = of the block + pointed by the arrow
    = -2 + 0
    = -2
    STEP 3: Trace the arrows back to get the outline of the pit
    starting from the top row block with the maximum total
    value.
    00 01 02 03 04 05 06 0
    7 80 90 0
    10 0
    11
    -2 -2 -4 -2 -2 -1 -2 -3 -4 -4 -3
    x
    1 -$2 -2 -$2 -2 -$4 -4 -$2 -2 -$2 -2 -$1 -1 -$2 -2 -$3 2 -$4 -1 -$4 13 -$3 10
    -7 -6 -10 -5 -4 -3 -5 -5 -8 -9 -8
    x2
    -$5 -$4 -8 -$6-12 -$3 -9 -$2 -6 -$2 -3 -$3 5 -$2 3 -$4 17 -$5 8 -$5
    -13 -11 -17 1 9 -5 -10 -9 -15 -13 -14
    x3
    -$6 -$5 -$7-25 $6 -11 $13 0 -$2 10 -$5 8 -$4 25 -$7 16 -$4 -$6
    -19 -17 -25 -7 26 3 -5 -15 -23 -22 -21
    x4
    -$6 -$6 -$8 -$8-32 $17 15 $8 18 $5 34 -$6 31 -$8 -$9 -$7
    -26 -24 -33 -15 32 24 0 -23 -31 -31 -28
    x5
    -$7 -$7 -$8 -$8 $6 0 $21 39 $5 46 -$8 -$8 -$9 -$7
    -33 -33 -42 -23 27 46 -8 -31 -39 -40 -36
    x6
    -$7 -$9 -$9 -$8 -$5 $22 46 -$8 -$8 -$8 -$9 -$8
    -41 -42 -51 -32 19 56 -17 -40 -48 -49 -45
    x7 -$8 -$9 -$9 -$9 -$8 $10 -$9 -$9 -$9 -$9 -$9

    The optimal pit for this example is $13.


    These steps are repeated to all the vertical sections.

    Smoothing, or fitting together of all the vertical sections is


    done manually by the engineer.

    End of Lecture

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