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Farouk Azzouhri

MinePlan Specialist
Hexagon

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Optimizing Room & Pillar Mining Method using Stope Optimizer - Speaker

The purpose of this presentation is to showcase the Stope Optimizer for the Room & Pillar mining method. Stope Optimizer is a strategic mine planning tool that automates the design of stope shapes for a range of underground mining methods such as  Cut & Fill, sublevel stoping etc. In this presentation, we will examine how to use the tool for this particular mining method, and how it can be useful to provide the optimal stope shape design in order to maximize the value of an orebody.