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Mining module

Open Pit Planning

From a Classified Resource Model to a Mineable, Optimized Pit. Open Pit Planning is the newest module of the mining platform, sitting between the resource model the platform already computes and the execution it already reconciles. It carries planning assumptions, economic block valuation, and pit optimization through practical phase design, strategic sequencing, and planning economics — then closes the loop with plan compliance and reconciliation from resource model to actual. Every planning assumption is a declared input, so the economics behind a pit shell can be traced rather than reverse-engineered.

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Open Pit Planning — turning a classified resource model into an economically optimized, practical, and reconciled pit plan.

Product positioning

From a Classified Resource Model to a Mineable, Optimized Pit

The mine-technical planning module between the resource model and execution — planning parameters, economic block valuation, pit optimization, phase design, sequencing, and resource-to-actual reconciliation.

Key capabilities

Mine scope and planning-parameter management
Economic block model and block valuation
Density and density assignment for tonnage
Ultimate pit optimization
Practical and phase (pushback) design
Strategic sequencing and scheduling
Planning economics and cash-flow inputs
Slope, hazard, and investigation constraints
Plan import and plan-compliance checking
Reconciliation from resource model to actual

Target users

Mine planning engineers
Mining engineers
Technical services teams
Resource geologists
Strategic planners
Corporate evaluation teams

How it works

The mine-technical planning module between the resource model and execution — planning parameters, economic block valuation, pit optimization, phase design, sequencing, and resource-to-actual reconciliation.

Resource modelclassified blocksMineable planphases · schedulePlanning paramsslopes · recovery1Economic modelblock value2Pit optimizationultimate shell3Phase designpushbacks4Sequencingstrategic schedule5Plan complianceresource → actual6
Open Pit Planning — turning a classified resource model into an economically optimized, practical, and reconciled pit plan.

What it covers

Mine scope and planning-parameter management
Economic block model and block valuation
Density and density assignment for tonnage
Ultimate pit optimization
Practical and phase (pushback) design
Strategic sequencing and scheduling
Planning economics and cash-flow inputs
Slope, hazard, and investigation constraints
Plan import and plan-compliance checking
Reconciliation from resource model to actual

A module of the platform

Open Pit Planning runs on the shared geoscience foundation

Open Pit Planning is one module of the SpatialTechSolutions AI-powered mining geoscience platform — sharing the same governed data foundation, map, certified compute layer, and AI layer as the resource, planning, ground, water, and GIS modules.

See the mining estate
01Explore&samplePlato GISGeoChem Scientist02Capture&governData Hub03Model&estimateGeoMine Scientist04PlanthepitOpen Pit Planning05Ground&waterGeoTech ScientistMine Dewatering06Mine&reconcileGrade Control07Store&assureTailings ScientistShared foundation — one map, one governed data backbone, one certified compute layer, one AI layer
One governed estate across the mine — every stage works the same drillholes, projects, and records, not seven disconnected packages.

Enterprise evaluation

A production evaluation should prove technical fit, governance, deployment model, data readiness, and workflow value before procurement.

Deployment fit

Review cloud, self-hosted, ArcGIS-connected, and open-source GIS integration options before implementation.

Governance model

Validate authentication, data access, audit logging, and review controls with technical stakeholders.

Workflow proof

Walk through the Open Pit Planning workflow end to end — from governed data in to the deliverable out — with validation, governance, and provenance checked at each step.

Adoption plan

Define users, training needs, rollout sequence, success metrics, and implementation responsibilities.

Turn your resource model into a mineable plan

Talk to SpatialTechSolutions about product fit, implementation scope, integrations, and deployment support.

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Turn your resource model into a mineable plan

Request a tailored walkthrough for GeoMine Scientist, GeoTech Scientist, Hydro GeoScientist, or Plato GIS — resource modelling, ground engineering, mine water, remote sensing, Data Hub workflows, and governed AI.