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Mine Planning Training

A practical mine planning course covering short, medium and long-term planning — turning resources and designs into realistic, executable plans.

Plans that can actually be mined

The discipline behind a good plan

Good planning is what turns a resource into a safe, productive, profitable operation. This course builds the fundamentals of mine planning across short, medium and long-term horizons, and how they fit together.

Participants learn to move from resource and design through to a practical, resourced plan — understanding the constraints that make a plan executable rather than just optimistic.

A plan is only useful if it can be mined. We teach planning that respects the real constraints of the operation.

What the course covers

Modules

Planning horizons

How short, medium and long-term planning differ, connect and feed each other.

Resource to inventory

Working from the resource model and reserves to a practical mining inventory.

Cut-off & strategy

Cut-off grade basics and how strategy shapes what gets mined and when.

Mine design basics

Designs, accesses and layouts that underpin a plan — open pit and underground.

Constraints & integration

Bringing geotechnical, ventilation, services and equipment constraints into the plan.

Building the plan

Constructing a defensible, resourced plan and communicating it clearly.

Who should attend

Designed for

Graduate and early-career mining engineers
Planning engineers building their fundamentals
Production engineers moving into planning
Technical services and supervisors

Course details

Format, location and dates

Format: In person and instructor-led, with practical exercises, worked examples and knowledge checks.
Location: Go Engineering, Level 1, 1160 Hay Street, West Perth WA 6005, or on your site by arrangement.
Dates: Scheduled on request to suit your team. Register interest below and we will propose dates.
Duration: Set when the course is scoped to your team, its experience level and the modules you need.
Prerequisites: A mining engineering, geology or technical services background. Content is pitched to the group, from graduate fundamentals to experienced engineers.
Delivered by: Go Engineering’s practising senior mining engineers.

Course outline

What we work through

Planning horizons
Resource to inventory
Cut-off & strategy
Mine design basics
Constraints & integration
Building the plan
Knowledge check and wrap-up

FAQ

Mine planning training, answered

Is this open pit or underground?

Both. Core planning principles apply across methods, and content can be weighted to your operation’s context.

Do we need planning software for the course?

No. The course focuses on the engineering and decision-making behind planning; it can be aligned to your software workflows where useful.

How does it relate to scheduling?

Planning sets what and how; scheduling sequences it over time. The two courses are complementary — many teams take both.

Register your interest in the Mine Planning Training course

Tell us about the team and we will come back with proposed dates, a tailored outline and pricing.

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