em operação desde 2004, é a primeira mina de cobre da VALE, está entre as maiores minas brasileiras e será o foco do estudo da presente pesquisa.Palavras-chave: Simulação Estocástica. Otimização. Risco Geológico. Programação Linear. Geoestatística.
ABSTRACTBoth operational and economic performance of mining projects are critical for sustaining the demanded production levels, being indispensable a level of governance able to predict and effectively manage the uncertainties and risks inherent to mining process such as geological, operational or financial risks. Recent developments of technologies and concepts of "mine of the future" or "Autonomous mine" indicates a possibility of on-line data acquisition by a number of sensors and the use of such data to generate stochastic simulations for optimization of equipments assets and mineral resource, minimizing risks and costs. Stochastic mining planning recently have been presenting potential tools for this level of risk management in mining, but the response of such approach in various types of deposit is still poorly understood and requires research and development efforts. This research aims to describe these probabilistic mine planning approaches comparing to traditional approaches (deterministic), to define procedures for implementation of these concepts in the industry in an integrated management system, to quantify their performance impacts of a mining operation and to generate information for the academic community and mineral industry technical staff concerned about the future of mining, as the applicability of planning techniques such as stochastic mining planning and discrete event simulation, covering uncertainties related to mineral assets and physical assets (equipments) of the mining operation. Thus, initially will be performed an extensive literature review regarding the proposed theme, highlighting the points of major relevance, thus allowing the development of a management methodology that effectively assists the decision making process regarding asset optimization in open pit mines. Aiming to achieve these goals, pilot tests will be performed at an operating mine in the Carajás Mineral Province-PA. The Sossego Mine, in operation since 2004, is the first VALE copper mine, is among the largest Brazilian mines and will be the focus of the case study of this research.