WORK
BREAKDOWN
STRUCTURE
FOR
A
TYPICAL
MINE
LEGEND
[GeoMine] = Technology Sites
[Exploration-Geology-Reserves] = Edumine Courses
1 E
XPLORATION[GEOMINE]
[E
XPLORATION-G
EOLOGY-R
ESERVES]
1.1 Claim Staking 1.2 Land Title1.3 Drilling & Sampling
1.3.1 Permits
1.3.2 Health & Safety
1.3.3 Quality 1.3.4 Access 1.3.5 Accommodation 1.3.6 Supplies 1.3.7 Drilling 1.3.8 Sampling 1.3.9 Reporting 1.4 Testing 1.5 Geology 1.6 Geochemistry [GEOCHEMISTRY]
2 E
NVIRONMENTAL[ENVIROMINE]
[E
NVIRONMENT–H
EALTH-S
AFETY]
2.1 Site Characterization2.1.1 Topography 2.1.2 Climate 2.1.2.1 Temperature 2.1.2.2 Wind 2.1.2.3 Air Quality 2.1.2.4 Precipitation
2.1.3 Soil & Rock
2.1.3.1 Geology 2.1.3.2 Soils 2.1.3.3 Geochemistry [GEOCHEMISTRY] 2.1.4 Flora 2.1.5 Fauna 2.1.6 Water 2.1.6.1 Surface Water 2.1.6.2 Groundwater 2.1.6.3 Marine Waters
2.2 Data Management [GPS] [GIS]
[DIGITAL MAPPING]
2.2.1 Surveying
2.2.2 GIS
2.3 Reporting
2.3.1 Environmental Impact Assessment
2.3.2 Regulatory Interaction
2.3.3 Community Relations
2.3.4 Permits
3
E
NGINEERING&
T
ECHNICAL[GEOTECHMINE & HYDROMINE]
[Geotechnics-Rock Mechanics]
3.1 Surveying [GPS] [GIS]
[DIGITAL MAPPING] 3.2 Geotechnical [GeotechMine] 3.3 Geologic [GeoMine] 3.4 Site Water Balance [HydroMine]
[WATER BALANCE] 3.5 Groundwater [HydroMine]
3.6 Surface Water [HydroMine]
3.7 Geochemistry [GEOCHEMISTRY] 3.8 Biological 3.9 Vegetation 3.10 Data Management 3.10.1 GPS [GPS] 3.10.2 GIS [GIS] 3.10.3 CADD
4 F
ACILITIES[T
AILINGSMINE] 4.1 Tailings [TAILINGS] 4.1.1 Site Selection4.1.1.1 Alternative Site Identification 4.1.1.2 Site Comparison
4.1.1.3 Site Assessment 4.1.1.4 Report Preparation
4.1.2 Site Characterization
4.1.3 Design
4.1.3.1 Layout [EROSION]
4.1.3.2 Foundations
4.1.3.3 Liner [FACILITY LINERS
4.1.3.4 Embankments
4.1.3.5 Surface Water Management Facilities 4.1.3.6 Supply & Discharge Lines
4.1.3.7 Placement Procedures
4.1.3.8 Cover [COVERS] [EROSION]
4.1.3.9 Monitoring & Instrumentation
4.1.3.10 Closure Works [DESIGN FOR CLOSURE] 4.1.3.11 Design Documentation
4.1.3.11.1 R eport 4.1.3.11.2 Drawings 4.1.3.11.3 Calculations 4.1.3.11.4 Cost Estim ates
4.1.4 Construction
4.1.5 Operation
4.1.6 Closure
4.1.7 Post-Closure Surveillance and Maintenance
4.2 Waste Rock [ROCK WASTE]
4.2.1 Site Selection
4.2.1.1 Alternative Site Identification 4.2.1.2 Site Comparison 4.2.1.3 Site Assessment 4.2.1.4 Report Preparation 4.2.2 Site Characterization 4.2.3 Design 4.2.3.1 Layout [EROSION] 4.2.3.2 Foundations
4.2.3.3 Liner [FACILITY LINERS
4.2.3.4 Embankments
4.2.3.5 Surface Water Management Facilities 4.2.3.6 Supply & Discharge Lines
4.2.3.7 Placement Procedures
4.2.3.8 Cover [COVERS] [EROSION]
4.2.3.9 Monitoring & Instrumentation
4.2.3.10 Closure Works [DESIGN FOR CLOSURE] 4.2.3.11 Design Documentation
4.2.3.11.1 R eport 4.2.3.11.2 Drawings 4.2.3.11.3 Calculations 4.2.3.11.4 Cost Estim ates
4.2.4 Construction
4.2.5 Operation
4.2.6 Closure
4.2.7 Post-Closure Surveillance and Maintenance
4.3 Heap Leach
4.3.1 Site Selection
4.3.1.1 Alternative Site Identification 4.3.1.2 Site Comparison 4.3.1.3 Site Assessment 4.3.1.4 Report Preparation 4.3.2 Site Characterization 4.3.3 Design 4.3.3.1 Layout [EROSION] 4.3.3.2 Foundations
4.3.3.3 Liner [FACILITY LINERS
4.3.3.4 Embankments
4.3.3.5 Surface Water Management Facilities 4.3.3.6 Supply & Discharge Lines
4.3.3.7 Placement Procedures
4.3.3.8 Cover [COVERS] [EROSION]
4.3.3.9 Monitoring & Instrumentation
4.3.3.10 Closure Works [DESIGN FOR CLOSURE] 4.3.3.11 Design Documentation
4.3.3.11.1 R eport 4.3.3.11.2 Drawings 4.3.3.11.3 Calculations 4.3.3.11.4 Cost Estim ates
4.3.4 Construction
4.3.5 Operation
4.3.6 Closure
4.3.7 Post-Closure Surveillance and Maintenance
4.4 Dams
4.4.1 Sediment Ponds [SEDIMENT PONDS]
4.4.2 Water Retention Dams
4.5 Access Facilities
4.5.1 Roads [MINE ROADS]
4.5.2 Bridges 4.5.3 Air Strips 4.6 Power Facilities 4.6.1 Power Lines 4.6.2 Generators 4.7 Domestic Water
4.7.1 Water Supply Systems
4.7.2 Waste Water 4.8 Buildings 4.8.1 Accommodation Facilities 4.8.2 Offices 4.8.3 Plant Structures 4.8.4 Security Structures 4.8.5 Communications Facilities
5 M
INING[Mining Methods—Mine
Planning]
5.1 Surface Mine [OpenPitMine]
5.1.1 Pit Layout & Design
5.1.2 Slope Stability [ROCK SLOPE STABILITY
5.1.3 Roads [MINE ROADS]
5.1.4 Equipment 5.1.4.1 Trucks 5.1.4.2 Loaders 5.1.4.3 Conveyors 5.1.5 Overburden Removal 5.1.5.1 Drilling 5.1.5.2 Blasting [BLASTING] 5.1.5.3 Loading 5.1.5.4 Transport 5.1.5.5 Disposal 5.1.6 Ore Removal
5.2 Underground Mine [UndergroundMine] 5.2.1 Shafts 5.2.2 Portals 5.2.3 Ventilation 5.2.4 Drilling 5.2.5 Blasting [BLASTING]
5.2.6 Rock Support [SUBSIDENCE]
5.2.7 Waste Removal 5.2.8 Ore Removal
6 P
ROCESSING[METMINE]
[Mineralogy—Mineral
Processing]
6.1 Crushing 6.2 Grinding 6.3 Flotation 6.4 Metallurgical 6.5 Chemical [CYANIDE] 6.6 Concentration 6.7 Pyrometallurgical 6.8 Bio-metallurgical [BIOTECHNOLOGY]
7 P
EOPLE[PEOPLEMINE]
7.1 Human Resources [MINING CAREERS] 7.2 Health and Safety [HEALTH & SAFETY]
7.3 Emergency Response [EMERGENCY RESPONSE] 7.4 Community Relations [RESPONSIBLE MINING]
7.4.1 Press Relations
7.4.2 Community Outreach [COMMUNITY RELATIONS]
7.4.3 Community Education 7.4.4 Visitor Facilities 7.4.5 Charity 7.5 Continuing Education 7.5.1 On-Line Learning 7.5.2 Academic Attendance 7.5.3 Conferences
8 M
ANAGEMENT[LAWMINE]
[Management-Risk-Financial]
8.1 Management [DECISION MAKING]8.2 Cost & Schedule [MINE COSTS]
[PROJECT MANAGEMENT] 8.3 Accounting [VALUATION] 8.4 Legal [LAW] 8.5 Procurement 8.6 Sales 8.7 Quality [QUALITY] 8.8 Security
