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Summary - Using Simulation to model an Iron Ore Logistics Chain
Presenter: James Marshall
Simulation is a proven way of analysing the transport process in iron ore projects, and is used to optimise operations and size fleets and equipment. It is a quantitative technique that has supported the strategic decision making of mining companies for over twenty years, both in greenfield projects and when considering expansion plans on existing projects. Major projects now use modelling as an integral part of their wider engineering studies.
A number of major iron ore mines are proposed in the mid-west region of Western Australia, connected by rail to a proposed new port at Oakajee. As part of the Feasibility Studies for Oakajee Port & Rail, Maunsell modelled the logistics process from the Jack Hills and Weld Range mines to Oakajee Port. Detailed railway operations of a new 500km heavy haul railway were modelled, together with the stockyard and shipping operations at the proposed Oakajee Port.
This paper provides a case study on the use of rail simulation and its relationship to the wider engineering study.
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