Table 1 Application levels of geometallurgical programme
From: The mechanisms of decision-making when applying geometallurgical approach to the mining industry
| Level | Name | Geological database | Metallurgical testing | Model | Simulation | Actions | Players | Mapping | Continuity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | None | X | None | None | No | No | |||
| 1 | Data collecting | X | X | geologist and mineral processing engineers | |||||
| 2 | Visualization | X | X | Y* | |||||
| 3 | Forecasting | X | X | X | |||||
| 4 | Changing process | X | X | X | Corrective | ||||
| 5 | Constraining | X | X | X | Preventive | and mining engineer | Yes | ||
| 6 | Production planning | X | X | X | Y* | and economist, maintenance, automation engineers | Yes | ||
| 7 | Managing production scenarios | X | X | X | X | and QEHS** engineer, environmentalists, sellers of concentrate, product buyers, metallurgists, shareholders |