PractitionersGuideGRADE ENGINEERING STUDIESStudy Engagement PrinciplesOpportunity AssessmentsData RequirementsLEVER CHARACTERISATIONSamplingMethodsNatural Deportment CharacterisationInduced Deportment CharacterisationBulk Sorting CharacterisationParticle Sorting CharacterisationGravity Separation CharacterisationGRADE ENGINEERING BLOCK MODELHeterogeneity ModellingSpatial PopulationHigh Resolution Block ModelsPROCESS SIMULATIONIntegrated Extraction SimulatorGE in IES MethodologyGE in IES Case StudySTRATEGIC PLANNING WITH GRADE ENGINEERINGInputs to Strategic Mine PlanningUltimate Pit and PushbacksScheduling and Cut-Off OptimisationStrategy EvaluationSite TrialsPractical Example of Screening Trial - GoldPractical Example of Screening Trial - AgPbZnDesigning Bulk Ore Sorting TrialsPractical Example of Bulk Sorting TrialKey Learnings from Conducting Bulk Ore Sorting TrialsSite Trials in ActionSPATIAL TO TEMPORAL DIVIDEProblem SpaceOre Tracking MethodsSimulation OptionsSHORT TERM PLANNINGShort Term Planning MethodologyShort Term Planning ImpactShort Term Planning Case StudyA Practical Example of Grade Engineering EvaluationBlock Model Preparation for Mine PlanningMine Planning ParametersOpen Pit Optimization and DesignUnderground Optimization and DesignEconomics (Comparisons)Key Benefits and AdvantagesGrade Engineering Evaluation ConclusionsWorked Example of Block Model MacroAppendix A: ActivitiesActivity 1: Natural DeportmentActivity 2: Induced DeportmentActivity 3: Bulk SortingActivity 4: Particle SortingActivity 5: Gravity Separation PractitionersGuide » LEVER CHARACTERISATION Table of contents: Sampling Methods Natural Deportment Characterisation Induced Deportment Characterisation Bulk Sorting Characterisation Particle Sorting Characterisation Gravity Separation Characterisation Previous Chapter: Grade Engineering Studies | Next Chapter: Grade Engineering Block Model