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Quarry Operating Plan

Having a practical, easy to follow Quarry Operating Plan (QOP) helps give you confidence that your plan will become a reality.

It can also make a significant impact on your bottom line – clients regularly tell us that this service saves approx. $0.50-2.00/t off their extraction costs. Company auditors and regulators appreciate them too!

QOP’s tend to run either quarterly or six monthly. After the whole of site drone flight for the period, we update the topography in the schedule to ensure that we have a correct surface to schedule from, and reconcile actual performance against what was planned.

We seek input from stakeholders and create a plan that takes into account the factors such as sales, safety, geotechnical, environmental and climatic considerations, stormwater management, dewatering, infrastructure, traffic management, drill and blast (if appropriate), development actions, production and survey requirements, alignment with the long term plan and reconciliation with the previous QOP.

A QOP works best when all key stakeholders participate e.g. Ops Mgr, Quarry Mgr, Site supervisor, Drill & Blast Mgr, Sales Mgr and Quality Mgr. Having all these people in the process will give your plan the best chance of success as all key stakeholders have input.

QUARRY OPERATING PLAN (QOP)

A Quarry Operations Plan generally provide:

  • 3, 6 or 12 month planning periods
  • Reconciliation of what was achieved vs. what was planned
  • Get agreement from stakeholders on the plan
  • Provide needed drawings and 3D models to ensure the plan is adequately communicated to all stakeholders

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