Top-Down | Earlier Ore
Starts near the top of the orebody, with the potential to shorten pre-production development and reach ore earlier.
The operating advantage
More ore. Less waste. More value through the mill.
SMART mines in selective six-meter-high layers. Before each controlled perimeter blast, the mine geologist marks the economic ore boundary so mining can follow the orebody more closely—targeting near-zero boundary dilution and higher recovery of planned ore.
Support | Subsidence Control
Reinforced concrete floors become roofs for the next mining layer. Posts and progressive cemented rock fill (CRF) form a supported system designed for minimal subsidence.
Small Openings | Water Control
Smaller staged openings enable targeted containment, monitoring and project-specific groundwater isolation.
Selectivity | Near-Zero Boundary Dilution
Geologist-defined contacts, cell-scale planning and selective rounds and slashes target less waste in mill feed and higher recovery of planned ore.
Parallel Work | Higher Productivity
Mining, structural installation and CRF placement progress in separate panels. Parallel work fronts enable substantially higher underground miner productivity and better equipment utilization while development and production advance together.
Engineered Cells | Safety + Automation
Engineered roofs create safer, repeatable workspaces. Consistent geometry and protected power and fiber make tele-remote integration and future automation easier.
Known deposit→Key constraints→SMART engineering→Re-rated if economic
SMART is designed to bring more mineralization into the mine plan, recover more planned ore and keep unwanted material out of mill feed. Less waste to haul and grind means more useful mineral production from available processing capacity. Cleaner feed can reduce haulage, energy, consumables, equipment wear and dry-stack tailings per unit of metal produced. Standardized cells turn underground mining into a repeatable factory-floor production system with parallel work fronts, protected power and fiber, tele-remote equipment and a path to future automation. Cell-based planning links geological information to schedules, labor and material estimates. Plans can be updated as new assays, operating data and economic assumptions become available.