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TRUSTED RESULTS YOU CAN BANK ON BENEFITS • Understand the potential value of the deposit. • Establish the economic viability of the deposit and options for capital investment and development strategies. • Identify preferred development strategy, capital investment, expected NPV and optimal extraction sequence. • Easily evaluate different scenarios, options and tradeoffs to produce robust and value-driven strategic plans. • Determine strategic direction for the mine; cut-off grade and optimized cut-off grade; mining areas and extraction sequence per period; and development strategies for new mines...

“Whittle allowed us to find scenarios that showed a clear improvement over the base cash flow and also to see where production targets may be reducing cash flow. We were able to quickly select and re- evaluate internal cutbacks.” — Lucette Hugo, Chief Strategic Planning Engineer, Gold Fields Ghana Whittle provides the ability to rapidly evaluate many alternatives to ensure that variations from the expected are considered and potential deposit value is uncovered. By choosing Whittle, you are aligning with the industry leader: the world’s top open pit mines use the software because it delivers...

Simultaneous Optimization Simultaneous Optimization achieves greater overall NPV in a single step than multiple optimization mechanisms applied sequentially. STRATEGIC MINE PLANNING/ LIFE OF MINE SCHEDULING MINING AND SCHEDULE OPTIMIZATION— SIMULTANEOUS OPTIMIZATION When determining project life, ultimate pit size and extraction strategy, mining companies use NPV as a key project indicator and decision making tool. To accurately calculate NPV, realistic mine schedules need to be developed. Whittle’s strategic mine planning or life-of-mine scheduling capabilities provide practical push back creation,...