From Block Model to Corporate NPV — One Unbroken, Auditable Chain
IMC delivers a rare, end-to-end chain from truck physics to an audit-ready financial model — per-block haulage cost, through optimisation, scheduling and zero-based MineCost, into a three-statement model exported in the FAST and Modano conventions.
The claim, stated plainly
IMC Mining delivers a rare, end-to-end chain from the nuts and bolts of a haul truck all the way to an audit-ready financial model — in workbooks structured to the conventions used by large accounting firms. No averaging, no factored shortcuts, no spreadsheet bolted on at the end. One pipeline, one source of truth, auditable end to end.
The seven stages of the chain
- Truck physics — rimpull/retarder curves, OEM engine data, per-segment kinematics.
- Haulage cost — segment-by-segment cycle time → $/t on every block (no flat-haul averaging).
- Pit optimisation — NPV-driven shells using physics-derived costs.
- Schedule — time-sequenced, period-aware extraction and haulage plan.
- MineCost — zero-based work breakdown → auditable operating and capital costs.
- Enterprise finance — 3-statement model: income, balance sheet, cash flow; fiscal; debt; Bayesian risk.
- Standards export — .xlsx structured to the F1F9/FAST and Modano conventions, with live formulas and check rows.
Each stage feeds the next through structured data, not manual handoffs. Change a truck, a ramp or a road surface at stage 1 and the effect propagates all the way to corporate NPV and the exported workbook.
Why "days, not weeks"
In a siloed legacy study a single new scenario — a different commodity price deck, a revised cut-off grade, a larger fleet — triggers manual rework across geology, mining, cost and finance. In MiningIQ the same change regenerates from block model to corporate NPV in days, so dozens or hundreds of cases can be explored and the genuine trade-off sweet spot found rather than guessed.
Auditable, end to end
Every number in the final statements has a lineage: NPV ← cash flow ← cost ← schedule ← optimisation ← per-block haulage cost ← truck physics. Exported into a FAST or Modano workbook, that lineage is preserved in live formulas and check rows. To our knowledge, no conventional mining consultancy offers this full, auditable chain end-to-end.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "from block model to corporate NPV" mean?
A single integrated pipeline carries the project from the geological block model — through physics-based haulage costing, optimisation, scheduling and zero-based cost build — into a complete corporate financial model and NPV, with no manual spreadsheet handoffs in between.
Why is physics-based haulage costing important?
Haulage is a dominant cost and highly sensitive to gradients, distances and truck performance. Computing it per block from first principles makes the optimisation, schedule and NPV far more accurate and defensible than a flat $/t average.
Is this chain really distinctive?
To our knowledge, no conventional mining consultancy offers this full physics-to-finance chain in one auditable workflow. Others integrate parts of it; IMC’s distinctive strength is the complete chain.