La Luna Mining - Cesar
La Luna Mining - Coal
Energy Industry
The underground mining project "La Luna" is strategically located in Cesar, where 50% of the Colombian commercialized Coal comes. Next to major exporters of Cesar with more than 50 MT per year. La Luna´s location takes advantage of the closeness with "La Ruta del Sol" and "FENOCO - Rail Road Corridor" adding direct routes to the port of Santa Marta, giving strategic access to best established logistical infrastructure. La Luna´s mine design will allow coal extraction without affecting the surface, having no effect on the landscape, rivers, or surface waters. This project is certified by the Colombian government as a Project of National Interest and Strategic Value (PINES).
130MT
Coal Reserves
4.2MT
Annual Production
Role
I was in charge of developing the entire logistic and operational model of the surface operation, integrating the rail loop operation, the rolling stock involved and the supply coal operation to the thermoelectric plant located next to the mine and guarantee and integrated logistic operation between the projects. I did also contribute in the construction of the CAPEX and OPEX for the Financial model, and some cost analysis to determine optimum belt capacity and the relation cost/benefit.