ABSTRACT

Application of the simulation method in the mining industry all over the world is timely observed within the international symposium of Application of Computer and Operation Research in the Mineral Industry, so-called the APCOM, (e.g. Kalasky & Mutmansky, 1996) and occasionally in the mining journals (Sturgul, 1995). Generally, in the other industries, there have recently been very interesting attempts to master the problem of simulation of all the business system, so-called whole business simulation, WBS, e.g. (Barton et al., 2001). The chief purpose is to support the strategic decision making as for the engineering design and its impact on the overall economic results represented by the financial statements. The aim and subject is in such a way very close to the mission of the system here, regarding the specific traits of the mining business.