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Victor Agadzie

Mine Planning & Optimization Specialist
Sunyani,Ghana 4+ years in industry

With over four years of combined experience in mining engineering education and research, Victor brings a unique blend of technical expertise and industry practice to the classroom. He has served as a Course Instructor in Mining Engineering and Software Training, as well as Principal Research Analyst in Mining Engineering, at the Festari Institute of Professional Studies (FIPS), where he trained professionals and conducted applied research within the mining sector. He currently works as a Mine Planning Engineer at Zijin Golden Ridge, where he applies his expertise to real-world mine planning and operations bringing practical, industry-relevant insight directly into his teaching.

Credentials
    Disciplines
    Resource GeologyOptimisationMine PlanningScheduling
    Software
    SurpacMineSchedDeswikWhittleMinePlan 3D
    Courses by Agadzie
    Mine PlanningMinePlan 3DFoundational

    MinePlan 3D Introductory Training

    This course gives you a general overview to MinePlan 3D

    5.0(1)2h 21m46 lessons
    Victor Agadzie·Mine Planning & Optimization Specialist
    $29.03/mo
    Mine PlanningSurpacFoundational

    Introduction to Geovia Surpac

    This course gives you a general overview to Geovia Surpac

    5.01h 49m29 lessons
    Victor Agadzie·Mine Planning & Optimization Specialist
    $27.74/mo
    Live
    Mine PlanningSurpacIntermediate

    Whittle Simultaneous Optimisation (SIMO)

    Optimise schedule, cut-off, stockpiles and blend together to raise NPV.

    5.05 live sessionsNext Jul 14
    Victor Agadzie·Mine Planning & Optimization Specialist
    $50.58
    Live
    Strategic planning & optimisationSurpacAdvanced

    Strategic Mine Planning with Surpac & Whittle

    Take a block model through pit optimisation, pushbacks and scheduling, and back into design.

    5.05 live sessionsNext Jun 2
    Victor Agadzie·Mine Planning & Optimization Specialist
    $66.45
    Live
    Resource GeologySurpacAdvanced

    Applied Geostatistics for Resource Estimation in Surpac

    From exploratory data analysis to kriging, indicator kriging and conditional simulation

    5.05 live sessionsNext Mar 10
    Victor Agadzie·Mine Planning & Optimization Specialist
    $50.32
    Live
    OptimisationWhittleIntermediate

    Introduction to Whittle for Polymetallic Pit Optimisation

    Explore polymetallic pit optimisation by evaluating multiple metal values, operating costs, pit shells, pushback sequences, and mine schedule outputs.

    5.05 live sessionsNext Dec 2
    Victor Agadzie·Mine Planning & Optimization Specialist
    $50.32
    Live
    OptimisationWhittleFoundational

    Introduction to Whittle for Gold Pit Optimisation

    Learn to configure a gold block model, generate optimised pit shells, evaluate project economics, and identify a suitable final pit using Whittle.

    5.05 live sessionsNext Nov 4
    Victor Agadzie·Mine Planning & Optimization Specialist
    $47.10
    Geology and Resource EstimationSurpacIntermediate

    Geological Database in Surpac

    Build, interrogate, and composite drillhole data for resource estimation in Surpac.

    5.046m16 lessons
    Victor Agadzie·Mine Planning & Optimization Specialist
    $29.03/mo
    Live
    Mine PlanningDeswikFoundational

    Deswik.CAD Essentials

    Introduction to Deswik.CAD for Open Pit Metals

    5.05 live sessionsNext Jan 13
    Victor Agadzie·Mine Planning & Optimization Specialist
    $47.10
    Drill and BlastShotplusAdvanced

    Blast Design and Timing

    Design, time, and evaluate surface blasts using pyrotechnic and electronic initiation

    5.02h 13m23 lessons
    Victor Agadzie·Mine Planning & Optimization Specialist
    $30.97/mo
    Mine PlanningMinePlan 3DAdvanced

    Pit Design with Pit Expansion Tool

    Learn to design pits, roads, and structures using MinePlan 3D's Pit Expansion Tool.

    5.057m5 lessons
    Victor Agadzie·Mine Planning & Optimization Specialist
    $34.19/mo