Mine planning workbook
Turn grade, volume, sequence and equipment assumptions into a coherent seasonal plan.
Dawson City, Yukon · Founding cohort
Learn the mine.
Run the season.
A ten-day owner/operator intensive built around the decisions that make—or break—a placer operation.
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01 / The proposition
Not a gold-rush fantasy
Built for people who intend to operate.
Klondike Placer Institute is a professional school for aspiring owners, working miners, supervisors and technical professionals. It connects geology, mine design, water, recovery, compliance, maintenance and finance into one operating system.
One poorly chosen cut, misplaced plant or unmanaged water event can erase a season. The curriculum is designed around avoiding those failures.
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Field instructionLive operating conditions
The Klondike is the classroom
See the system in motion.
Study more than one mine and more than one method. Small field groups move through active sites to audit layouts, trace recovery losses, diagnose water constraints and defend real operating decisions.
- Multiple host minesDifferent ground, layouts and operating realities.
- Scenario-led learningMake decisions before the consequences are expensive.
- Safety by designQualified leads, controlled modules and stop-work authority.
02 / Curriculum
Ten days · One integrated system
From first sample
to final cleanup.
Five classroom and workshop days interwoven with five field days. Every module ends with an operating decision, field scenario or usable planning tool.
“The goal is not to teach one house method. It is to build the judgment to make sound decisions when the ground, water and season refuse to follow the plan.”
03 / What you leave with
Work products, not souvenirs
A field-tested
operating toolkit.
Production dashboard
Track production, fuel, maintenance, recovery and unit costs while there is still time to act.
Water & compliance system
Use a practical inspection checklist, regulatory calendar and document index.
90-day implementation plan
Leave with priorities, accountabilities and the next decisions for your operation.
04 / Who it is for
Serious intent required
Different roles.
One operating language.
The room is deliberately mixed. Owners understand technical risk. Technical people understand cash. Supervisors see the full system around their shift.
Aspiring owner/operators
Avoid the expensive, predictable errors that punish a first season.
Working miners & successors
Strengthen recovery, planning, compliance and family knowledge transfer.
Supervisors & mine teams
Build broader judgment beyond a single machine or production task.
Investors & professionals
Understand the real economics, dependencies and failure modes of placer operations.
05 / Tuition
Founding cohort
Small by design.
Limited by season.
The founding rate is reserved for the first 24 students. Cohorts require a minimum of eight and never exceed twelve.
Founding tuition
C$8,950
Airfare and lodging excluded- Ten days of instruction and field scenarios
- Dawson-area mine-site transportation
- PPE kit, lunches and course materials
- Planning templates and alumni access
- Certificate of Completion
Founding cohort · Dawson City
Your next season
starts here.
Tell us where you are in your placer journey. Founding cohort invitations will prioritize applicants with serious operating intent and a clear use for the program.