In this ground-breaking book, Mark, with more than 30 years experience in mine planning, using stories and examples, clearly lays out what he believes to be the ten worst crimes against mine planning still commonplace today. With insight on not just day to day planning but the system as a whole, Mark provides practical advice on correcting, avoiding, and overcoming each issue. The book covers the problems with deterministic mine planning, schedule slippage, mine planning KPIs, optimistic plan inputs, how to implement the plan, and frustration from other teams about the reliability of the mine plan, to name a few. This book will provide you with the practical tools to not just recognise the issues at your mine site, but also to improve your schedules, your mine processes and your team dynamics and relationships. This book isn't just for mine planners, it is for all stakeholders of the mine planning process and particularly for those in positions of influence who have the authority to help change planning at their mine site for the better. This book is for anyone who has ever turned up to work in the mining industry and thought, there's got to be a better way to do this.