Waste rock dumping optimisation using mixed integer programming (MIP)

Despite the fact that waste rock hauling and dumping comprises a large proportion of the cost of materials handling in an open pit mine, little detailed planning is devoted to optimising waste rock dumping. The lack of such planning could result in long-term exposure of potential acid forming (PAF)...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Li, Yu, Topal, Erkan, Williams, David
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13410