Optimisation of waste rock placement using mixed integer programming

Cost reduction via optimising the scheduling of waste rock placement has a very high potential of success, as large volumes of waste rock are involved in operating an open pit mine, along with high rehabilitation costs. Such scheduling must satisfy both mine planning and environmental considerations...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Li, Y., Topal, Erkan, Williams, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Maney Publishing 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14787