Mathematical approach for better mine waste rock dumping management
A mine waste rock dump does not have any intrinsic value, yet is an inevitable structure in surface mining operations. Since the purpose of mining is to maximise profit, possible expenditure reduction in hauling waste rock to the dump, which can represent up to 50% of the total operating cost, is hi...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
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Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18804 |