Designing an optimal stope layout for underground mining based on a heuristic algorithm

An optimal layout or three-dimensional spatial distribution of stopes guarantees the maximum profitability over life span of an underground mining operation. Thus, stope optimization is one of the key areas in underground mine planning practice. However, the computational complexity in developing an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sandanayake, D., Topal, Erkan, Asad, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: China University of Mining and Technology 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31096