Planning for flexibility in underground mine production systems

Mining Engineering

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 33-38

  Kazakidis, V N ^a   Scoble, M ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINING EQUIPMENT; PRODUCTION CONTROL; RELIABILITY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS;

MINING ENGINEERING;

MINING; MINING INDUSTRY; PLANNING PROCESS; PRODUCTION COST; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0043286803     PISSN: 00265187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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