Determination of optimum cutoff grades of multiple metal deposits by using the Golden Section search method

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 493-499

  Ataei, M ^b   Osanloo, M ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Golden Section search method; Net Present Value (NPV); Optimization; Optimum cutoff grades

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMMINUTION; COSTS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; METAL REFINING; MINING ENGINEERING; OPEN PIT MINING; OPTIMIZATION;

MINERAL GRADES; NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV); OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS;

MINERAL RESOURCES;

EID: 0348144716     PISSN: 0038223X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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