Optimising declines in underground mines

Institution of Mining and Metallurgy. Transactions. Section A: Mining Technology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Brazil, M ^a   Lee, D H ^a   Van Leuven, M ^a   Rubinstein, J H ^a   Thomas, D A ^a   Wormald, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

DOT software; Modelling; Optimising declines; Underground mines

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DRILLING; GOLD MINES; GOLD ORE TREATMENT; MINING EQUIPMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

DECLINE OPTIMIZATION TOOL (DOT) SOFTWARE; OPTIMIZING DECLINES; UNDERGROUND MINES;

MINING ENGINEERING;

EID: 1242265094     PISSN: 14749009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/037178403225003546     Document Type: Article

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