Using chance constrained binary integer programming in optimising long term production scheduling for open pit mine design

Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section A: Mining Technology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 58-66

  Gholamnejad, J ^a   Osanloo, M ^b  

^a YAZD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chance constrained programming; Integer programming; Long term production scheduling; Open pit mine

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MINES; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; RANDOM PROCESSES; SCHEDULING;

BLOCK GRADE UNCERTAINTY; CONSTRAINED BINARY INTEGER PROGRAMMING; PIT MINE DESIGN; PRODUCTION SCHEDULING;

INTEGER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 35548971614     PISSN: 14749009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328607X191074     Document Type: Article

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