Traditional and new MIP models for production scheduling with in-situ grade variability

International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-98

  Ramazan, Salih ^a   Dimitrakopoulos, Roussos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grade uncertainty; Mine production scheduling; Mixed integer programming

Indexed keywords

INTEGER PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION; SCHEDULING;

MIXED INTEGER PROGRAMMING (MIP); PRODUCTION SCHEDULING;

OPEN PIT MINING;

MINING; OPEN PIT MINE; OPTIMIZATION; ORE GRADE;

EID: 4544233521     PISSN: 13895265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13895260412331295367     Document Type: Article

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