Incorporating environmental issues into optimum cut-off grades modeling at porphyry copper deposits

Resources Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 222-229

  Osanloo, M ^a,b   Rashidinejad, F ^b   Rezai, B ^a,b  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acid generating rocks; Cut off grade policy; Mine design and planning; Porphyry coppers

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COPPER DEPOSITS; MINING; ORE DEPOSITS; ORES;

ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; COPPER MININGS; CUT-OFF GRADE POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; MINE DESIGN AND PLANNING; NET PRESENT VALUES; ORE BODIES; PORPHYRY COPPERS; RANGE PLANNING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ACIDIFICATION; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MINE WASTE; MINING; OPTIMIZATION; ORE BODY; PORPHYRY;

LYCAENINAE;

EID: 57049179464     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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