Stochastic optimisation of long-term production scheduling for open pit mines with a new integer programming formulation

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 385-391

  Ramazan, S ^a   Dimitrakopoulos, R ^b  

^a MAusIMM   (Australia)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; MINES; OPEN PIT MINING; ORE DEPOSITS; ORES; PLANNING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SCHEDULING; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

CONDITIONAL SIMULATIONS; CONVENTIONAL APPROACHES; IN-SITU; INTEGER PROGRAMMING FORMULATIONS; NET PRESENT VALUES; OPEN-PIT MINES; OPTIMAL RESULTS; OPTIMISATION; ORE BODIES; PRODUCTION SCHEDULING; UNSATISFIED DEMANDS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 58049167547     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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