Open pit optimisation - Strategies for improving economics of mining projects through mine planning

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 145-148

  Dagdelen, K ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE; HARDWARE; LINEARIZATION; MINES; MINING; ORE DEPOSITS; PLANNING; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

HARDWARE TECHNOLOGIES; LIMITED CAPACITIES; MINE PLANNING; MINING OPERATIONS; MINING PROJECTS; NET PRESENT VALUES; NEVADA , USA; NEWMONT GOLDS; ON SITES; OPEN PITS; OPEN-PIT MINES; OPTIMISATION; OPTIMISATION TECHNIQUES; PROCESS COSTS; SCHEDULING PROBLEMS; SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES;

OPEN PIT MINING;

EID: 58049179887     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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