Stochastic integer programming for optimising long term production schedules of open pit mines: Methods, application and value of stochastic solutions

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

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 155-160

  Dimitrakopoulos, R ^a   Ramazan, S ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RIO TINTO   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Open pit mining; Production scheduling; Stochastic integer programming

Indexed keywords

COPPER DEPOSITS; GEOLOGY; GOLD DEPOSITS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; ORE DEPOSITS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; SCHEDULING; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

GEOLOGICAL UNCERTAINTY; LONG TERM PRODUCTION; OPTIMAL PRODUCTION SCHEDULE; PRODUCTION SCHEDULING; RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED; SCHEDULING METHODS; STOCHASTIC INTEGER PROGRAMMING; STOCHASTIC SOLUTION;

OPEN PIT MINING;

EID: 67649229013     PISSN: 14749009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328609X417279     Document Type: Article

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