The application of AHP approach to selection of optimum underground mining method, case study: Jajarm bauxite mine (Iran)

Archives of Mining Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-117

  Mohsen, Jamshidi ^a   Mohammad, Ataei ^a   Farhang, Sereshki ^a   Mohammad Esmaeil, Jalali Seyed ^a  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

AHP; Decision analysis; Mining method selection; Multi criteria decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954902956     PISSN: 08607001     EISSN: 16890469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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