A new approach to mining method selection based on modifying the Nicholas technique

Applied Soft Computing Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1040-1061

  Azadeh, Amir ^a   Osanloo, M ^b   Ataei, M ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

AHP; Fuzzy sets theory; Mining method selection; Nicholas technique; Optimum profit

Indexed keywords

CRISP NUMBERS; DECISION MAKERS; ECONOMICAL MODEL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FUZZY AHP; FUZZY SETS THEORY; MINING ENGINEERS; MINING METHOD SELECTION; MINING OPERATIONS; MINING PROJECTS; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; NEW APPROACHES; OPERATIONAL MODEL; TRAPEZOIDAL FUZZY NUMBERS; TWO-STEP ALGORITHMS;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; FUZZY SETS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; IRON MINES; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINING; PROFITABILITY; SILICATE MINERALS;

FUZZY SET THEORY;

EID: 77955555444     PISSN: 15684946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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