Mining rate optimization considering the stockpiling: A theoretical economics and real option model

Resources Policy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2016, Pages 87-94

  Zhang, Kuangyuan ^a   Kleit, Andrew N ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutoff grade; Metal mining strategy; Pseudo elasticity; Stockpiling management

Indexed keywords

ORE TREATMENT; PROFITABILITY;

COMMODITY PRICES; CUT-OFF GRADE; ECONOMIC MODELING; METAL MINING; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; PROCESSING CAPACITIES; PSEUDOELASTICITY; REAL OPTION MODELS;

ECONOMICS;

ELASTICITY; EXTRACTION; METAL; MINING; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; ORE GRADE; RESOURCE ECONOMY;

EID: 84954112237     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2016.01.005     Document Type: Article

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