Optimizing the open pit-to-underground mining transition

DOI10.1016/j.ejor.2016.07.021zbMath1394.90408OpenAlexW2484931705MaRDI QIDQ1752806

Marcos Goycoolea, Barry King, Alexandra M. Newman

Publication date: 24 May 2018

Published in: European Journal of Operational Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2016.07.021

zbMATH Keywords

integer programming applications: exact and heuristic approachesmining/metals industries: optimal extraction sequenceproduction scheduling: transition problem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of mathematical programming (90C90) Mixed integer programming (90C11) Deterministic scheduling theory in operations research (90B35) Approximation methods and heuristics in mathematical programming (90C59) Production models (90B30) Case-oriented studies in operations research (90B90)

Related Items (5)

Optimization Strategies for Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problems in Underground Mining ⋮ Production Scheduling for Strategic Open Pit Mine Planning: A Mixed-Integer Programming Approach ⋮ Solution procedures for block selection and sequencing in flat-bedded potash underground mines ⋮ Combined optimisation of an open-pit mine outline and the transition depth to underground mining ⋮ Underground mine scheduling under uncertainty

Uses Software

• AMPL
• CPLEX

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