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Assessment of Blast Energy Usage and the Extent of Blast Damage in Hard Rock Open-pit Mines
DownloadFall 2024
Blasting fragmentation influences the cost and productivity of downstream processes such as loading, hauling, crushing, and milling. Interaction between the rock mass and explosive energy determines blast outcomes. This research aims to enhance the understanding of the blasting process by...
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Fall 2018
The mining industry of today demands large-scale extraction methods, and caving has become the preferred underground mining technique because of high production rates, low mining costs, and low waste production. Moreover, there is a current growth of concerns about the effects of uncertainty...
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Fall 2016
Nowadays, application of massive mining methods has been increased due to the economic condition of mining companies. It is a step change for the industry, from the traditional open-pit to a move underground. Among the underground mining methods available, caving methods are favored because of...
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Cut-off Grade Optimization in Open-pit Mines Considering Two Processing Streams and Rehabilitation Cost
DownloadFall 2021
Cut-off grade is one of the important aspects of mining engineering. It distinguishes which material is worth mining and processing or stockpiling and which one should be left or dumped as waste. The success of many mining operations nowadays is measured by the net present value generated....
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Data-Driven and Artificial Intelligence Approach to Dynamic Truck Fleet Dispatching and Shovel Allocation Planning in Open-Pit Mines
DownloadFall 2023
An open-pit mine is a highly dynamic environment where different equipment resources are allocated to mining areas to extract metal-bearing rock and waste, for pit development, following a set flow of activities. The material mined is then transported through the mine road network to different...
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Incorporation of 3-D Mixing in Long-term Production Scheduling Optimization for Block Caving Mines
DownloadFall 2018
As open-pit mines go deeper, because of the massive amount of waste removal which is required to extract the ore as well as high operational costs per tonne, underground mining has become more attractive. Block caving is the only underground mining method that its production rates and...