Long term planning of block caving operations using mathematical programming tools

In the past very rudimentary methods have been used to plan and schedule the extraction of ore from block cave operations. The basic assumption of these methods has been that the movement of ore through the draw points is smooth and can be done in a specified sequence. There are many operational...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rubio, Enrique
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/13426