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Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Mining from Exploration to Reclamation: A Review Open
Over the past decade, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been used in the mining industry for various applications from mineral exploration to mine reclamation. This study aims to review academic papers on the applications of UAVs in min…
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Global optimization of open pit mining complexes with uncertainty Open
Global optimization for mining complexes aims to generate a production schedule for the various mines and processing streams that maximizes the economic value of the enterprise as a whole. Aside from the large scale of the optimization mod…
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Analysis of the Potential for Use of Floating Photovoltaic Systems on Mine Pit Lakes: Case Study at the Ssangyong Open-Pit Limestone Mine in Korea Open
Recently, the mining industry has introduced renewable energy technologies to resolve power supply problems at mines operating in polar regions or other remote areas, and to foster substitute industries, able to benefit from abandoned site…
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Simulation and optimization approach for uncertainty-based short-term planning in open pit mines Open
Accuracy in predictions leads to better planning with a minimum of opportunity lost. In open pit mining, the complexity of operations, coupled with a highly uncertain and dynamic production environment, limit the accuracy of predictions an…
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Predicting rock size distribution in mine blasting using various novel soft computing models based on meta-heuristics and machine learning algorithms Open
Blasting is well-known as an effective method for fragmenting or moving rock in open-pit mines. To evaluate the quality of blasting, the size of rock distribution is used as a critical criterion in blasting operations. A high percentage of…
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Study on Three-Dimensional Dynamic Stability of Open-Pit High Slope under Blasting Vibration Open
The propagation process of blasting vibration has always been a difficult problem affecting the stability of high slopes in open-pit mines. Taking the Jianshan Phosphorus Mine as the research background, combined with engineering geologica…
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Mapping Annual Land Disturbance and Reclamation in a Surface Coal Mining Region Using Google Earth Engine and the LandTrendr Algorithm: A Case Study of the Shengli Coalfield in Inner Mongolia, China Open
The development and utilization of mining resources are basic requirements for social and economic development. Both open-pit mining and underground mining have impacts on land, ecology, and the environment. Of these, open-pit mining is co…
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A heuristic approach for the stochastic optimization of mine production schedules Open
Traditionally, mining engineers plan an open pit mine considering pre-established conditions of operation of the plant(s) derived from a previous plant optimization. By contrast, mineral processing engineers optimize the processing plants …
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An Unmanned Intelligent Transportation Scheduling System for Open-Pit Mine Vehicles Based on 5G and Big Data Open
With the maturity of the Internet of Things, 5G communication, big data and artificial intelligence technologies, open-pit mine intelligent transportation systems based on unmanned vehicles has become a trend in smart mine construction. Tr…
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Optimized design of drilling and blasting operations in open pit mines under technical and economic uncertainties by system dynamic modelling Open
Drilling and blasting are the two most significant operations in open pit mines that play a crucial role in downstream stages. While previous research has focused on optimizing these operations as two separate parts or merely in a specific…
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A Target Detection Model Based on Improved Tiny-Yolov3 Under the Environment of Mining Truck Open
In the open pit mine production systems, a certain number of trucks transport mine and rock between the power shovel and the unloading point. Due to the mining truck has characteristics of high height, long width and big size, it has a lar…
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An Overview of Slope Failure in Mining Operations Open
The primary aim of every twenty-first century mining operation is to extract as much ore as possible in a safe and economical manner. Failure in mine excavation occurs when the shear stress acting on the rock is greater than the shear stre…
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VOLUME COMPUTATION OF A STOCKPILE – A STUDY CASE COMPARING GPS AND UAV MEASUREMENTS IN AN OPEN PIT QUARRY Open
The following paper aims to test and evaluate the accuracy of UAV data for volumetric measurements to the conventional GNSS techniques. For this purpose, an appropriate open pit quarry has been chosen. Two sets of measurements were perform…
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An Integer Programming Approach for Truck-Shovel Dispatching Problem in Open-Pit Mines Open
The truck dispatching problem in open-pit mines is formulated into an integer programming problem in order to optimally determine the trip numbers of trucks from a shovel (dump site) to a dump site (shovel). The dispatching result aims to …
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VOLUME COMPUTATION OF A STOCKPILE – A STUDY CASE COMPARING GPS AND UAV MEASUREMENTS IN AN OPEN PIT QUARRY Open
The following paper aims to test and evaluate the accuracy of UAV data for volumetric measurements to the conventional GNSS techniques. For this purpose, an appropriate open pit quarry has been chosen. Two sets of measurements were perform…
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An ANN-Fuzzy Cognitive Map-Based Z-Number Theory to Predict Flyrock Induced by Blasting in Open-Pit Mines Open
Blasting is widely employed as an accepted mechanism for rock breakage in mining and civil activities. As an environmental side effect of blasting, flyrock should be investigated precisely in open-pit mining operations. This paper proposes…
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Network-flow based algorithms for scheduling production in multi-processor open-pit mines accounting for metal uncertainty Open
The open-pit mine production scheduling problem (MPSP) deals with the optimization of the net present value of a mining asset and has received significant attention in recent years. Several solution methods have been proposed for its deter…
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Joint stochastic short-term production scheduling and fleet management optimization for mining complexes Open
This article presents a novel stochastic optimization model that simultaneously optimizes the short-term extraction sequence, shovel relocation, scheduling of a heterogeneous hauling fleet, and downstream allocation of extracted materials …
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Incorporation of Geometallurgical Attributes and Geological Uncertainty into Long-Term Open-Pit Mine Planning Open
Long-term open-pit mine planning is a critical stage of a mining project that seeks to establish the best strategy for extracting mineral resources, based on the assumption of several economic, geological and operational parameters. Conven…
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Open-pit block sequencing optimization: A mathematical model and solution technique Open
This study presents a comprehensive mathematical formulation model for a short-term open-pit mine block sequencing problem, which considers nearly all relevant technical aspects in open-pit mining. The proposed model aims to obtain the opt…
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A new framework for evaluation of rock fragmentation in open pit mines Open
The main purpose of blasting in open pit mines is to produce the feed for crushing stage with the optimum dimensions from in situ rocks. The size distribution of muck pile indicates the efficiency of blasting pattern to reach the required …
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A stochastic optimization method with in-pit waste and tailings disposal for open pit life-of-mine production planning Open
Environmental responsibility and the sustainable development of mineral resources are a topic of critical importance to the mining industry and at the same time relate to operational and rehabilitation costs to be considered in technical s…
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Structure of energy consumption and improving open-pit dump truck efficiency Open
This paper studies the dynamics of the improvement of wheel type transport vehicles environmental and energy performance in open-pit mines. The paper discloses characteristics of the gas turbine engine with capacity of 1250 hp, mounted on …
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Risk assessment of occupational groups working in open pit mining: Analytic Hierarchy Process Open
In open pit mining it is possible to prevent industrial accidents and the results of industrial accidents such as deaths, physical disabilities and financial loss by implementing risk analyses in advance. If the probabilities of different …
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Evaluation of the effect of geometrical parameters on stope probability of failure in the open stoping method using numerical modeling Open
Stress-induced failure is among the most common causes of instability in Canadian deep underground mines. Open stoping is the most widely practiced underground excavation method in these mines, and creates large stopes which are subjected …
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Dynamically optimizing the strategic plan of mining complexes under supply uncertainty Open
Mining complexes are comprised of multiple mines and mineral processing streams, each governed by internal (mineral deposit, operation) and external (commodity prices) uncertainties, and must be optimized jointly to manage technical risk a…
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Estimating PM10 Concentration from Drilling Operations in Open-Pit Mines Using an Assembly of SVR and PSO Open
Dust is one of the components causing heavy environmental pollution in open-pit mines, especially PM10. Some pathologies related to the lung, respiratory system, and occupational diseases have been identified due to the effects of PM10 in …
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A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS METHODS Open
One of the most common problem faced by geotechnical engineers is slope stability assessment. The predictions of slope stability in soil or rock masses is very important for the designing of reservoir dams, roads, tunnels, excavations, ope…
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A system-wide approach to minimize the operational cost of bench production in open-cast mining operations Open
The production cycle of open-cast coal mines generally includes drilling, blasting, loading, hauling and coal preparation activities. Individual optimization of these activities does not mean that the whole system is optimized. This paper …
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Instability mechanisms of slope in open-pit coal mines: From physical and numerical modeling Open
The stability of open-pit mine slopes is crucial for safe and efficient mining operations. However, the presence of weak interlayers poses significant challenges in maintaining the stability of slopes. To explore the impact of the rock arc…