MOL Report Eight - 2016/2017

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ERA DOI: 10.7939/84198

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Authors: Yashar Pourrahimian; Eugene Ben-Awuah; Hooman Askari-Nasab

Contributors: Mining Optimization Laboratory (MOL) Researchers / Graduate Students

Institution: University of Alberta, Mining Optimization Laboratory (MOL)

Publication date: September 2017

ISBN: 978-1-55195-383-0  |   ERA DOI: 10.7939/84198

Previous DOI / alternate version: 10.13140/RG.2.2.30661.26084

Keywords: mine planning and design; simulation modeling of mining and industrial systems; optimization

Access: Open access / publicly available

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Abstract

MOL Report Eight (2016/2017) compiles 19 papers and presents research on surface mine planning optimization, simulation and optimization of mining systems, underground and block-cave production scheduling optimization, and related mining systems topics. The volume highlights mathematical programming, simulation, uncertainty modeling, equipment planning, and decision-support methods for mining operations.

The report includes work on stockpiling, fleet management, cut-off grade optimization, strategic mining options optimization, truck dispatching, production planning and equipment selection, block-cave draw control and scheduling, underground stope layout optimization, and dust suppression on mine haul roads. Together, the papers demonstrate MOL's continued emphasis on mine planning and design, simulation modeling of mining and industrial systems, and optimization.

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Hooman Askari-Nasab, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor of Mining Engineering
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 1H9
Phone: +1 (780) 492-4053
Cell: +1 (780) 893-9365
Email: hooman@ualberta.ca
MOL Webpage: www.ualberta.ca/mol

Contributors

  1. Hooman Askari-Nasab — Associate Professor, Director of MOL
  2. Yashar Pourrahimian — Assistant Professor, University of Alberta
  3. Eugene Ben-Awuah — Assistant Professor, Laurentian University
  4. Kwame Awuah-Offei — Associate Professor, Missouri S&T
  5. Mohammad Tabesh — PhD, Research Associate (2015/09)
  6. Shiv Prakash Upadhyay — PhD, Research Associate (2016/09)
  7. Saleh Balideh — PhD, Research Associate (2016/09)
  8. Firouz Khodayari — PhD Student (2014/01)
  9. Ali Moradi Afrapoli — PhD Student (2014/09)
  10. Efrain Ugarte-Zarate — MSc Student (CCG) (2015/09)
  11. Zeinab Basiri — MSc Student (2016/09)
  12. Vahid Nikbin — Visiting PhD Student (2017/07)
  13. Farshad Nezhadshahmohammad — Visiting PhD Student (2016/09)
  14. Navid Seyed Hosseini — MSc Student (2015/09)
  15. Dylan Caverson — MEng Student (2016/01)
  16. Ahlam Maremi — PhD Student (2015/09)
  17. Daniel Ankomah — PhD Student (2016/09)
  18. Eduardo Cervantes — MSc Student (2015/09)
  19. Roberto Noriega — MSc Student (2017/09)

Suggested citation

Pourrahimian, Y., Ben-Awuah, E., & Askari-Nasab, H. (2017). Mining Optimization Laboratory (MOL) - Report Eight, 2016/2017. University of Alberta, Mining Optimization Laboratory (MOL). ISBN: 978-1-55195-383-0. https://doi.org/10.7939/84198