MOL Report Eleven - 2022/2023

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Authors: Mohammad Mahdi Badiozamani; Yashar Pourrahimian; Eugene Ben-Awuah; Ali Moradi Afrapoli; Hooman Askari-Nasab

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

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

Publication date: September 2023

ISBN: 978-1-55195-503-2  |   ERA DOI: 10.7939/84201

Previous DOI / alternate version: 10.13140/RG.2.2.23418.71361

ISBN: 978-1-55195-503-2   |   DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.23418.71361

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

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Abstract

MOL Report Eleven (2022/2023) compiles 18 papers under three main themes: mathematical programming for mine design and mine planning; applications of artificial intelligence and simulation in mining optimization; and implementation of in-pit crushing and conveying (IPCC) in open pit mining. The volume highlights optimization, simulation, and intelligent decision-support methods for mining systems.

The first group of papers focuses on deterministic, stochastic, and mixed-integer programming approaches for mine design and mine planning, including production scheduling, uncertainty management, stockpiling, greenhouse gas mitigation, and long-term scheduling frameworks for sublevel caving and open stope mining. The second group examines artificial intelligence, simulation, machine learning, deep reinforcement learning, and agent-based approaches for truck dispatching, smart mining, blast analysis, and haulage-related decision support. The final group addresses IPCC implementation in open pit mining, including short-term planning, shovel allocation, and production-system improvements.

Together, the papers demonstrate MOL's continued emphasis on mine planning and design, simulation modeling of mining and industrial systems, and optimization, while showcasing contributions from faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and collaborators.

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Hooman Askari-Nasab, PhD, PEng
Professor of Mining Engineering
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Phone: +1 (780) 492-4053
Cell: +1 (780) 893-9365
Email: hooman@ualberta.ca
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Contributors

  1. Hooman Askari-Nasab — Professor, Director of MOL
  2. Yashar Pourrahimian — Associate Professor, University of Alberta
  3. Eugene Ben-Awuah — Associate Professor, Laurentian University
  4. Ali Moradi Afrapoli — Assistant Professor, Université Laval
  5. Shahrokh Paravarzar — PhD, Post Doctoral Fellow (2022/10)
  6. M. Mahdi Badiozamani — PhD, Research Assistant (2018/03)
  7. Rozan Chahardoli — MSc, Research Assistant (2019/09)
  8. Magreth Dotto — PhD Student (2018/01)
  9. Emmanuel Appianing — PhD Student (2018/05)
  10. Hongshuo Gong — PhD Student (2018/09)
  11. Nasib Al-Habib — PhD Student (2018/09)
  12. Alireza Kamrani — PhD Student (2018/09)
  13. Soroush Khazaei — PhD Student (2019/09)
  14. Roberto Noriega — PhD Student (2019/09)
  15. Pedro P. Vasquez Coronado — PhD Student (2019/09)
  16. Milad Rahnema — PhD Student (2022/05)
  17. Sandra Fahl — PhD Student (2022/09)
  18. Samaneh Moradi Pirbalouti — PhD Student (2022/09)
  19. Arman Hazrathosseini — PhD Student (2022/09)
  20. Khaleeq Ahmed — PhD Student (2023/01)
  21. Behdad Esfahani — PhD Student (2023/09)
  22. Mohammadreza Kazemi — MSc Student (2019/09)
  23. Solomon Acheampong — MSc Student (2020/09)
  24. Bahar Amirmoeini — MSc Student (2022/09)
  25. Yaa Karikari — MSc Student (2023/01)
  26. Joshua Azorliade — MSc Student (2023/09)
  27. Eyram Agozie — MSc Student (2023/09)
  28. Kwaku Konadu Akuffo — MSc Student (2023/09)
  29. William Junkin — MEng Student (2018/09)
  30. Mohammadreza Moghaddam — Visiting Student (2021/12)

Suggested citation

Badiozamani, M. M., Pourrahimian, Y., Ben-Awuah, E., Moradi Afrapoli, A., & Askari-Nasab, H. (2023). Mining Optimization Laboratory (MOL) - Report Eleven, 2022/2023. University of Alberta, Mining Optimization Laboratory (MOL). ISBN: 978-1-55195-503-2. https://doi.org/10.7939/84201