Short-term planning for open pit mines: a review
This review examines the current state-of-the-art in short-term planning for open-pit mines,
with a granularity that spans days, weeks or months, and a horizon of less than one to two …
with a granularity that spans days, weeks or months, and a horizon of less than one to two …
A comprehensive interdisciplinary review of mine supply chain management
There is an everlasting distance and interdependence between mines and end-users as it
involves different types of equipment, infrastructure, and facilities, including excavators …
involves different types of equipment, infrastructure, and facilities, including excavators …
[HTML][HTML] Joint stochastic short-term production scheduling and fleet management optimization for mining complexes
C Both, R Dimitrakopoulos - Optimization and Engineering, 2020 - Springer
This article presents a novel stochastic optimization model that simultaneously optimizes the
short-term extraction sequence, shovel relocation, scheduling of a heterogeneous hauling …
short-term extraction sequence, shovel relocation, scheduling of a heterogeneous hauling …
[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous stochastic optimization of an open-pit mining complex with preconcentration using reinforcement learning
Z Levinson, R Dimitrakopoulos, J Keutchayan - Applied Soft Computing, 2023 - Elsevier
A preconcentration facility is a major operational component that is critical for managing
capacities and improving process plant efficiency in a mining complex. These facilities have …
capacities and improving process plant efficiency in a mining complex. These facilities have …
A real-world mine excavators timetabling methodology in open-pit mining
In the literature of mining optimisation, most classical mine block sequencing or open-pit
mine production scheduling problems are applied at strategic and tactical levels, because …
mine production scheduling problems are applied at strategic and tactical levels, because …
Short-term scheduling of an open-pit mine with multiple objectives
This article presents a novel algorithm for the generation of multiple short-term production
schedules for an open-pit mine, in which several objectives, of varying priority, characterize …
schedules for an open-pit mine, in which several objectives, of varying priority, characterize …
Heuristics for integrated blending optimisation in a mining supply chain
Z Haonan, M Samavati, AJ Hill - Omega, 2021 - Elsevier
In a mining supply chain, products from mines are blended at port terminals to ensure that a
set of blending targets (such as grade and qualities) are achieved. The production …
set of blending targets (such as grade and qualities) are achieved. The production …
Shovel allocation and scheduling for open-pit mining using deep reinforcement learning
R Noriega, Y Pourrahimian - International Journal of Mining …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The open-pit production system is a highly dynamic and uncertain environment with
complex interactions between haulage and loading equipment on a shared road network …
complex interactions between haulage and loading equipment on a shared road network …
Combined modelling of production of merchantable phosphoric ores using parallel processors and their transportation by pipeline
M Bamoumen, V Hovelaque, V Giard - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on managing the production and transfer of phosphoric merchantable
ores (MOs) in a pull-flow mode of a supply chain that is currently addressed with limited …
ores (MOs) in a pull-flow mode of a supply chain that is currently addressed with limited …
Linear Programming-Based Preprocessing Algorithm and Tightening Constraints for Multiperiod Blend Scheduling Problems
Y Song, CT Maravelias - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The multiperiod blend scheduling problem has a wide variety of engineering applications
and is typically formulated as a nonconvex mixed-integer nonlinear program (MINLP). Such …
and is typically formulated as a nonconvex mixed-integer nonlinear program (MINLP). Such …