[HTML][HTML] Geometallurgy—A route to more resilient mine operations
SC Dominy, L O'Connor, A Parbhakar-Fox, HJ Glass… - Minerals, 2018 - mdpi.com
Geometallurgy is an important addition to any evaluation project or mining operation. As an
integrated approach, it establishes 3D models which enable the optimisation of net present …
integrated approach, it establishes 3D models which enable the optimisation of net present …
[HTML][HTML] Cousins, siblings and twins: A review of the geological model's place in the digital mine
JH Hodgkinson, M Elmouttie - Resources, 2020 - mdpi.com
Digital mining is a broad term describing the enhancement of the physical mining method
through the use of digital models, simulations, analytics, controls and associated feedbacks …
through the use of digital models, simulations, analytics, controls and associated feedbacks …
[HTML][HTML] Production scheduling in industrial mining complexes with incoming new information using tree search and deep reinforcement learning
A Kumar, R Dimitrakopoulos - Applied Soft Computing, 2021 - Elsevier
Industrial mining complexes have implemented digital technologies and advanced sensors
to monitor and gather real-time data about their different operational aspects, starting from …
to monitor and gather real-time data about their different operational aspects, starting from …
[HTML][HTML] Adaptive self-learning mechanisms for updating short-term production decisions in an industrial mining complex
A Kumar, R Dimitrakopoulos, M Maulen - Journal of Intelligent …, 2020 - Springer
A mining complex is an integrated value chain where the materials extracted from a group of
mineral deposits are sent to different processing streams to produce sellable products. A …
mineral deposits are sent to different processing streams to produce sellable products. A …
[HTML][HTML] Ore-waste discrimination using supervised and unsupervised classification of hyperspectral images
M Abdolmaleki, M Consens, K Esmaeili - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ore and waste discrimination is essential for optimizing exploitation and minimizing ore
dilution in a mining operation. The conventional ore/waste discrimination approach relies on …
dilution in a mining operation. The conventional ore/waste discrimination approach relies on …
[HTML][HTML] Responding to new information in a mining complex: Fast mechanisms using machine learning
C Paduraru, R Dimitrakopoulos - Mining Technology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
As more and more data about mining complex operations are collected and stored, it
becomes increasingly important for computer systems to help human operators make better …
becomes increasingly important for computer systems to help human operators make better …
[HTML][HTML] Integrating short-term stochastic production planning updating with mining fleet management in industrial mining complexes: an actor-critic reinforcement …
JP de Carvalho, R Dimitrakopoulos - Applied Intelligence, 2023 - Springer
Short-term production planning in industrial mining complexes involves defining daily,
weekly or monthly decisions that aim to achieve production targets established by long-term …
weekly or monthly decisions that aim to achieve production targets established by long-term …
[HTML][HTML] Integrating online mineral liberation data into process control and optimisation systems for grinding–separation plants
EM Pérez-García, J Bouchard, É Poulin - Journal of Process Control, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates the benefits of explicitly integrating online mineral liberation data in
control systems for grinding–separation circuits. Although liberation is a critical variable for …
control systems for grinding–separation circuits. Although liberation is a critical variable for …
Adaptive policies for short-term material flow optimization in a mining complex
C Paduraru, R Dimitrakopoulos - Mining Technology, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
With the advent of inexpensive sensors and digital storage, increasing amounts of data
about a mining complex can be collected. This data can, in turn, be used to continuously …
about a mining complex can be collected. This data can, in turn, be used to continuously …
A blueprint for performance-driven operations management
WF Visser - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2020 - Springer
The growing availability of information and data analysis capabilities of recent years
provides new opportunities for improving the performance of mining operations. By using …
provides new opportunities for improving the performance of mining operations. By using …