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dc.contributor.authorChung, J.
dc.contributor.authorTopal, E.
dc.contributor.authorGhosh, Apurna
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:42:11Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:42:11Z
dc.date.created2016-07-04T19:30:16Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationChung, J. and Topal, E. and Ghosh, A. 2016. Where to Make the Transition from Open-pit to Underground?: Using Integer Programming. Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Journal. 116 (8): pp. 801-808.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14211
dc.identifier.doi10.17159/2411-9717/2016/v116n8a13
dc.description.abstract

The transition from open pit (OP) to underground (UG) is one of the challenging mining engineering issues. The mines which have the potential to make transition from OP mining to UG mining will eventually come to a point introduced as a ‘Transition Point’ where it needs to determine whether to extend the pit or switch to UG mining. This research proposes a new integer programming (IP) formulation to obtain the optimal transition point from OP to UG mining. The proposed model has been implemented on a three-dimensional (3-D) gold deposit and a two-dimensional (2-D) case study has been used to demonstrate the validity of the model. Due to the large number of variables, strategies have been proposed to shorten the solution time. The proposed model has successfully determined the optimal transition point and generated significantly better undiscounted profit than that of the traditional approach.

dc.publisherSouthern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
dc.titleWhere to Make the Transition from Open-pit to Underground?: Using Integer Programming
dc.typeJournal Article
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dcterms.source.issn2225-6253
dcterms.source.titleSouthern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Journal
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Published by Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM)

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This open access article is distributed under the Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en

curtin.departmentDept of Mining Eng & Metallurgical Eng
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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