Stope boundary optimisation in underground mining based on a heuristic approachStope boundary optimisation in underground mining based on a heuristic approach
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Authors
Sandanayake, Don Suneth Sameera
Date
2014Supervisor
Professor Erkan Topal
Dr Mohammad Waqar Ali Asad
Type
Thesis
Award
PhD
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Western Australian School of Mines
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Abstract
Stope optimisation is pivotal to maximisation of NPV of an underground mining project. However, none of the algorithms developed for stope optimisation guarantees optimal stope layout due to the computational complexity of the problem. The research proposes an innovative heuristic based algorithm to generate optimal stope layout for a given resource model. The developed algorithm is implemented on a real-case block model representing a Copper deposit and compared with two existing algorithms in case studies.
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