Decision-support models for sustainable mining networks: fundamentals and challenges

BS Pimentel, ES Gonzalez, GNO Barbosa - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Natural resource endowments have the potential of transforming the prospects of many
develo** economies. However, a nation's mineral resources can only generate prosperity …

[HTML][HTML] Global optimization of open pit mining complexes with uncertainty

RC Goodfellow, R Dimitrakopoulos - Applied Soft Computing, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Global optimization for mining complexes aims to generate a production schedule for the
various mines and processing streams that maximizes the economic value of the enterprise …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating production planning with truck-dispatching decisions through reinforcement learning while managing uncertainty

JP de Carvalho, R Dimitrakopoulos - Minerals, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
This paper presents a new truck dispatching policy approach that is adaptive given different
mining complex configurations in order to deliver supply material extracted by the shovels to …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamically optimizing the strategic plan of mining complexes under supply uncertainty

MF Del Castillo, R Dimitrakopoulos - Resources Policy, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Mining complexes are comprised of multiple mines and mineral processing streams, each
governed by internal (mineral deposit, operation) and external (commodity prices) …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Connecting planning horizons in mining complexes with reinforcement learning and stochastic programming

Z Levinson, R Dimitrakopoulos - Resources Policy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Connecting short-and long-term production schedules in mining complexes is essential to
ensure that the long-term production schedule is achievable at shorter timescales. Previous …

Simultaneous stochastic optimisation of an open-pit gold mining complex with waste management

Z Levinson, R Dimitrakopoulos - International Journal of Mining …, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
Simultaneous stochastic optimisation manages risk and capitalises on the unique
interactions that occur in a mining complex, where materials are transferred between mines …

Simultaneous stochastic optimization of an open pit gold mining complex with supply and market uncertainty

Z Saliba, R Dimitrakopoulos - Mining Technology, 2019‏ - journals.sagepub.com
A mining complex can include multiple mines, stockpiles, waste dumps and processing
facilities. Traditional optimization approaches are often based on sequential optimization of …

High-order simulation of geological domains and effects on stochastic long-term planning of mining complexes

D Morales, R Dimitrakopoulos - Mining Technology, 2024‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Stochastic long-term mine planning has evolved to account for different sources of
uncertainty. Typically, the uncertainty and local variability of boundaries in geological …