"Over the last several years advances in the field of mine planning have led to the development of cutting-edge simultaneous stochastic optimization frameworks

"A mineral value chain or mining complex is an integrated system representing all components of a mining operation for the extraction, transportation and transf

This book presents a collection of papers on topics in the field of strategic mine planning, including orebody modeling, mine-planning optimization and the opti

"A mining complex is an integrated business that extracts materials from open pit or underground mines, treats extracted materials via a series of processing fa

Annotation Based on 138 proceedings papers from October 2002, this broad reference will become the new standard text for colleges and will become a must for eng