The optimization of mine complexes and related value chains is a challenging problem due to the simultaneous presence of a highly-dimensional decision space,...

This paper addresses the optimization of mineral supply chain operations under metal and material type uncertainties. A mathematical model to simultaneously ...

This paper presents a mixed integer programming formulation dealing with the effective minimisation of risk incurred when optimizing mining production rates ...

Traditional geostatistical simulation methods assume that the first two order statistics are sufficient to model mineral deposits. However, these methods are...

Modeling and assessing spatial uncertainty of mineral deposits is critical for capital investments in mining projects. However, traditional approaches for mo...

A long-term production schedule for the LabMag iron ore deposit in northern Québec, Canada is derived using stochastic integer programming. The optimization ...

Short-term mine production scheduling optimization is developed as a single formulation where mining considerations, production constraints, uncertainty in t...

This paper presents a new mathematical formulation to address mine production scheduling with multiple processing streams, under mineral supply uncertainty, ...

A two-stage stochastic mixed integer non-linear program is formulated for a mining complex to optimize strategic and tactical plans. The objective is to find...

Geostatistical simulation techniques are used to quantify uncertainty of spatial attributes of interest describing mineral deposits, petroleum reservoirs, hy...

A method that optimizes mining complexes that are comprised of multiple processing destinations, open pits and underground operations is presented. Mining, b...

Previous research related to the optimization of mining operations has predominantly focused on generating a life-of-mine production schedule that maximizes ...

A computational framework has been developed that extends stochastic strategic mine planning algorithms, improving the representation of ore selection decisi...

Global asset optimization aims to simultaneously optimize mine production schedules, destination policies and the various processing streams in order to maxi...

This paper addresses the optimization of long-term mine production schedules, building upon a previous stochastic integer programming (SIP) formulation based...

Traditional short-term production planning is carried out in two separate sequential optimizations, typically based on mixed integer programming formulations...

Mining operations are highly affected by risk, commodity price and geology being acknowledged as the most relevant risk factors. Considering these uncertaint...

The optimization of open-pit mine production scheduling (OPMPS) is an intricate process due to its size and uncertainty of key input parameters. Over the las...

This paper presents a distributed and dynamic programming framework to the mining rate target tracking of multiple mines under financial uncertainty. A singl...

This paper presents a metaheuristic solution to the optimization of open pit long-term production scheduling with a stockpile and geological uncertainty. The...