The advent of digital twins in surface mining: Its time has finally arrived

A Hazrathosseini, AM Afrapoli - Resources Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
The weaknesses of conventional simulations and ever-increasing capabilities offered by
technological trends have compressed the spring of the surface mining industry for a giant …

Transition to intelligent fleet management systems in open pit mines: A critical review on application of reinforcement-learning-based systems

A Hazrathosseini, A Moradi Afrapoli - Mining Technology, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The mathematical methods developed so far for addressing truck dispatching problems in
fleet management systems (FMSs) of open-pit mines fail to capture the autonomy and …

Sustainable open pit fleet management system: integrating economic and environmental objectives into truck allocation

MG Anaraki, AM Afrapoli - Mining Technology, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Fleet management systems in open pit mines make two important semi-dynamic and
dynamic decisions to maximize utilization of available equipment: the decision of allocation …

Scheduling optimization of underground mine trackless transportation based on improved estimation of distribution algorithm

N Li, Y Wu, H Ye, L Wang, Q Wang, M Jia - Expert Systems with …, 2024 - Elsevier
The trend in underground mine development is trackless transportation, and the scheduling
optimization of underground mine trackless transportation is a current research hotspot. This …

Optimum fleet selection using machine learning algorithms—Case study: Zenouz Kaolin mine

P Nobahar, Y Pourrahimian, F Mollaei Koshki - Mining, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the machine learning (ML) method, a novel approach that could be a
profitable idea to optimize fleet management and achieve a sufficient output to reduce …

Production capacity insurance considering reliability, availability, and maintainability analysis

A Moniri-Morad, M Pourgol-Mohammad… - ASCE-ASME Journal …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Production scheduling is one of the most substantial indicators in achieving short-term,
medium-term, and long-term production planning goals. Satisfying this indicator can …

Intelligent fleet management systems in surface mining: Status, threats, and opportunities

A Hazrathosseini, AM Afrapoli - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2023 - Springer
Fleet management systems (FMSs) as the pivotal part of any surface mining operation find it
essential to evolve from conventional into intelligent systems because of both Mining 4.0 …

[PDF][PDF] A Retrospective-Prospective Survey on the Introduction of Digital Twins to Mining Industry

A Hazrathosseini - Min. Optim. Lab, 2022 - researchgate.net
Digital Twin as a key enabler of Mining 4.0 is a sensational topic nowadays, characterized
with intelligent decision-making and real-time data flow. Conventional methods are …

[PDF][PDF] Developing a Local Search Algorithm for Solving the Allocation and Dispatching Problem of Transportation Fleet in Open Pit Mines

H Pirmoradian, M Monjezi… - Journal of Mineral …, 2023 - jmre.journals.ikiu.ac.ir
Loading and haulage operation in open pit mines is the last stage of the mining process.
truck-shovel system, due to its many advantages including high flexibility, is preferred for this …

[PDF][PDF] Optimum Fleet Selection Using Machine Learning Algorithms1

P Nobahar, Y Pourrahimian - Mining Optimization Laboratory, 2022 - researchgate.net
This paper presents the machine learning method (ML), a novel approach that could be a
profitable idea to optimize fleet management and achieve a sufficient output to reduce …