At the time of this writing, the US Geological Survey estimates that the average American-
born human will need millions of pounds of fuels, minerals, and other extracted resources in …

The mining industry continues to face the problem of depleting grades and the subsequent
significant variation in economic, environmental and technological characteristics have been …

The main functions of a three-dimensional test device for simulating rock formations and
surface movement affected by underground coal mining were described in detail, and a …

Surface subsidence prediction is an important approach to evaluate the surface damages
caused by backfilling mining activities, and is applied to guide the recovery of coal resources …

Purpose This study aims to provide a comprehensive review of the existing literature on
uncertainty in underground mining operations, using a bibliometric and systematic analysis …

The advance rate (AR) of tunnel boring machines (TBMs) plays a pivotal role in evaluating
their efficiency in tunnel engineering projects. This study focuses on the development of …

为了解决传统地下矿采掘计划编制中存在的最短工期不可控, 作业成本较高的问题,
以最大化减少工期为目标, 提出了一种资源约束下的采掘计划关键路径自动搜索方法. 首先 …

Nowadays, the mining industry actively advocates and practices the concept of green and
integrated exploitation to realize the sustainable development of resources with low-carbon …

This article addresses an underground mine design and scheduling problem, in which ore
extraction methods are determined and resulting mining activities are scheduled. The …

The aim of long-term mine planning (LTMP) is two-fold: to maximize the net present value of
profits (NPV) and determine how ores are sequentially processed over the lifetime. This …