Effective computational methods are important for practitioners and researchers working in
strategic underground mine planning. We consider a class of problems that can be modeled …

Diesel-powered equipment generates significant heat and emissions in an underground
mine. Studies in literature demonstrate that changes in ambient temperature and relative …

The mining industry is the leading supplier of raw materials in modern society. This sector of
human activity has experienced a severe crisis due to the energy transition and has been …

The three main optimisation components of sublevel stoping methods are stope layout,
production schedule (or stope sequencing) and access networks. The joint optimisation of …

Mine planners utilize production schedules to determine when activities should be executed,
eg, blocks of ore should be extracted; a medium-term schedule maximizes net present value …

Resource-constrained project scheduling problems (RCPSP) are at the heart of many
production planning problems across a plethora of applications. Although the problem has …

Drift-and-fill mining is a variation of cut-and-fill mining method. Drift-and-fill mining method
refers to the excavation of several parallel drifts in ore. Excavation of a new drift could start …

Along with the growth in population and civilization, the mineral demand is increasing. To
fulfill the demand, and because of the scarcity of high-grade and near-surface deposits, the …

Heat loads, associated with autocompression, geothermal gradient activity, and mining
equipment, can lead to high temperatures underground that require mitigation and/or …

This dissertation presents results of an experimental study that was done using a novel
apparatus from the Halliburton Advanced Perforation Laboratory and a statistical analysis …