Proceedings of the 28th International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection - MPES 2019

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This conference proceedings presents the research papers in the field of mine planning and mining equipment including themes such as mine automation, rock mechanics, drilling, blasting, tunnelling and excavation engineering. The papers presents the recent advancement and the application of a range of technologies in the field of mining industry. It is of interest to the professionals who practice in mineral industry including but not limited to engineers, consultants, managers, academics, scientist, and government staff. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Keynote Paper: Some Perspectives on Implications of Top Globally Ranked Factors Affecting Mining on the Future of Mine Planning (Cuthbert Musingwini)....Pages 3-9 A New Search Algorithm for Finding Candidate Crusher Locations Inside Open Pit Mines (Morteza Paricheh, Morteza Osanloo)....Pages 10-25 An Application of an Open Pit Mine Production Scheduling Model with Grade Engineering (Karo Fathollahzadeh, Mehmet Cigla, Elham Mardaneh, Waqar Asad)....Pages 26-32 Optimised Pit Scheduling Including In-Pit Dumps for Stratified Deposit (Ranajit Das, Erkan Topal, Elham Mardenah)....Pages 33-41 A Simulation Model for Estimation of Mine Haulage Fleet Productivity (S. Upadhyay, M. Tabesh, M. Badiozamani, H. Askari-Nasab)....Pages 42-50 Solving Complex Mine Optimisation Problems Using Blend Vectoring and Multi-objective Production Scheduling (Daniel Htwe)....Pages 51-66 Effective Methods to Reduce Grade Variability in Iron Ore Mine Operations (Oscar Parra Trouchina, Erkan Topal)....Pages 67-74 Open Pit Mine Scheduling Model Considering Blending and Stockpiling (Mojtaba Rezakhah, Eduardo Moreno)....Pages 75-82 Impact of Geological Uncertainty at Different Stages of the Open-Pit Mine Production Planning Process (Enrique Jélvez, Nelson Morales, Julián M. Ortíz)....Pages 83-91 Review of Mathematical Models Applied in Open-Pit Mining (J. Githiria)....Pages 92-102 Mine Planning and Optimisation Techniques Applied in an Iron Ore Mine (Moore Theresa Malisa, Bekir Genc)....Pages 103-110 Modeling Long-Term Production Scheduling Problem and Its Solution Using a Bat Meta-heuristic Method (Ehsan Moosavi)....Pages 111-119 Comparison of Methods to Define the Final Pit - A Case Study (Ana Luiza Medeiros Moreira, Bárbara Isabela da Silva Campos, Pedro Henrique Alves Campos, Viviane da Silva Borges Barbosa, Pedro Benedito Casagrande)....Pages 120-127 Front Matter ....Pages 129-129 A Simulation Study of Underground Coal Mining Logistics and Roadway Development Performance (Ernest Baafi, Senevi Kiridena, Dalin Cai)....Pages 131-138 Optimization and Sequencing a Semiautomated Ramp Design in Underground Mining: A Case Study (Sergio Montané, Pierre Nancel-Penard, Nelson Morales)....Pages 139-145 Developing a Tool for Automatic Mine Scheduling (Kateryna Mishchenko, Max Åstrand, Mats Molander, Rickard Lindkvist, Torbjörn Viklund)....Pages 146-153 Front Matter ....Pages 155-155 Mineral Resource Classification Based on Uncertainty Measures in Geological Domains (Nasser Madani)....Pages 157-164 Strategic and Tactical Geometallurgical Application in an Underground High-Grade Narrow-Vein Gold Operation (Simon Dominy, Louisa O’Connor, Hylke Glass, Saranchimeg Purevgerel)....Pages 165-174 Investigation of Uncertainties in Data Imputation Through Application of Sequential Co-simulation (Dauletkhan Orynbassar, Nasser Madani)....Pages 175-182 Block Modelling Based on Grade Domaining: Is It Reliable? (Nursultan Iliyas, Nasser Madani)....Pages 183-190 Multicriteria Analysis as a Fundamental Tool for Mineral Research. Case Study: Quadrilátero Ferrífero/Brazil (Pedro Benedito Casagrande, Viviane da Silva Borges Barbosa, Pedro Henrique Alves Campos, Luciano Fernandes Magalhães, Gilberto Rodrigues da Silva)....Pages 191-199 Front Matter ....Pages 201-201 Mine Planning and Selection of Autonomous Trucks (Richard Price, Mitchell Cornelius, Lachlan Burnside, Benjamin Miller)....Pages 203-212 Intelligent Enterprise with Industry 4.0 for Mining Industry (Narendra K. Nanda)....Pages 213-218 The Optimization of Cemented Hydraulic Backfill Mixture Design Parameters for Different Strength Conditions Using Artificial Intelligence Algorithms (Ehsan Sadrossadat, Hakan Basarir, Ali Karrech, Richard Durham, Andy Fourie, Han Bin)....Pages 219-227 Application of Deep Learning Approaches in Igneous Rock Hyperspectral Imaging (Brian Bino Sinaice, Youhei Kawamura, Jaewon Kim, Natsuo Okada, Itaru Kitahara, Hyongdoo Jang)....Pages 228-235 Development of an Underground In-Situ Stress Monitoring System for Mining Safety Using Multi Sensor Cell and Wi-Fi Direct Technology (Hajime Ikeda, Youhei Kawamura, Hyongdoo Jang, Nur Ellisha Binti Mokhtar, Jun Yokokura, Zedrick Paul L. Tungol)....Pages 236-244 Spatio-Temporal Change Detection of North Antelope Rochelle and Black Thunder Coal Fields of US Using Multi-temporal Remote Sensing Satellite Data (Muhammad Ahsan Mahboob, Bekir Genc, Iqra Atif)....Pages 245-254 An Automated Underground Space Monitoring and Communication System Based on Wireless Sensor Networks (Mohammad Ali Moridi, Mostafa Sharifzadeh, Hyongdoo Jang, Youhei Kawamura)....Pages 255-261 Analysis of Mobile Communication Coverage and Capacity for Automation in Open-Pit Mines (Viviane da Silva Borges Barbosa, Gilberto Rodrigues da Silva, Pedro Henrique Alves Campos, Pedro Benedito Casagrande, Luciano Fernandes Magalhães)....Pages 262-270 Front Matter ....Pages 271-271 A Novel Approach to Safely Increase Dump Truck Pay-Load Capacity to Optimize Material Haulage (Khairulla Aben, Yerkin Orazaliyev, Fidelis T. Suorineni)....Pages 273-280 Prediction of Mining Railcar Remaining Useful Life (Mohammad Javad Rahimdel, Behzad Ghodrati, Amir Taghizadeh Vahed)....Pages 281-288 Determination of Transition Time from Truck-Shovel to an IPCC System Considering Economic Viewpoint by System Dynamics Modelling (Hossein Abbaspour, Carsten Drebenstedt)....Pages 289-295 Discrete-Event Simulation of a Maintenance Policy with Multiple Scenarios (Merve Olmez Turan, Onur Golbasi)....Pages 296-303 Distribution of the Main Operational Costs Due to the Size of the Loading and Haulage Fleet: Brazilian Reality (Augusto Ribeiro Lages, Viviane da Silva Borges Barbosa, Pedro Henrique Alves Campos, Rodrigo Correia Barbosa, Gilberto Rodrigues da Silva, Pedro Benedito Casagrande et al.)....Pages 304-311 Front Matter ....Pages 313-313 Analysis of Capital Allocation by Mining Companies (Jacob van der Bijl, Tinashe Tholana)....Pages 315-325 Economic and Environmental Impacts of Utilising a Pre-concentration Process in Underground Metal Mining (Farzad Sotoudeh, Micah Nehring, Mehmet Kizil, Peter Knights)....Pages 326-332 Financial Performance of Johannesburg Securities Exchange Traded Gold Mining Companies: Du Pont and Economic Value Added Analyses (Sihesenkosi Nhleko, Paskalia Neingo)....Pages 333-345 Ultimate Pit Limit Determination Considering Mining Royalty in Open-Pit Copper Mines (Hamid Mergani, Morteza Osanloo, Morteza Parichehp)....Pages 346-358 Front Matter ....Pages 359-359 Risk Estimation Approach Considering Implementation of Automated Ventilation Systems into Kazakhstan Metal Mines (Sergei Sabanov, Yerbol Tussupbekov, Bekbol Aldoamzharov, Abu-Saadi Karzhau, Zarina Mukhamedyarova)....Pages 361-368 Barite in Sediments from Underground Waters of Hard Coal Mines of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (Poland) (Hubert Makuła, Zbigniew Bzowski)....Pages 369-375 Field Scale Assessment of Artificial Topsoil: A Victorian Coal Mine Experience (Anna Birjak, Alena Walmsley, Nicole Anderson, Jon Missen, Mohan Yellishetty)....Pages 376-389 Application of Sodium Silicate Chemical Grouting to Tropical Regions (Hideki Shimada, Sugeng Wahyudi, Takashi Sasaoka, Akihiro Hamanaka, Yasuharu Toshida, Tomohiko Abe)....Pages 390-398 Health and Safety in Brazilian Mines: A Statistical Analysis (Pedro Henrique Alves Campos, Renan Collantes Candia, Luciano Fernandes Magalhães, Pedro Benedito Casagrande, Gilberto Rodrigues da Silva, Viviane da Silva Borges Barbosa)....Pages 399-407 Front Matter ....Pages 409-409 Socio-Economic Impact of Mine Closure and Development of Exit Strategy for Rural Mining Areas in Zambia: A Case Study of Kalumbila District (Bunda Besa, Jimmie Kabwe, Jewette Masinja, Webby Banda)....Pages 411-421 Towards Low-Carbon Economy: A Business Model on the Integration of Renewable Energy into the Mining Industry (Kateryna Pollack, Jan C. Bongaerts, Carsten Drebenstedt)....Pages 422-430 A Valuation Approach to Investigate the Sustainability of Sorkhe-Dizaj Iron Ore Mine of Iran (Mahdi Pouresmaieli, Morteza Osanloo)....Pages 431-446 Front Matter ....Pages 447-447 Effect of Delay Time and Firing Patterns on the Size of Fragmented Rocks by Bench Blasting (Takashi Sasaoka, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Akihiro Hamanaka, Sugeng Wahyudi, Hideki Shimada)....Pages 449-456 Illumination of Contributing Parameters of Uneven Break in Narrow Vein Mine (Hyongdoo Jang, Sina Taheri, Erkan Topal, Youhei Kawamura)....Pages 457-466 A Study on Rock Cutting Forces and Wear Mechanisms of Coated Picks by Lab-Scale Linear Cutting Machine (Sathish Kumar Palaniappan, Samir Kumar Pal, M. P. Dikshit)....Pages 467-475 Front Matter ....Pages 477-477 Evaluation on the Instability of Stope Mining Influenced by the Risks of Slope Surface and Previous Mined-Out Activities (Naung Naung, Takashi Sasaoka, Hideki Shimada, Akihiro Hamanaka, Sugeng Wahyudi, Pisith Mao)....Pages 479-487 Application of Synthetic Nets as an Enabler of Optimised Pit Slopes at Skorpion Zinc Mine (Amory Mumba, Bunda Besa)....Pages 488-498 Numerical Investigation on Gate-Entry Stability of Trial Panel in Indonesia Longwall Coal Mine (Pisith Mao, Takashi Sasaoka, Hideki Shimada, Akihiro Hamanaka, Sugeng Wahyudi, Jiro Oya et al.)....Pages 499-507 Seismic Activity and Convergence in Deep Mining Field, Case Study from Copper Ore Mine, SW Poland (Anna Barbara Gogolewska, Agnieszka Markowiak)....Pages 508-515 Back Matter ....Pages 517-519