Mine Planning and Equipment Selection 2000
This text looks at mine planning and equipment and covers topics such as: design and planning of surface and underground mines; geotechnical stability in surface and underground mines; and mining and the environment. ... Hidden fields. Books. Try the new Google Books. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite …
11 Considerations When Buying Mining Equipment
Choose equipment that reduces dusting and toxic byproducts, and has safety features like emergency shutoffs and blockage detectors. 11. Manufacturers With Mining Expertise. To get truly exceptional mining equipment that you can trust with your operation, you need to work with a proven mining equipment manufacturer.
Equipment Selection and Sizing for Optimum …
Highlights 1. Introduction. In surface mining, one of the most critical decisions involves the selection of the appropriate equipment. This choice, encompassing the handling of materials through excavation and …
A Simulation Model for Estimation of Mine Haulage Fleet Productivity
Typically, the deterministic mathematical techniques and the "match Factor" [5,6,7] have been used in Equipment Selection and sizing Problem (ESP) modeling. The other well-recognized mining fleet productivity measure is the Tonne Per Gross Operating Hour (TPGOH), showing how much material is moved per an hour of truck activity.
Equipment Selection for Surface Mining Review
Burt and Caccetta: Equipment Selection 9 Mining and Construction related literature Background Alarie and Gamache (2002) Equipment Selection Mining Method Selection Shovel-truck Productivity …
Equipment Selection for Surface Mining: A Review
In conventional mining the selection of the mining equipment (i.e. main function carriers) which comply with the system requirements, the mining engineer can …
Loading and Haulage Equipment Selection for Optimum …
equipment selection and evaluation described by Celebi [3] were aimed at selection of the equipment fleet on the basis of minimizing the unit stripping cost and maximizing …
A New Effective Labour-Planning Model for Mines
Implementation on a mine resulted in increased income of R95 million._x000D_ FORMAL CITATION:Meyer, L D, 2010. A new effective labour-planning model for mines, in Proceedings Mine Planning and Equipment Selection (MPES) 2010, pp 499-514 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).
The selection of underground equipment for coal mines
A new vitality, unpre-cedented in the history of this age-old industry, has emerged. With the aid of the most sophisticated tech- ... The most important considerations in the selection of mining equipment can be grouped into the following categories: mining conditions, operational performance, engineering design, manufacturer's involvement, and ...
Christina N. Burt Louis Caccetta Equipment Selection for …
Chapter 3 gives a detailed literature review of the equipment selection problem in surface mining as well as the closely related equipment selection problem for the construction …
Design and analysis of a new type of mobile ice cooling equipment …
As the depth of mining continues to increase worldwide, the problem of high temperature heat damage from deep mining is becoming more and more serious as a result 1.In South Africa, the mining ...
Equipment Selection for Surface Mining: A Review
This bench can vary from 4 to 60 meters (m) and dictates the. ore can include metals such as iron, copper, coal, and type of equipment that can remove it. Alternate prac- gold. Surface mining methods include open-pit, strip- tices are available for conducting …
Mine Planning and Equipment Selection
This edited volume includes all papers presented at the 22nd International Conference on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection (MPES), Dresden, Germany, 2013. Mineral Resources are needed for almost all processes of modern life, whilst the mining industry is facing strict requirements regarding efficiency and sustainability. The research papers in …
Mine Planning and Equipment Selection 2004
Spearheading the promotion of international technology transfer in the fields of mine planning, mining systems design, equipment selection and operation techniques, the International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection is recognised by the mining society as a key annual event in highlighting developments within the field.
Ultimate Guide to Mining Tools & Equipment
Mining PPE—equipment that miners use to stay safe while working. Surface mining equipment—all the tools and mining machines used for surface mining. Underground mining equipment—all the tools and mining machines used for underground mining. Now that we've covered things at a high level, let's dive into each specific category. Mining PPE
(PDF) Determination of Optimum Production …
Equipment Selection, pp.69-75, 1994. [11] Erarslan K., Celebi N.: ... using a new Economic Mine Value (EMV) dynamic model to assess the feasibility of the flowsheet. The stochastic NPV of the ...
Loading tool selection guide
In today's mining business, you're under tremendous pressure to increase production and reduce costs. So you're constantly looking for ways to optimize equipment for your specific operation and objectives. Choosing the right equipment is daunting: it is a major expense and there are so many companies and options and technologies to choose ...
Mine Planning and Equipment Selection 2004
Spearheading the promotion of international technology transfer in the fields of mine planning, mining systems design, equipment selection and operation techniques, the International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection is recognised by the mining society as a key annual event in highlighting developments within the …
A Review of Operations Research in Mine Planning
Several decades of literature on optimization and simulation applied to both surface and underground mine planning problems, including mine design, long-and short-term production scheduling, equipment selection, and dispatching are reviewed. Applications of operations research to mine planning date back to the 1960s. Since that …
Sizing equipment for open pit mining
Since equipment selection in an open-pit mine influences all stages of mining [10], the indiscriminate selection of larger equipment may not always be advantageous, especially in haulage equipment ...
A Review of Operations Research in Mine Planning
Applications of operations research to mine planning date back to the 1960s. Since that time, optimization and simulation, in particular, have been applied to both surface and underground mine planning problems, including mine design, long- and short-term production scheduling, equipment selection, and dispatching, inter alia.
Equipment Selection for Surface Mining: A Review
The most common approach in the mining equipment selection literature has been to take a sequential approach (such as, e.g., first selecting loader type, then truck type and finally determining fleet sizes). ... Rotterdam, 691–693. Topal, E., S. Ramazan. 2010. A new MIP model for mine equipment scheduling by minimizing maintenance cost ...
Mining Trucks, Loaders & Haulage Equipment
The selection of loading and hauling fleet depends on mine and ore types, the scale of production, and the specifications of the mining environment. Mining Technology has listed some of the top suppliers of underground and surface mining transportation equipment and services, based on its intel, insights, and decades-long experience in the sector.
Equipment Selection for Surface Mining: A Review
One of the challenging problems for surface mining operation optimization is choosing the optimal truck and loader fleet. We refer to this problem as the equipment selection problem (ESP). In this paper, we describe the ESP in the context of surface mining and discuss related problems and applications.
Mine Planning and Equipment Selection
Mine Planning and Equipment Selection Carsten Drebenstedt Raj Singhal Editors Proceedings of the 22nd MPES Conference, Dresden, Germany, 14th–19th October 2013 ... Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013950406 c Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Sizing equipment for open pit mining – a review of critical parameters
Over the past century, open pit mines have steadily increased their production rate. Larger equipment and new technologies make it possible to mine larger batches of materials in a shorter time. Low commodity prices have forced companies to decrease their unit cost, by using new technologies and improving productivity.
Equipment Selection for Surface Mining: A Review
Mine Planning Equipment Selection (A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam, the Netherlands), 369-377. Google Scholar [37] Çelebi N (1998) An equipment selection …
Models for Mining Equipment Selection
In many industries, materials handling represents a significant component of the operational cost, making equipment selection an important challenge to management. To meet this challenge, extensive research has taken place in the mining and construction industries which are heavily dependant on equipment. Yet this research effort has not resulted in …
Equipment Selection for Surface Mining: A Review
This paper describes the ESP in the context of surface mining and discusses related problems and applications within the scope of both the ESP and related problems, and outlines modeling and solution approaches. One of the challenging problems for surface mining operation optimization is choosing the optimal truck and loader fleet. We …