Mine waste rock dump design using mixed integer programming
Project Overview
Project Number
M0415
Total Grant Value
$180,599
Program Area
MRIWA Contribution
$45,599
Project Theme
Processing Technology
Project Period
2011 - 2014
Summary
The project work generated a mathematical optimisation model that would support and optimise waste rock placement in order to minimise haulage costs and the potential for environmental harm through the selective placement and encapsulation of reactive waste rock.
The model uses mixed integer programming (MIP) techniques; three different types of model were developed.
Keywords: waste rock, dump design, mixed integer programming
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