Using dynamic programming for aggregating cuts in a single drillhole |
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| Authors: | Mark E Gershon Frederic H Murphy |
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| Affiliation: | School of Business, Temple University , Philadelphia, Pa., 19122, USA |
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| Abstract: | Abstract In planning a mine with layered deposits one roust decide what to mine as ore or waste. Because there are minimum widths for waste and ore cuts, the decision for a depth interval depends on the ore quality of neighboring intervals. We present a dynamic programming approach that optimizes the cuts for a single drillhole from which the ore qualities are evaluated. We implement a trial version using Lotus 123 to illustrate the properties of the solution. |
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| Keywords: | Tailings cyanide closure |
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