In themining optimisation literature, most researchers focused on two strategic-level and tactical-level openpit mine optimisation problems, which are respectively termed ultimate pit limit (UPIT) or constrained pit limit (CPIT). However, many researchers indicate that the substantial numbers of variables and constraints in realworld instances (e.g., with 50–1000 thousand blocks) make the CPIT’...

Since 1971, Island Copper Mine has been operating an open-pit mine, mainly for copper on the north shore of Rupert Inlet. Rupert Inlet is the most easterly inlet of Quatsino Sound on northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia (Fig. i). The ore body was estimated to contain 250 million tons of reserves. Mining is proposed to be continued until 1996, at which time the reserves will have been dep...

Some coal seams in southeast BC are characterized by fine size consist and a moderate amount of inherent ash. Mining strategies and wash plants are designed to handle these coals but sometimes seams are mined, that are unusually difficult to clean. Samples of a number of such coals were acquired and studied. Samples come from a mine and an adjacent property ( samples GC in tables) near Sparwood...

In the case of Roşia Poieni open pit mine level +805 m was established as a daily operating limit; division into benches based on this by dividing horizontal slices with thickness 15 m, equal to height bench. Thus, there were 27 in Curmătura area and 23 Ruginiş area. The general slope angle set at 35°, for which tailings volumes implicitly opening-up coefficient calculated. stability analysis p...

Based on the 2019 satellite remote sensing data, survey was conducted open-pit stopes of building sand mines in Shigatse, Tibet, and relationship between number area, population density district/county, as well distribution characteristics main built-up areas, administrative villages traffic roads at county level were analyzed. This study tentatively links open pit mine with human aggregation a...