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Long-term open pit mine production planning: a review of models and algorithms

M. Osanloo Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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J. Gholamnejad Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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B. Karimi Department of Industrial Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Pages 3-35 | Published online: 25 Jun 2008

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