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Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy: Section A
Volume 125, 2016 - Issue 1: Smart Mining Complexes and Mineral Value Chains
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Globally optimising open-pit and underground mining operations under geological uncertainty

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Pages 2-14 | Received 10 Mar 2015, Accepted 27 Jul 2015, Published online: 26 Feb 2016

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