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Operational mine planning in block cave mining: a simulation-optimisation approach

Shahrokh Paravarzara School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada;b Department of Mining Engineering, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile;c Advanced Mining Technology Centre, University of Chile, Santiago, ChileCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hooman Askari-Nasaba School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0630-1002View further author information
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Yashar Pourrahimiana School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3230-9593View further author information
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Xavier Emeryb Department of Mining Engineering, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile;c Advanced Mining Technology Centre, University of Chile, Santiago, ChileORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0396-5038View further author information
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Pages 199-218 | Received 15 Apr 2020, Accepted 28 Jul 2020, Published online: 02 Dec 2020

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