Optimization of Blasting-Associated Costs in Surface Mines Using Risk-based Probabilistic Integer Programming and Firefly Algorithm
Ezzeddin Bakhtavar, Rehan Sadiq, Kasun Hewage
Topics & Concepts
Firefly algorithmRock blastingProbabilistic logicInteger programmingMathematical optimizationOpen-pit miningBenchmark (surveying)Total costComputer scienceReduction (mathematics)Poisson distributionStatistical modelEngineeringAlgorithmMining engineeringMathematicsParticle swarm optimizationStatisticsGeologyMachine learningArtificial intelligenceGeometryEconomicsGeodesyMicroeconomicsMining Techniques and EconomicsTailings Management and PropertiesMineral Processing and Grinding