EURO 2025 Leeds
Abstract Submission

898. Optimal Control Techniques for Mine Planning

Invited abstract in session WD-23: OR Challenges for Developing Countries 2, stream OR for Societal Development.

Wednesday, 14:30-16:00
Room: Esther Simpson 3.01

Authors (first author is the speaker)

1. Honglei Xu

Abstract

Australia's mining industry plays a significant role in its economy, accounting for over 13% of the total GDP in 2023-2024. Mine planning is a crucial aspect of the mining industry. In this talk, I will discuss two kinds of optimization strategies in mine planning problems. I first consider a pit shell optimization problem for open-pit planning within an optimal control framework. Next, I introduce new receding horizon control for optimal mine planning. These proposed optimization problems incorporate the actual workflow of open-pit mining activities and real-world constraints from both operational and geological aspects. Finally, numerical simulation results are presented to show the usefulness and effectiveness of the proposed methods.

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Status: accepted


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