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Mining Techniques and Economics

Mining Techniques and Economics is a research topic within Control and Systems Engineering. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 10.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the application of operations research, optimization algorithms, and stochastic modeling to address various challenges in mine planning, particularly in the context of open pit mining. The topics covered include production scheduling, truck dispatching, equipment selection, and strategic planning, with a strong emphasis on addressing uncertainty and geological variability.

  • Open Pit Mining
  • Production Scheduling
  • Optimization
  • Uncertainty
  • Algorithm
  • Truck Dispatching
  • Geological Uncertainty
  • Stochastic Optimization
  • Equipment Selection
  • Strategic Planning
Research works
12k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+25%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Indonesia
40% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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