Sustainable Resource Development - A Theoretical Framework for Integrating Environmental Impact Assessment into Life-of-Mine Planning Optimization

可持续资源开发 - 将环境影响评估纳入矿山寿命规划优化的理论框架

• 批准号: 355463-2013
• 负责人: AskariNasab, Hooman
• 金额: $ 1.53万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=636526
• 关键词: Sustainable; Resource; Development; Theoretical; Framework

According to Canada's Economic Action Plan the energy and mining sector provides approximately $25 billion a year in revenue to governments - money that supports critical social programs such as health care, education and public pensions. Over the next decade, more than 600 major resource projects, worth over $650 billion, are planned to move ahead. Canada has a global responsibility to develop and utilize its mineral resources sustainably and optimally. The proposed research is aligned with the Green Mining Initiative, under the collaborative leadership of Natural Resources Canada, in order to develop green technologies and knowledge for sustainable natural resources development. The proposed research program builds on our past findings to develop an integrated mine systems planning, whereby a mineral is extracted and prepared at a desired market specification, with the minimum adverse effect on the environment; maximum economic return; and within acceptable social, legal and regulatory constraints. This research is focused on applications of operations research in the sustainable development of natural resources. This research directly contributes to the creation of new knowledge, and innovative technologies for the integration of environmental impact factors into life-of-mine planning optimization required for resource development to leave behind only rehabilitated landscapes and healthy ecosystems. It is anticipated that the outcome of this research will contribute to responsible resource development by transferring knowledge to practitioners and end-users through prototype open-source software applications in the resources industry. This research will generate new technologies that are applicable to other areas and will also train highly qualified mining professionals. The research will also provide a means to enhance resource economic performance and product supply, mitigate major land- and water-related environmental impacts, make efficient progressive reclamation possible, minimize the lead-time between mining and start of reclamation, replace the disturbed materials in its final location with minimum number of moves possible, and minimize land disturbance during mine-life.

根据加拿大的经济行动计划，能源和矿业部门每年为政府提供约250亿美元的收入 - 支持关键社会计划，例如医疗保健，教育和公共养老金。在接下来的十年中，计划向前迈进600多个主要资源项目，价值超过6500亿美元。加拿大有责任可持续，最佳地开发和利用其矿产资源。拟议的研究与加拿大自然资源的合作领导下的绿色采矿计划保持一致，以开发绿色技术和知识以进行可持续的自然资源开发。拟议的研究计划是基于我们过去的发现，以制定综合的矿山系统计划，从而在所需的市场规范中提取和准备矿物，对环境产生最小的不利影响；最大经济回报；以及可接受的社会，法律和监管限制。这项研究的重点是运营研究的应用在自然资源的可持续发展中。这项研究直接有助于创建新知识和创新技术，以将环境影响因素整合到资源开发所需的矿山计划优化中，以便仅保留康复的景观和健康的生态系统。可以预料，这项研究的结果将通过资源行业的原型开源软件应用程序将知识转移给从业人员和最终用户，从而为负责任的资源开发做出贡献。这项研究将生成适用于其他领域的新技术，还将培训高素质的采矿专业人员。这项研究还将提供一种方法来增强资源经济性能和产品供应，减轻与土地和水相关的主要环境影响，使有效的渐进式审核成为可能，最大程度地降低采矿和开垦启动之间的交付时间，替换最终位置中受干扰的材料，以最小的移动数量，并最大程度地减少在矿山期间的土地干扰。