Integrated Mining and Waste Management Optimization Framework for Sustainable Resource Development

加拿大的采矿业和矿物加工业是北美增长最快的行业之一，雇佣了大约38万人。在这一领域有巨大的投资，预计未来十年将有超过1600亿美元的新矿业投资启动。由于矿业投资的全球竞争激烈，除了盈利能力外，采矿项目还不断受到环境和社会可持续性的审查。因此，通过创新推动可盈利的可持续技术的极限的持续研究仍然是该领域研究的前沿。本研究的重点是运筹学方法在自然资源可持续发展中的应用。

The Canadian mining and mineral processing industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in North America, employing about 380,000 people. There have been huge investments in this sector and over $160 billion dollars’ worth of new mining investments are expected to take off over the next decade. With intense global competition in mining investments, mining projects are continuously being reviewed against environmental and social sustainability aside profitability. It is therefore imperative that continuous research to push the limits of profitable sustainable technologies by innovation remains at the forefront of research in this sector. The proposed research focuses on the applications of operations research methods in the sustainable development of natural resources.