Dynamic In-Pit Crusher Location Optimization in the Presence of Operational Uncertainty

加拿大负有以可持续和最佳方式开发和利用其矿产资源的全球责任。能源和采矿业每年为政府提供数十亿美元的收入，这些钱用于支持医疗保健、教育和公共养老金等关键的社会项目。这一研究项目将有助于降低采矿业的成本，以便为可持续的自然资源开发开发技术和知识。拟议的研究计划建立在我们过去的研究成果的基础上，以开发一个综合框架，在矿山生命周期内对井下破碎机和泥浆系统进行最佳动态迁移。这项研究将有助于在理想的市场规格下提取沥青，对环境的不利影响最小，经济回报最大，并在可接受的社会、法律和监管要求范围内。本研究的重点是运筹学在加拿大资源可持续发展中的应用。这项研究直接有助于创造新知识和创新技术，以整合资源开发所需的长期矿山规划和操作优化，从而只留下恢复的景观和健康的生态系统。预期这项研究的结果将有助于负责任的资源开发，通过采矿业的原型开放源码软件应用将知识转移给从业者和最终用户。这项研究将产生适用于其他领域的新技术，并将培训高度合格的采矿专业人员，这对保持加拿大在资源部门的竞争力至关重要。

Canada has a global responsibility to develop and utilize its mineral resources sustainably and optimally. The energy and mining sector provides billions of dollars every year in revenue to governments - money that supports critical social programs such as health care, education, and public pensions. This research project will contribute to cost reduction in mining industry in order to develop technologies and knowledge for sustainable natural resources development. The proposed research program builds on our past findings to develop an integrated framework for optimal dynamic relocation of an in-pit crusher and slurry system over the mine life. The study will assist in extraction of bitumen at a desired market specification, with the minimum adverse effect on the environment, maximum economic return, and within acceptable social, legal and regulatory requirements. This research is focused on applications of operations research in the sustainable development of Canadian resources. This research directly contributes to the creation of new knowledge, and innovative technologies for the integration of long-term mine planning and operational 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 mining industry. This research will generate new technologies that are applicable to other areas and will also train highly qualified mining professionals, which are crucially required to keep Canada's competiveness in the resource sector.