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As we enter the 21st century, mines are being planned to reach depths of more than 1,100 meters, waste rock embankments have surpassed 600 meters in height, tailings dams have reached heights of 200 meters, and heap leach facilities have topped 150 meters. The push toward higher, deeper, and steeper, along with the larger and more productive equipment in use today, continues to test our tools and capabilities. Slope Stability in Surface Mining documents the progressive rise in technical understanding and sophistication in the field. Only by continuously collecting and exchanging information ca

Strip mining. --- Slopes (Soil mechanics) --- Soil mechanics --- Open-cast mining --- Open-cut mining --- Open-pit mining --- Surface mining --- Mining engineering

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Strip mining --- Environmental aspects --- Strip mining. --- Environmental aspects. --- Open-cast mining --- Open-cut mining --- Open-pit mining --- Surface mining --- Environmental protection --- Mining engineering --- Mining Engineering --- Mines --- Améliorations foncières --- Exploitation à ciel ouvert --- Aspect de l'environnement

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This text charts the people's movement to ban strip mining in Appalachia, tracing popular opposition to the industry from its inception through the growth of a militant movement engaging in acts of sabotage. It highlights the role of farmers and working people in this movement.

Strip mining --- Public opinion --- Opinion, Public --- Perception, Public --- Popular opinion --- Public perception --- Public perceptions --- Judgment --- Social psychology --- Attitude (Psychology) --- Focus groups --- Reputation --- Open-cast mining --- Open-cut mining --- Open-pit mining --- Surface mining --- Mining engineering --- Environmental aspects --- Public opinion.

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This unique book presents innovative and state-of-the-art computational models for determining the optimal truck–loader selection and allocation strategy for use in large and complex mining operations. The authors provide comprehensive information on the methodology that has been developed over the past 50 years, from the early ad hoc spreadsheet approaches to today’s highly sophisticated and accurate mathematical-based computational models. The authors’ approach is motivated and illustrated by real case studies provided by our industry collaborators. The book is intended for a broad audience, ranging from mathematicians with an interest in industrial applications to mining engineers who wish to utilize the most accurate, efficient, versatile and robust computational models in order to refine their equipment selection and allocation strategy. As materials handling costs represent a significant component of total costs for mining operations, applying the optimization methodology developed here can substantially improve their competitiveness.

Strip mining --- Equipment and supplies. --- Engineering. --- Artificial intelligence. --- Computational intelligence. --- Transportation engineering. --- Traffic engineering. --- Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering. --- Computational Intelligence. --- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics). --- Engineering, Traffic --- Road traffic --- Street traffic --- Traffic, City --- Traffic control --- Traffic regulation --- Urban traffic --- Highway engineering --- Transportation engineering --- Civil engineering --- Engineering --- Intelligence, Computational --- Artificial intelligence --- Soft computing --- AI (Artificial intelligence) --- Artificial thinking --- Electronic brains --- Intellectronics --- Intelligence, Artificial --- Intelligent machines --- Machine intelligence --- Thinking, Artificial --- Bionics --- Cognitive science --- Digital computer simulation --- Electronic data processing --- Logic machines --- Machine theory --- Self-organizing systems --- Simulation methods --- Fifth generation computers --- Neural computers --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Open-cast mining --- Open-cut mining --- Open-pit mining --- Surface mining --- Mining engineering --- Traffic Engineering. --- Artificial Intelligence.

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This book broadly explains the requirement to focus on core components in a business and provides a case study of open-pit mining operations throughout the book to understand the management perspective of large organizations. With globalized approaches of large businesses and the rising requirement of understanding the needs of modern organizations, it is necessary to focus on key areas of businesses to ensure sustainability of operations. Organizations look into achieving a high return on investments and short-term measures in increasing sales or revenue is considered unsuitable. It is a necessity to look for sustainability and continuous methods of innovation to boost efficiency. This book provides a case study based on large organizations and uses qualitative methodologies where data was collected using in-depth interviews of respondents from various mining companies in the top and middle-level management from different parts of the world, detailing the state of the art of information systems currently used in large scale open-pit miming (LSOPM). This book provides a sound knowledge of cutting-edge factors to the reader for managing the business to attain operational excellence and long-term sustainability, and caters to a broad spectrum of management and technical readers.

Production management. --- Operations research. --- Decision making. --- Engineering geology. --- Engineering—Geology. --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Engineering economics. --- Engineering economy. --- Operations Management. --- Operations Research/Decision Theory. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing. --- Economy, Engineering --- Engineering economics --- Industrial engineering --- Flow of water --- Water --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulic engineering --- Jets --- Architecture --- Building --- Structural engineering --- Underground construction --- Caissons --- Earthwork --- Masonry --- Soil consolidation --- Soil mechanics --- Walls --- Engineering --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Deciding --- Decision (Psychology) --- Decision analysis --- Decision processes --- Making decisions --- Management --- Management decisions --- Choice (Psychology) --- Problem solving --- Operational analysis --- Operational research --- Management science --- Research --- System theory --- Manufacturing management --- Industrial management --- Flow --- Distribution --- Details --- Geology --- Decision making --- Mineral industries. --- Strip mining --- Production management --- Open-cast mining --- Open-cut mining --- Open-pit mining --- Surface mining --- Mining engineering --- Extractive industries --- Extractive industry --- Metal industries --- Mines and mining --- Mining --- Mining industry --- Mining industry and finance --- Industries