Underground designs

Developing software to design and optimise underground mining operations is challenging due to the complexity of the extraction methods and the volume of data. Paul Moore contacted three of the top software providers to get their take on this part of the

11 March 2009
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Traditionally, the optimised design and scheduling of open-pit mines was the main focus of mining software, and for a long time few optimisation tools were available for underground operations.

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