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Open-pit Mining

Open-Pit Mining is a surface extraction method in resource extraction that involves the systematic removal of overlying rock and soil to access near-surface mineral deposits in a terraced, open excavation.

926

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32K

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2.7K

Authors

838

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2017–2026

517

Variants

Open-cast Mining

Parents

Publications

926

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria

L. Luckner, D. Peuker · 1985 · 510 citations

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Optimum Design of Open-Pit Mines

H. Lerchs · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1965 · 396 citations

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Forecasting potential rock slope failure in open pit mines using the inverse-velocity method

Nick Rose, Oldrich Hungr · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2006 · 285 citations

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Oil sands mining and reclamation cause massive loss of peatland and stored carbon

Rebecca C. Rooney, Suzanne E. Bayley, David W. Schindler · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2012 · 263 citations · Full text

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Overview of Solution Strategies Used in Truck Dispatching Systems for Open Pit Mines

Stéphane Alarie, Michel Gamache · International Journal of Surface Mining Reclamation and Environment · 2002 · 232 citations

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Authors

2.7K

  1. RD
    Roussos Dimitrakopoulos

    McGill University, Canada

    22 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. MO
    Morteza Osanloo

    Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran

    18 publications · 684 citations

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  3. HA
    Hooman Askari-Nasab

    University of Alberta, Canada

    14 publications · 463 citations

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  4. XB
    Xuan-Nam Bui

    Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, Vietnam

    12 publications · 861 citations

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  5. HN
    Hoang Nguyen

    Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, Vietnam

    12 publications · 857 citations

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Institutions

838

  1. China University of Mining and Technology

    Xuzhou, China

    27 h-index

    194 publications

    6.7K citations

  2. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    22 h-index

    74 publications

    3.6K citations

  3. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    21 h-index

    56 publications

    2K citations

  4. Amirkabir University of Technology

    Tehran, Iran

    18 h-index

    56 publications

    2.3K citations

  5. Central South University

    Changsha, China

    17 h-index

    44 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. Hanoi University of Mining and Geology

    Hanoi, Vietnam

    16 h-index

    47 publications

    2.3K citations

  7. Curtin University

    Perth, Australia

    15 h-index

    25 publications

    790 citations

  8. Tarbiat Modares University

    Tehran, Iran

    14 h-index

    21 publications

    1.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Remote Sensing

    25 publications · 854 citations

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  2. 18

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  3. Resources Policy

    24 publications · 843 citations

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  4. 14

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  5. Sustainability

    16 publications · 354 citations

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