A continuous framework for open pit mine planning

Minimizing a Submodular Function on a Lattice

Donald M. Topkis · Operations Research · 1978 · 1.4K citations

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Algorithms +13

Optimum Design of Open-Pit Mines

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

Engineering, Mining Engineering, Mine Design +13

Partially finite convex programming, Part I: Quasi relative interiors and duality theory

Jonathan M. Borwein, Adrian S. Lewis · Mathematical Programming · 1992 · 294 citations

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Optimization +10

An Application of Branch and Cut to Open Pit Mine Scheduling

Louis Caccetta, Stephen P. Hill · Journal of Global Optimization · 2003 · 272 citations

Engineering, Mining Engineering, Operations Management +8

Performance Analysis and Best Implementations of Old and New Algorithms for the Open-Pit Mining Problem

Dorit S. Hochbaum · Operations Research · 2000 · 175 citations

Engineering, Geological Engineering, Mining Engineering +15