An integrated computer simulator for surface mine planning and design
| dc.contributor.author | Chakraborty, Amal | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Mining Engineering | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-03T16:42:34Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2019-07-03T16:42:34Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 1985 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | In the increasingly competitive coal market, it is becoming more important for coal operators to develop mathematical models for surface mining which can estimate mining costs before the actual mining begins. The problem becomes even more acute with the new reclamation laws, as they affect surface coal mining methods, productivity, and costs. This study presents a computer simulator for a mountaintop removal type of surface mining operation. It will permit users to compare the costs associated with different overburden handling and reclamation plans. It may be used to minimize productivity losses, and, perhaps, to increase productivity and consequently to reduce operating costs through design and implementation of modified mountain top removal methods. | en |
| dc.description.degree | M.S. | en |
| dc.format.extent | vii, 201 leaves | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/90920 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.publisher | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| dc.relation.isformatof | OCLC# 13354863 | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject.lcc | LD5655.V855 1985.C424 | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Strip mining -- Estimates -- Data processing | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Coal mines and mining -- Estimates -- Data processing | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Strip mining -- Mathematical models | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Coal mines and mining -- Mathematical models | en |
| dc.title | An integrated computer simulator for surface mine planning and design | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Mining Engineering | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en |
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