Editors:
- Covers a wide range of aspects of mineral exploration across the entire value chain, from mine planning and design to mine closure and site remediation
- Presents the state of the art in emerging technologies in the field of mining, machinery, automation, and environmental protection
- Includes detailed case studies as well as fundamental approaches to remediation and bioremediation and issues concerning water, effluents, and energy issues in mines
- Lays out a new path in the debate on the sustainability of mining operations, with a particular focus on water and energy
- Addresses all aspects of health and safety assurance, risk assessment, and hazard identification
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Table of contents (48 papers)
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Front Matter
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Economic and Financial Risk Assessments
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Front Matter
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Design, Planning and Optimization of Surface and Underground Mines
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About this book
This proceedings book presents research papers discussing the latest developments and findings in the fields of mining, machinery, automation and environmental protection. It includes contributions from authors from over 20 countries, with backgrounds in computer science, mining engineering, technology and management, and hailing from the government, industry and academia.
It is of interest to scientists, engineers, consultants and government staff who are responsible for the development and implementation of innovative approaches, techniques and technologies in the mineral industries. Covering the latest advances in fundamental research, it also appeals to academic researchers.
Editors and Affiliations
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AMTC, University of Chile, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile
Eleonora Widzyk-Capehart
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DIMET, University of Concepción, Concepción, VIII—Concepción, Chile
Asieh Hekmat
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International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, Calgary, AB, Canada
Raj Singhal
About the editors
Over 20 years in mining related R&D, having been associated with the Western Australian School of Mines, Curtin University, the University of Queensland - CRC Mining Centre and CSIRO in Australia prior to joining University of Chile, which is ranked 8th in the QS World University Ranking.
- Dr. Asieh Hekmat, graduated with merit from Amir-Kabir University of Technology in Tehran, Iran, with a PhD in Mining Engineering in 2011. Duringher PhD, conducted extensive research in the area of reserve estimation and mine planning. Untill 2014, she was a Lecturer at the same university. From 2014, commenced as postdoc at the University of Chile and then obtained a position of Researcher at the Advanced Mining Technology Centre (AMTC), University of Chile. Since 2016 she is Assistant Professor at the University of Concepcion, Mining Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering Department.
- Dr. Raj Singhal, Ph.D.(1970) from University of Newcastle Upon-Tyne, UK; Science Advisor Federal Government of Canada; Adjunct Professor Mining University of Laval, Canada; Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection - MPES 2018
Editors: Eleonora Widzyk-Capehart, Asieh Hekmat, Raj Singhal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99220-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-99219-8Published: 22 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-99220-4Published: 21 February 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 569
Number of Illustrations: 68 b/w illustrations, 235 illustrations in colour
Topics: Mineral Resources, Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk, Sustainability Management