RETRACTED: Compare Methods of Fix Lead, Milawa NPV and Milawa Balance Algorithm in Optimizing the Production of Open Pit Mines with Whittel Software

Shadi Jamalan¹, Farshad Rashidinejad^2*

¹PhD Student at Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran.
²Senior Lecturer at UNSW School of Mining Engineering, Sydney, Australia.

DOI: 10.4236/ojg.2017.75041                

Abstract

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Keywords

Milawa Algorithm, Stripping Ratio, Push Back, The Final Pit, Cash Flow, Whittle Software

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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