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The analysis of algorithms to optimize the geometry of the stope limits in underground mines is performed on the block orebody models, and its results are reported. The scopes of application of the existing methods and algorithms are given.
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Translated from Fiziko-Tekhnicheskie Problemy Razrabotki Poleznykh Iskopaemykh, No. 5, pp. 62–82, September–October, 2005.
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Ataee-pour, M. A Critical Survey of the Existing Stope Layout Optimization Techniques. J Min Sci 41, 447–466 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10913-006-0008-9
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