Underground mining method assessment using decision-making techniques in a fuzzy environment: case study, Trepca mine, Kosovo

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Ibishi G., YAVUZ M., GENİŞ M.

MINING OF MINERAL DEPOSITS, vol.14, no.3, pp.134-140, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.33271/mining14.03.134
  • Journal Name: MINING OF MINERAL DEPOSITS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.134-140
  • Keywords: Mining method, UBC method, AHP method, FMADM method, Trepca mine, SELECTION
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose. The purpose of this paper is to reevaluate the currently used underground mining method with the intention to verify if cut-and-fill stoping method is appropriate for deep future excavation mining levels > 800 m below the ground sur-face.