Underground mining method selection by decision making tools

ALPAY Ş., YAVUZ M.

TUNNELLING AND UNDERGROUND SPACE TECHNOLOGY, cilt.24, sa.2, ss.173-184, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.tust.2008.07.003
  • Dergi Adı: TUNNELLING AND UNDERGROUND SPACE TECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.173-184
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Analytic hierarchy process, Multiple attribute decision making, Yager's method, Underground mining method selection, EQUIPMENT SELECTION, HIERARCHY PROCESS, FUZZY-LOGIC, SAIMM, EQS
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Underground mining method selection is one of the most important decisions that mining engineers have to make. Choosing a suitable underground mining method to extract a mineral deposit is very important in terms of economics, safety and productivity of mining operations. In real life, underground mining method selection is one of the multiple attribute decision making (MADM) problems and decision makers have always some difficulties in making the right decision in the multiple criteria environment. Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and Yager's methods are the MADM tools and can be used for selection of the best underground mining method by considering the problem criteria. In this study, a computer program (UMMS) based on the AHP and the Yager's method was developed to analyze the underground mining method selection problems and produce the best underground mining method swiftly for different deposit shapes and ore bodies, (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.