Application of the Analytical Hierarchy Process to Select the Most Appropriate Mining Equipment for the Exploitation of Secondary Deposits

Abstract

A methodology is outlined for equipment selection for the extraction of secondary deposits, supported by the Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) tool based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method and applied to evaluate its impact on the mining system’s performance and the viability of the rock mining project. The equipment selection analysis affords us the means to explore selected options, taking technological and economic parameters into account, and opening the way for making the decision to begin or discontinue mining operations. The simulation results show how maintaining the mining site in a good condition impacts on the actual duty cycle of mining equipment, the time required to complete the hauling task and the operating costs.

Empirical Analysis of Mining Costs Amid Energy Price Volatility for Secondary Deposits in Quarrying

“…Regression model and analysis of variance for W1. The credibility level of the proposed model was verified by calculating the mean squared error (MSE) for each variant, expressed as an absolute percentage value (6).…”

“…Figure 1 shows the potential configurations of mining equipment to be deployed for secondary deposit mining (selected machines and haulage distances). Previous studies on mining operations in secondary deposits [6] investigated the performance of different mining equipment configurations, yet their deployment proved too costly and hence unprofitable. That is why these variants are not considered in the present analysis.…”

“…Additionally, the profitability range of raw material base (RMB) production was determined based on a cost balance where the sales revenue is reduced by the cost of waste Previous studies on mining operations in secondary deposits [6] investigated the performance of different mining equipment configurations, yet their deployment proved too costly and hence unprofitable. That is why these variants are not considered in the present analysis.…”

“…On the other hand, selective extraction would allow the limitation of the size of dumping sites through generating smaller amounts of rock debris, as described by Dino, G. A. et al [1], Stenis, J. and Hogland, W. [4], and Kaźmierczak, U. et al [5]. The exploitation of secondary mineral deposits, hitherto treated as rock waste, alongside the excavation of the target deposit, may prove cost effective in the end since entire sections of waste rock do not go to the dumping site, as described by Patyk, M. and Bodziony, P. [6] and Yıldız, T. D. [7]. Rana, A. et al [8] and Kumar Gautam, P. et al [9] described the scope of recycling in the limestone mining industry is described.…”

Fuzzy Approach for the Safety Risk Assessment in Dimension Stone Mining

“…Therefore, the AHP under the fuzzy environment is used. In the last decades, fuzzy AHP has been successfully applied in various mining and mineral-related fields such as risk assessment in coal mines (Li et al, 2020;Rahimdel et al, 2022), carrying capacity prediction of the water resource (Chi et al, 2019), selection of the process mining technology (Dogan, 2021), mining method selection (Bajić et al, 2020), mine reclamation (Yu et al, 2020), and mining equipment selection (Patyk and Bodziony, 2022).…”