Abstract
In this paper, a fuzzy programming model, incorporating fuzzy measures of costs and ore reserves, is developed to evaluate different design alternatives in the context of the selection of the underground mine development system. The bauxite deposit is usually mined using the sublevel mining method. This method extracts the ore via sublevels, which are developed in the ore body at regular vertical spacing. In such an environment, we consider the development system as a weighted network interconnecting all sublevels with surface breakout point using the minimum cost of development and haulages. Selection of the optimal development system is based on the application of Convex Index and composite rank. The uncertainties related to the future states of transportation costs are modeled with a special stochastic process, the Geometric Brownian Motion. The results indicate that this model can be applied for solving underground mine development problems.
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