Slope orientation assessment for open-pit mines, using GIS-based algorithms

• Published in: Computers & Geosciences
• Main Authors: Laflamme, Amélie-Julie, Grenon, Martin
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Computer Oriented Geological Society 2019
• Subjects: Open-pit mining; Interramp orientation; Bench face orientation; GIS; Integrated design; Block modeling; Pentes (Mécanique des sols) > Stabilité; Mines > Exploitation à ciel ouvert; Systèmes d'information géographique; Modèles mathématiques; Nunavut; The Bench; Keewatin
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/33133; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2010.12.006

Standard stability analysis in geomechanical rock slope engineering for open-pit mines relies on a simplified representation of slope geometry, which does not take full advantage of available topographical data in the early design stages of a mining project; consequently, this may lead to nonoptimal...