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OPTIMISING THE OPERATIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF AN OPEN-PIT COAL MINE SYSTEM

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2016

SAMUEL PATTERSON*
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, 2 George St, Brisbane City, Queensland 4000, Australia email [email protected]
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Abstract

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Type
Abstracts of Australasian PhD Theses
Copyright
© 2016 Australian Mathematical Publishing Association Inc. 

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