An integrative mine production and processing stream optimization method is developed to maximize the mining complex's overall expected net present value in the context with uncertainties in both ore supply and the commodity market, i.e., the price and the demand for the commodity. Through the proposed synchronization approach, the mining complex can easily evaluate and modify its mine production schedule regardless of the complexity incurred by the structure of its mineral supply chain, the nonlinear operation, and the uncertainty in the commodity market. The proposed approach is tested through a small-scale hypothesis case and the test results shows that the proposed method can significantly increase the mining complex's overall expected net present value.
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