Selecting a surface miner - an algorithm

摘要

Surface miners made their debut in Indian surface mining industry in 1996. Presently, around 105 surface miners are working in Indian coal and limestone mines. Among these, the major share is held by Wirtgen make SM2100 and SM 2200. However, the surface miners are being deployed largely on trial and error basis and the investors are interested infield experimental runs. Till date, the selection of surface minor is mostly carried out based on the experience and liking of the investor. In this context, it is logical to establish a suitable algorithm to arrive at "GO -NO GO" situation for selecting an appropriate surface miner. In this present paper, such an algorithm is presented.