issue 3 publication date 2017-07-01

• A new stochastic 3D seismic inversion using direct sequential simulation and co-simulation in a genetic algorithm framework
• Effects of operating parameters on time-dependent ash entrainment behaviour of a sample coal flotation
• Development of a goal programming model for optimization of truck allocation in open pit mines
• A new method to consider spatial risk assessment of cross-correlated heavy metals using geo-statistical simulation
• Studying empirical correlation between drilling specific energy and geo-mechanical parameters in an oil field in SW Iran
• A fuzzy-based prognosis of ore mineralization potentials in Ramand region (Qazvin province)
• Phytoextraction-based process of metal absorption from soil in mining areas (tailing dams) by Medicago sativa L. (Alfalfa) (Case study: Sarcheshmeh porphyry copper mine, SE of Iran)
• Prediction of dispersed mineralization zone in depth using frequency domain of surface geochemical data
• Magnetic Nano mineral and acid mine drainage interaction: An experimental study
• A field investigation of application of digital terrestrial photogrammetry to characterize geometric properties of discontinuities in open-pit slopes
• Predicting tensile strength of rocks from physical properties based on support vector regression optimized by cultural algorithm
• Optimal production strategy of bimetallic deposits under technical and economic uncertainties using stochastic chance-constrained programming
• Determination of a suitable extraction equipment in mechanized longwall mining in steeply inclined coal seams using fuzzy analytical hierarchy method (Case study: Hamkar coal mine, Iran)
• A new method for 3-D magnetic data inversion with physical bound
• Maintainability measure based on operating environment, a case study: Sungun copper mine