Title | Linkage of annual oil sands mine plan to composite tailings plan |
Publication Type | Thesis |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Kalantari, S. |
Pagination | 86 pages |
Publisher | University of Alberta Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Place Published | Edmonton, AB |
Publication Language | eng |
Keywords | model, modeling, planning, tailings, UofA |
Abstract | One of the major issues in the current oil sands waste management techniques is a lack of a direct linkage between the long-term mine plans and the quantity of the tailings produced downstream. This research is focused on developing a linkage between oil sands long-term mine plans and the final composite tailings (CT) produced to assist the oil sands production process to be in compliance with the regulations set by Directive 074. A series of mass-balance relations between the ore tonnage and the final CT tonnage were developed. This was followed by the development of a code to employ the mass-balance relations in reporting the CT production schedule using the long-term mine plan. To capture the uncertainties associated with the CT production process, a stochastic simulation model was developed. Finally, sensitivity analysis was carried out to capture the sensitivity of the CT tonnages produced to the fluctuations of the input variables. |
URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10402/era.27638 |
Locational Keywords | Alberta oil sands |
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Group | OSEMB |
Citation Key | 52780 |