Application of the Analytical Hierarchy Process to Select the Most Appropriate Mining Equipment for the Exploitation of Secondary Deposits

Michał Patyk () and Przemysław Bodziony
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Michał Patyk: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Przemysław Bodziony: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 16, 1-16

Abstract: A methodology is outlined for equipment selection for the extraction of secondary deposits, supported by the Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) tool based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method and applied to evaluate its impact on the mining system’s performance and the viability of the rock mining project. The equipment selection analysis affords us the means to explore selected options, taking technological and economic parameters into account, and opening the way for making the decision to begin or discontinue mining operations. The simulation results show how maintaining the mining site in a good condition impacts on the actual duty cycle of mining equipment, the time required to complete the hauling task and the operating costs.

Keywords: MCDM; raw materials; mining equipment; secondary deposit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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