Openpit mines are getting deeper with time, and transportation expenses are rising because of the increasing haulage distance. In-pit crushing and conveying (IPCC) is getting popular in deeper openpit mines as a suitable alternative to truck haulage because it offers a lower operating cost due to shorter haulage distances and less truck requirement. A semimobile in-pit crusher, currently the most popular IPCC system, is relocated every two-to- five years and the short-term plan needs to be updated accordingly. Short-term planning with IPCC is an area of research that has not been explored extensively yet, and hardly any model can generate a short-term extraction sequence considering an IPCC in place.
