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- Journal articles (40)
- 2025
Journal article Journal article Jélvez, E., de Sousa e Silva, J., Díaz-Quezada, S., Morales, N., Vargas, T., & Estay, H. (2025). A novel methodology to generate an optimal irrigation plan on a copper-oxide ore heap leaching process. Minerals Engineering, 233, 109660 (13 pages).Journal article Nelis, G., Morales, N., Estay, R., Manríquez, F., Vivar, P., & Morales, C. (2025). A novel optimization model for the dig-limit definition problem in open pit mines with multiple destinations. Resources Policy, 102, 105510 (16 pages).
- 2024
Journal article Morales, N., Nelis, G., & Amaya, J. (2024). An efficient method for optimizing nested open pits with operational bottom space. International Transactions in Operational Research, 31(3), 1609-1630.Journal article Morales, N., & Quelopana, A. (2024). Automated open-stope design optimization through machine learning methods. International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment, 1-20.Journal article Navarro, F., Morales, N., Contreras-Bolton, C., Rey, C., & Parada, V. (2024). Open-pit pushback optimization by a parallel genetic algorithm. Minerals, 14(5), 438 (17 pages).
- 2023
Journal article Saavedra, F., Morales, N., Nelis, G., & Gómez, R. (2023). A fast method to find smooth economic envelopes for block and panel caving mines. Resources Policy, 83, 103703 (10 pages).Journal article Jélvez, E., Ortiz, J. M., Morales, N., Askari-Nasab, H., & Nelis, G. (2023). A Multi-stage methodology for long-term open-pit mine production planning under ore grade uncertainty. Mathematics, 11(18), 3907 (19 pages).Journal article Nelis, G., Morales, N., & Jélvez, E. (2023). Optimal mining cut definition and short-term open pit production scheduling under geological uncertainty. Resources Policy, 81, 103340 (17 pages).
- 2022
Journal article Morales, N., Mancilla, D., Miranda, R., & Vallejos, J. (2022). A fast method to develop an optimal operational sublevel stope design. Resources Policy, 77.Journal article Nancel-Penard, P., Morales, N., & Cornillier, F. (2022). A recursive time aggregation-disaggregation heuristic for the multidimensional and multiperiod precedence-constrained knapsack problem: An application to the open-pit mine block sequencing problem. European Journal of Operational Research, 303(3), 1088-1099.Journal article Nelis, G., Meunier, F., & Morales, N. (2022). Column Generation for Mining Cut Definition with Geometallurgical Interactions. Natural Resources Research, 31(1), 131-148.Journal article Morales, N., Nancel-Penard, P., & Espejo, N. (2022). Development and analysis of a methodology to generate operational open-pit mine ramp designs automatically. Optimization and Engineering, 24(2), 711-741.Journal article Espinoza, J. P., Mascaró, M., Morales, N., & Ruiz Del Solar, J. (2022). Improving productivity in block/panel caving through dynamic confinement of semi-autonomous load-haul-dump machines. International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, 36(8), 552-573.Journal article Utili, S., Agosti, A., Morales, N., Valderrama, C., Pell, R., & Albornoz, G. (2022). Optimal Pitwall Shapes to Increase Financial Return and Decrease Carbon Footprint of Open Pit Mines. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 39(2), 335-355.Journal article Manríquez, F., Gonzalez, H., & Morales, N. (2022). Short-term open-pit production scheduling optimizing multiple objectives accounting for shovel allocation in stockpiles. Optimization and Engineering, 27 pages.Journal article Jélvez, E., Morales, N., & Ortiz, J. M. (2022). Stochastic Final Pit Limits: An Efficient Frontier Analysis under Geological Uncertainty in the Open-Pit Mining Industry. Mathematics, 10(1), 16 pages.
- 2021
Journal article Nelis, G., & Morales, N. (2021). A mathematical model for the scheduling and definition of mining cuts in short-term mine planning. Optimization and Engineering, 23(1), 233-257.Journal article Nancel-Penard, P., & Morales, N. (2021). Optimizing pushback design considering minimum mining width for open pit strategic planning. Engineering Optimization, 54(9), 1494-1508.
- 2020
Journal article Nancel-Penard, P., Morales, N., Rojas, V., & González, T. (2020). A heuristic approach for scheduling activities with 'OR'-precedence constraints at an underground mine. International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment, 34(10), 748-762.Journal article Jélvez, E., Morales, N., Nancel-Penard, P., & Cornillier, F. (2020). A new hybrid heuristic algorithm for the precedence constrained production scheduling problem: A mining application. Omega-International Journal of Management Science, 94, 102046 (11 pages).Journal article Jélvez, E., Morales, N., & Askari-Nasab, H. (2020). A new model for automated pushback selection. Computers & Operations Research, 115, 9-9.Journal article Manríquez, F., Pérez, J., & Morales, N. (2020). A simulation-optimization framework for short-term underground mine production scheduling. Optimization and Engineering, 21(3), 939-971.Journal article Álvarez, L., & Morales, N. (2020). Optimización de planificación de desarrollo y preparación de corto plazo en minería subterránea. Journal of Mining Engineering and Research, 2(2), 80-86.Journal article Maleki, M., Jélvez, E., Emery, X., & Morales, N. (2020). Stochastic open-pit mine production scheduling: A case study of an iron deposit. Minerals, 10(7), 585 (20 pages).
- 2019
Journal article Espejo, N., Morales, N., & Nancel-Penard, P. (2019). A methodology for automatic ramp design in open pit mines. Journal of Mining Engineering & Research, 1(2), 87-93.Journal article Morales, N., Seguel, S., Cáceres, A., Jélvez, E., & Alarcón, M. (2019). Incorporation of geometallurgical attributes and geological uncertainty into long-term open-pit mine planning. Minerals, 9(2), 26-26.Journal article Orellana, F., Morales, N., & Jelvez, E. (2019). Modelo integrado de simulación y optimización para planes mineros de corto plazo en minería a cielo abierto. Journal of Mining Engineering & Research, 1(2), 150-158.Journal article Nancel-Penard, P., Parra, A., Morales, N., Diaz, C., & Widzyk-Capehart, E. (2019). Value-optimal design of ramps in open pit mining. Archives of Mining Sciences, 64(2), 399-413.
- 2018
Journal article Gonzalo Nelis, S., Ortiz, J. M., & Morales, N. (2018). Antithetic random fields applied to mine planning under uncertainty. Computers & Geosciences, 121, 23-29.Journal article Campos, P. H. A., Arroyo, C. E., & Morales, N. (2018). Application of optimized models through direct block scheduling in traditional mine planning. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 118(4), 381-386.Journal article Campos, P. H. A., Cabral, I. E., Ortiz, C. E. A., & Morales, N. (2018). Comparison between the application of the conventional mine planning and of the direct block scheduling on an open pit mine project. Revista Escola de Minas, 71(2), 269-274.Journal article Manríquez, F., Morales, N., Pinilla, G., & Piñeyro, I. (2018). Discrete event simulation to design open-pit mine production policy in the event of snowfall. International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, 33(8), 572-588.Journal article Parra, A., Morales, N., Vallejos, J., & Phu Minh Vuong, N. (2018). Open pit mine planning considering geomechanical fundamentals. International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment, 32(4), 221-238.
- 2016
Journal article Jelvez, E., Morales, N., Nancel-Penard, P., Peypouquet, J., & Reyes, P. (2016). Aggregation heuristic for the open-pit block scheduling problem. European Journal of Operational Research, 249(3), 1169-1177.Journal article Morales, N., & Reyes, P. (2016). Increasing the value and feasibility of open pit plans by integrating the mining system into the planning process. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 116(7), 663-672.Journal article Saavedra-Rosas, J., Jelvez, E., Amaya, J., & Morales, N. (2016). Optimizing open-pit block scheduling with exposed ore reserve. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 116(7), 655-662.
- 2013
Journal article Bermond, J.-C., Klasing, R., Morales, N., Pérennes, S., & Reyes, P. (2013). Gathering radio messages in the path. Discrete Mathematics, Algorithms and Applications, 5(1), 1350004.
- 2011
Journal article Bermond, J.-C., Galtier, J., Klasing, R., Morales, N., & Pérennès, S. (2011). Hardness and approximation of gathering in static radio networks. Parallel Processing Letters, 16(2), 165-183.
- 2008
Journal article Klasing, R., Morales, N., & Perennes, S. (2008). On the complexity of bandwidth allocation in radio networks. Theoretical Computer Science, 406(3), 225-239.
- 2025
- Conference papers (109)
- 2023
Conference paper Morales, N., Nelis, G., Saavedra, F., Amaya, J., & Gómez, R. (2023, June). Using Precedence Constraints to Model the Geometry of Optimal Mining Envelopes [Paper]. Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry Conference (APCOM 2023), Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.
- 2021
Conference paper Nelis, G., & Morales, N. (2021, August). A comparison of mining cut definition and scheduling algorithms for the open-pit short-term mine planning [Paper]. 40th International Symposium on the Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2021), Johannesburg, South Africa.Conference paper Navea, L., Manríquez, F., González, H., & Morales, N. (2021, August). Combining optimization and simulation of short-term mine production scheduling in open-pit mines to generate schedules with high adherence [Paper]. 40th International Symposium on the Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2021), Johannesburg, South Africa.Conference paper Morales, N., Jélvez, E., Díaz, G., & Soto, F. (2021, August). Mining in Jupyter [Paper]. 40th International Symposium on the Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2021), Johannesburg, South Africa.Conference paper Utili, S., Agosti, A., & Morales, N. (2021, August). Optimal Slope: a software determining optimal pitwall profiles which maximise mining financial returns while minimizing carbon footprint [Paper]. 40th International Symposium on the Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2021), Johannesburg, South Africa.Conference paper Kaabachi, I., Meunier, F., & Morales, N. (2021, August). Optimizing the ramp design in an open pit mine [Paper]. 40th International Symposium on the Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2021), Johannesburg, South Africa.Conference paper Kabachi, I., Meunier, F., & Morales, N. (2021, August). Optimizing the ramp design in an open pit mine [Abstract]. 22nd Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS 2021), Seoul, Korea.Conference paper Morales, N., Jélvez, E., Morales, G., Soto, F., Díaz, G., & Navarro, F. (2021, August). PYRAMP: A platform for resource assessment and mine planning in Jupyter [Paper]. 40th International Symposium on the Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2021), Johannesburg, South Africa.
- 2020
Conference paper Jélvez, E., Caro, M., Morales, N., & Carpanetti, A. (2020, December). A comparison between conventional nested pits based on LG and an extended approach for generating nested pits in open-pit mine production [Paper]. 8th International Conference & Exhibition on Mass Mining (MASSMIN 2020), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Toledo, C., & Morales, N. (2020, December). An application of Direct Block Scheduling for short-term construction in panel caving [Paper]. 8th International Conference & Exhibition on Mass Mining (MASSMIN 2020), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Cerón, C., Nancel-Penard, P., & Morales, N. (2020, December). Application of a semi-automatic method for optimal ramp design [Paper]. 8th International Conference & Exhibition on Mass Mining (MASSMIN 2020), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Loor, V., & Morales, N. (2020, December). Applying artificial intelligence for optimal production scheduling and phase design in open-pit mining [Paper]. 8th International Conference & Exhibition on Mass Mining (MASSMIN 2020), Santiago, Chile.
- 2019
Conference paper Espejo, N., Nancel-Penard, P., & Morales, N. (2019, June). A procedure to generate optimized ramp designs using mathematical programming [Paper]. 39th International Symposium on Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2019), Wroclaw, Poland.Conference paper Jélvez, E., Morales, N., & Ortiz, J. M. (2019, December). Impact of geological uncertainty at different stages of the open-pit mine production planning process [Paper]. 28th International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection (MPES 2019), Perth, Australia.Conference paper González, H., Morales, N., & Manríquez, F. (2019, August). Loading equipment planning considering optimization and simulation for the fulfilment of a production plan in open pit mining [Paper]. 6° Conferencia Internacional de Geología y Planificación Minera (Geomin-Mineplanning 2019), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Montané, S., Nancel-Penard, P., & Morales, N. (2019, December). Optimization and sequencing a semiautomated ramp design in underground mining: a case study [Paper]. 28th International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection (MPES 2019), Perth, Australia.Conference paper Amaya, J., Molina, E., Morales, N., & Uribe, P. (2019, June). Optimization model for rostering and crew assignment for train transportation [Paper]. 39th International Symposium on Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2019), Wroclaw, Poland.Conference paper Rojas, V., González, T., & Morales, N. (2019, August). Optimization of an annual mining development plan using mathematical programming [Paper]. 6° Conferencia Internacional de Geología y Planificación Minera (Geomin-Mineplanning 2019), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Nelis, G., Morales, N., & Ortíz, J. (2019, June). Performance assessment of antithetic random fields in a stochastic mine planning model [Paper]. 39th International Symposium on Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2019), Wroclaw, Poland.Conference paper Manríquez, F., González, H., & Morales, N. (2019, June). Short-term open-pit mine production scheduling with hierarchical objectives [Paper]. 39th International Symposium on Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2019), Wroclaw, Poland.Conference paper González, J., & Morales, N. (2019, August). Simulation and optimization of bench-mining sequences using fully mobile in-pit sizer and conveyor systems [Paper]. 6° Conferencia Internacional de Geología y Planificación Minera (Geomin-Mineplanning 2019), Santiago, Chile.
- 2018
Conference paper Amirá, R., Morales, N., & Cáceres, A. (2018, November). Analysis of the impact of the dilution on the planning of open-pit mines for highly structural veined-shaped bodies [Paper]. 27th International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection (MPES 2018), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Nelis, G., Morales, N., & Widzyk-Capehart, E. (2018, November). Comparison of different approaches to strategic open-pit mine planning under geological uncertainty [Paper]. 27th International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection (MPES 2018), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Rojas, V., González, T., & Morales, N. (2018, November). Generation of a monthly mining development plan for underground mines using mathematical programming [Paper]. 27th International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection (MPES 2018), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Jélvez, E., & Morales, N. (2018, June). Impacto de la incertidumbre geológica en diferentes etapas del proceso de planificación de la producción de minas a cielo abierto [Paper]. 2o Congreso Iberoamericano en Minería Subterránea y a Cielo Abierto (UMining 2018), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Montané, S., Nancel-Penard, P., & Morales, N. (2018, November). Methodology to optimize and sequence the semiautomated ramp design in underground mining [Paper]. 27th International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection (MPES 2018), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Meneses, D., Morales, N., & Jélvez, E. (2018, June). Metodología de planificación minera a cielo abierto considerando planes alternativos [Paper]. 2o Congreso Iberoamericano en Minería Subterránea y a Cielo Abierto (UMining 2018), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Jélvez, E., Morales, N., & Nancel-Penard, P. (2018, November). Open-pit mine production scheduling: Improvements to MineLib library problems [Paper]. 27th International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection (MPES 2018), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper González, H., & Morales, N. (2018, November). Optimal selection and assignment of loading equipment for the compliance of an open pit production plan [Paper]. 27th International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection (MPES 2018), Santiago, Chile.
- 2017
Conference paper Rojas, V., Carrasco, R., Hill, A., & Morales, N. (2017, October). Activity scheduling in mine construction [Paper]. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas.Conference paper Jélvez, E., Morales, N., & Ortíz, J. (2017, October). An efficient frontier analysis to determine final pit under geological uncertainty [Paper]. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas.Conference paper Morales, N., Parra, A., & Nancel-Penard, P. (2017, August). An integer linear programming model for optimizing open pit ramp design [Paper]. 38th International Symposium on the Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2017), Denver, Colorado.Conference paper Moreno, E., Emery, X., Goycoolea, M., Morales, N., & Nelis, G. (2017, August). A two-stage stochastic model for open pit mine planning under geological uncertainty [Paper]. 38th International Symposium on the Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2017), Denver, Colorado.Conference paper Morales, N., Orellana, F., Pérez, J., & Toro, H. (2017, February). Combining optimization and simulation for generating best plans [Paper]. SME Annual Meeting & Expo 2017, Denver, Colorado.Conference paper Suárez, M. J., Morales, N., & Navarro, F. (2017, August). Design of extraction phases in open pit mines using a genetic algorithm [Paper]. 5th International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2017), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Rodríguez, M., & Morales, N. (2017, August). Long-term production scheduling in an open-pit to panel caving transition context [Paper]. 5th International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2017), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Parra, A., Morales, N., Saavedra, F., & McPhee, J. (2017, August). Mine scheduling considering hydrologic scenarios [Paper]. 5th International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2017), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Jelvez, E., & Morales, N. (2017, August). MIP-Based procedure to pushbacks selection [Paper]. 38th International Symposium on the Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2017), Denver, Colorado.Conference paper Rojas, V., Morales, N., Pérez, J., & Vallejos, J. (2017, August). Optimization of extraction sequence in a bench and fill mine considering the impact of exposure rate on dilution: A case study [Paper]. 5th International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2017), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Vasquez, J., Morales, N., & Cornejo, J. (2017, August). Optimization of mining planning in block/panel caving mines including development activities [Paper]. 38th International Symposium on the Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2017), Denver, Colorado.Conference paper Vásquez, J., Morales, N., & Cornejo, J. (2017, August). Optimization of mining planning in block/panel caving mines including development activities [Paper]. 5th International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2017), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Morales, N. (2017, October). Production and construction optimization in underground mining [Paper]. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas.Conference paper Valenzuela, F., Morales, N., Cornejo, J., Hidalgo, F., & Caviedes, C. (2017, August). Productive system simulation of Diablo Regimiento Mine, El Teniente [Paper]. 5th International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2017), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Díaz, C., Parra, A., Nancel-Penard, P., & Morales, N. (2017, August). Semi-automatic generation of ramps in open pit mining using mathematical programming [Paper]. 5th International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2017), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Ehrenfeld, A., Morales, N., Testart, J., & López, S. (2017, August). Virtual planning room, intelligent cloud software platform for mine planning, activites [Paper]. 38th International Symposium on the Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2017), Denver, Colorado.
- 2016
Conference paper Jélvez, E., Morales, N., & Askari-Nasab, H. (2016, August). A new methodology for the automated pushback selection [Paper]. 6th International Conference on Innovation in Mine Operations on Energy Management in Mining (MININ 2016), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Perez, J., & Morales, N. (2016, August). Production estimate in selective underground mining by simulations [Paper]. 6th International Conference on Innovation in Mine Operations on Energy Management in Mining (MININ 2016), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Parra, A., & Morales, N. (2016, August). Qualitative review of alternative transport systems for open pit mine [Paper]. 6th International Conference on Innovation in Mine Operations on Energy Management in Mining (MININ 2016), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Ehrenfeld, A., Morales, N., López, S., & Testart, J. (2016, August). Virtual planning room: Analytical mine planning work, based on tools integration and a robust cloud information system [Paper]. 6th International Conference on Innovation in Mine Operations on Energy Management in Mining (MININ 2016), Santiago, Chile.
- 2015
Conference paper Morales, N., Jélvez, E., Nancel-Penard, P., Marinho, A., & Guimarães, O. (2015, May). A comparison of conventional and direct block scheduling methods for open pit mine production scheduling [Paper]. International Symposium on the Application of Computers and Operations Research In the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2015), Fairbanks, Alaska.Conference paper Toro, H., & Morales, N. (2015, July). Agendamiento multi-criterio de actividades de preparación minera en el corto plazo [Paper]. 4th International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2015), Antofagasta, Chile.Conference paper Nancel-Penard, P., Cornillier, F., & Morales, N. (2015, October). A hybrid improvement heuristic for the constrained pit problem in open pit mining [Paper]. 11th Chilean Conference on Operations Research (OPTIMA 2015), Antofagasta, Chile.Conference paper Vargas, E., Morales, N., & Emery, X. (2015, July). Cálculo de envolvente económica bajo incertidumbre geológica en minas de Block Caving [Paper]. 4th International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2015), Antofagasta, Chile.Conference paper Jélvez, E., Morales, N., & Sepúlveda, G. (2015, July). Comparación de distintas aproximaciones para calcular pit final robusto bajo incertidumbre de leyes [Paper]. 4th International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2015), Antofagasta, Chile.Conference paper Manríquez, F., Navarrete, M., & Morales, N. (2015, July). Evaluación de incertidumbre geológica y operacional en planes mineros de corto plazo a cielo abierto [Paper]. 4th International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2015), Antofagasta, Chile.Conference paper Yarmuch, J., Nancel-Penard, P., & Morales, N. (2015, July). Factores relevantes para la comparación de modelos de optimización en minas a rajo abierto [Paper]. 4th International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2015), Antofagasta, Chile.Conference paper Lobiano, C., Morales, N., & Vallejos, J. (2015, October). Integración del peligro sísmico en planificación minera de Panel Caving [Paper]. 11th Chilean Conference on Operations Research (OPTIMA 2015), Antofagasta, Chile.Conference paper Lobiano, C., Morales, N., & Vallejos, J. (2015, October). Integración del peligro sísmico en planificación minera de Panel Caving [Poster]. 11th Chilean Conference on Operations Research (OPTIMA 2015), Antofagasta, Chile (1 page).Conference paper Sepúlveda, G., Alarcón, M., & Morales, N. (2015, July). Integración de parámetros técnico-económicos y variables geometalúrgicas en la planificación minera [Paper]. 4th International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2015), Antofagasta, Chile.Conference paper Morales, N., & Nancel-Penard, P. (2015, June). MineLink: A framework for optimization in open pit block scheduling [Paper]. CORS/INFORMS Joint International Meeting, Montréal, Québec.Conference paper Jélvez, E., Morales, N., & Nancel-Penard, P. (2015, June). MIP based heuristics to optimize block scheduling: Improving known solutions in Minelib [Paper]. CORS/INFORMS Joint International Meeting, Montréal, Québec.Conference paper Toro, H., & Morales, N. (2015, October). Modelo de agendamiento de actividades de preparación minera de corto plazo [Paper]. 11th Chilean Conference on Operations Research (OPTIMA 2015), Antofagasta, Chile.Conference paper Morales, N., Gómez, A., & Vallejos, J. (2015, July). Multi-criteria optimization for scheduling of a Bench & Fill mine [Paper]. 4th International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2015), Antofagasta, Chile.Conference paper Morales, N., Gómez, A., & Vallejos, J. (2015, May). Multi-criteria optimization for scheduling of a Bench & Fill mine [Paper]. International Symposium on the Application of Computers and Operations Research In the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2015), Fairbanks, Alaska.Conference paper Morales, N. (2015, October). Nuevos desafíos para el modelamiento en planificación minera [Paper]. 11th Chilean Conference on Operations Research (OPTIMA 2015), Antofagasta, Chile.Conference paper Julio, C., Morales, N., Amaya, J., & Lamghari, A. (2015, May). Optimal economic envelop of joint open pit and underground mines [Paper]. International Symposium on the Application of Computers and Operations Research In the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2015), Fairbanks, Alaska.Conference paper Parra, A., Morales, N., & Vallejos, J. (2015, July). Planificación minera a cielo abierto utilizando fundamentos geomecánicos [Paper]. 4th International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2015), Antofagasta, Chile.Conference paper Gomez, A., & Morales, N. (2015, August). Secuenciamiento multi-criterio para minería subterránea selectiva [Paper]. Simposium de Ingeniería en Minas (SIMIN 2015), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Morales, N., Nelis, G., Quiroz, J., & Rocher, W. (2015, June). UDESS - A multipurpose scheduling problem for mine planning [Paper]. CORS/INFORMS Joint International Meeting, Montréal, Québec.Conference paper Alarcón, M., Morales, N., & Emery, X. (2015, May). Using simulation to assess the trade-off between value and reliability in open pit planning [Paper]. International Symposium on the Application of Computers and Operations Research In the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2015), Fairbanks, Alaska.Conference paper Alarcón, M., Morales, N., & Mancilla, D. (2015, July). VGML: integración de minería de datos, geostadística y planificación minera en la nube [Paper]. 4th International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2015), Antofagasta, Chile.
- 2014
Conference paper Vargas, E., Morales, N., & Emery, X. (2014, June). Footprint and economic envelope calculation. For block caving based mines under geological uncertainty [Paper]. 3rd International Symposium on Block and Sublevel Caving (Caving 2014), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Alarcón, M., Morales, N., Emery, X., McFarlane, A., López, A., & Mancilla, D. (2014, December). Integrating data analysis, geostatistics and mine planning to compute the ultimate pit [Paper]. 2nd International Seminar on Geometallurgy (Geomet 2014), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Morales, N. (2014, June). Optimization of mine development planning [Paper]. 3rd International Symposium on Block and Sublevel Caving (Caving 2014), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Nelis, G., Morales, N., & Ortiz, J. M. (2014, July). Stochastic programming applied to mine planning under geological uncertainty with different levels of information [Paper]. Triennial IFORS Conference, Barcelona, España.
- 2013
Conference paper Jélvez, E., Morales, N., Nancel-Penard, P., & Mancilla, D. (2013, July). Combining and comparing strategies for open pit block scheduling [Poster]. 3rd International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2013), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Jélvez, E., Mancilla, D., Morales, N., & Nancel-Penard, P. (2013, November). Comparing heuristics for the open pit block scheduling problem [Paper]. 36th APCOM Symposium on Applications of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2013), Porto Alegre, Brazil.Conference paper Vargas, E., Morales, N., & Emery, X. (2013, July). Footprint and economic envelope calculation for block/panel caving mines under geological uncertainty [Poster]. 3rd International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2013), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Quiroz, J., Morales, N., & Rudloff, B. (2013, November). Using real options to introduce flexibility in mine planning under uncertainty [Paper]. 36th APCOM Symposium on Applications of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2013), Porto Alegre, Brazil.Conference paper Quiroz, J., Morales, N., & Rudloff, B. (2013, July). Using real options to introduce flexibility in mine planning under uncertainty [Poster]. 3rd International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2013), Santiago, Chile.
- 2012
Conference paper Jelvez, E., Morales, N., Peypouquet, J., & Reyes, P. (2012, June). Algorithms based on aggregation for the open pit block scheduling problem [Paper]. 5th International Conference on Innovation in Mine Operations (MININ 2012), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Rudloff, B., & Morales, N. (2012, January). Aumento de confiabilidad en planes de producción de minas operadas a cielo abierto, mediante la incorporación de incertidumbre geológica y opciones reales [Paper]. 6o Seminario de Acercamiento Tecnológico, Calama, Chile.Conference paper Reyes, M., Emery, X., Jélvez, E., & Morales, N. (2012, January). Fast algorithms for open pit planning: Tackling uncertainty in mining [Paper]. 6o Seminario de Acercamiento Tecnológico, Calama, Chile.Conference paper Reyes, M., Emery, X., & Morales, N. (2012, June). Final Pit: Simulated annealing approach with floating cones [Paper]. 5th International Conference on Innovation in Mine Operations (MININ 2012), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Alarcón, M., Madariaga, E., Morales, N., & Rubio, E. (2012, June). Integrating constructability of a project into the optimization of the production planning and scheduling [Paper]. 6th International Conference & Exhibition on Mass Mining: Advancing the State-of-the-Art in Mass Mining (MassMin 2012), Sudbury, Ont..Conference paper Rocher, W., Smoljanovic, M., Rubio, E., & Morales, N. (2012, June). Optimal sequencing and scheduling for a block/panel cave mining [Paper]. 6th International Conference & Exhibition on Mass Mining: Advancing the State-of-the-Art in Mass Mining (MassMin 2012), Sudbury, Ont..Conference paper Rudloff, B., & Morales, N. (2012, June). Real options in open pit mine planning under geological uncertainty [Paper]. 5th International Conference on Innovation in Mine Operations (MININ 2012), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Morales, N. (2012, January). Sharing Chilean and Southafrican experiences in mine planning research: MineLink [Paper]. Efficient Optimization for Mine Planning, Johannesburg, South Africa.Conference paper Alarcón, M., Madariaga, E., & Morales, N. (2012, June). Underground development sequencer and schedule applied to a panel caving mine [Paper]. 5th International Conference on Innovation in Mine Operations (MININ 2012), Santiago, Chile.
- 2011
Conference paper Jélvez, E., Morales, N., Peypouquet, J., & Reyes, P. (2011, September). Aggregation heuristics for producing lower bounds to the open pit sequencing problem [Paper]. 10th International Seminar in Optimization and related Areas (ISORA 2011), Lima, Perú.Conference paper Smoljanovic, M., Rubio, E., & Morales, N. (2011, June). Block/Panel caving scheduling under precedence constraints [Paper]. 2nd International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2011), Antofagasta, Chile.Conference paper Peirano, F., Rubio, E., & Morales, N. (2011, June). Capacitated final pit definition [Paper]. 2nd International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2011), Antofagasta, Chile.Conference paper Rocher, W., Rubio, E., & Morales, N. (2011, September). Eight-dimensional planning: Construction of an integrated model for mine planning involving constructability [Paper]. 35th APCOM Symposium, Wollongong, Australia.Conference paper Morales, N., Rocher, W., Rubio, E., & Smoljanovic, M. (2011, July). Integrating constructability of a project into the optimization of production plans and schedules [Paper]. IFORS Conference on World OR : Global Economy and Sustainable Environment, Melbourne, Australia.Conference paper Alpízar, M. J., Morales, N., Rubio, E., & Wiertz, J. (2011, June). Mine planning optimisation models to reduce diesel consumption of transport and arsenic emissions [Paper]. 2nd International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2011), Antofagasta, Chile.Conference paper Vargas, M., Rubio, E., & Morales, N. (2011, June). Optimal open-pit short-term planning under uncertainty and blending constraints [Paper]. 2nd International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2011), Antofagasta, Chile.Conference paper Smoljanovic, M., Rubio, E., & Morales, N. (2011, September). Panel caving scheduling under precedence constraints considering mining system [Paper]. 35th APCOM Symposium, Wollongong, Australia.Conference paper Morales, N., & Rubio, E. (2011, March). Planificación minera de corto plazo para cielo abierto [Paper]. Primer Taller Internacional de Planificación Minera OVIMINE, Lima, Perú.Conference paper Rocher, W., Rubio, E., & Morales, N. (2011, June). Underground development sequencer and scheduler considering constructability [Paper]. 2nd International Seminar on Mine Planning (MinePlanning 2011), Antofagasta, Chile.
- 2010
Conference paper Rubio, E., Morales, N., Peirano, F., & Vargas, M. (2010, June). DELPHOS: Laboratorio de Planificación Minera [Paper]. 5o Seminario de Acercamiento Tecnológico, Calama, Chile.Conference paper Amaya, J., & Morales, N. (2010, June). Mathematical formulation and strategies for the mine planning problem [Paper]. Joint International ALIO-INFORMS Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina.Conference paper Bustos, B., & Morales, N. (2010, September). On the asymptotic behavior of nearest neighbor search using pivot-based indexes [Paper]. 3rd International Conference on SImilarity Search and APplications (SISAP 2010), Istanbul, Turkey.Conference paper Alpízar, M. J., Morales, N., & Wiertz, J. (2010, November). Optimization models to reduce CO₂ emissions and energy consumption of transport in openpit mines [Abstract]. 1st International Workshop on Energy Management in the Mining Industry (ENERMIN 2010), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Morales, N., & Rubio, E. (2010, June). Robust open-pit planning under geological uncertainty [Paper]. 4th International Conference on Mining Innovation (MININ 2010), Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Morales, N. (2010, October). Short-term open pit planning with blending constraints [Paper]. Discrete Optimization - Workshop on Applications in Logistics, Transport, and Networks, Sydney, Australia.
- 2009
Conference paper Vargas, M., Morales, N., & Rubio, E. (2009, January). A short term mine planning model for open-pit mines with blending constraints [Paper]. MinePlanning 2009, Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Vargas, M., Morales, N., & Mora, P. (2009, January). Sequencing model for reserves extraction incorporating operacional and geometallurgical variables [Paper]. MinePlanning 2009, Santiago, Chile.Conference paper Morales, C., Morales, N., & Rubio, E. (2009, October). Short term mine planning model supporting geometallurgical operational blending [Paper]. INFORMS 2009, San Diego, Calif..
- 2006
Conference paper Bermond, J.-C., Galtier, J., Klasing, R., Morales, N., & Perennes, S. (2006, March). Hardness and approximation of gathering in static radio networks [Paper]. 4th IEEE Annual International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, Pisa, ITALY (5 pages).
- 2023
- Theses (1)
- 2007
Thesis Morales, N. (2007). Algorithmique des réseaux de communication radio modélisés par des graphes [Ph.D. Thesis, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis].
- 2007