SPSim: A stockpile simulator for analyzing material quality distribution in mining

A stockpile simulator has been developed for analyzing a class of stockpile operations, including stacking, blending and reclaiming bulk materials in mining. Based on a selected dynamics model - a novel Cellular Automata model shipped together with the software, our simulator provides means to analyse material quality distribution within a stockpile after a sequence of operations, which is essential for operational planning and business process automation.

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