Choosing the Most Proper Plant Types in Reclamation of an Open-Pit Mine
I. Alavi1, A. Ebrahimabadi2, H. Hamidian1
1Department of Mining and Geology, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Iran
2Department of Petroleum, Mining and Material Engineering, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: mine reclamation, plant types, Sungun copper mine, PROMETHEE and ELECTRE, acer monspesulanum
Abstract
Mine reclamation has to be considered from the very beginning stages of mining. In the reclamation plan of the Sungun copper mine in Iran, tree planting is the most appropriate option. In this regard, the main parameters as well as criteria should be taken into account. Since plant type choosing is a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) problem, two outstanding MCDM methods-PROMETHEE and ELECTRE-are considered through the analyses as well as verification of the results. Decision matrix was first provided based on questionnaires filled by experts and the next stages, rankings were then carried out using aforementioned approaches. The findings demonstrated that the most suitable plant type with the highest score of 5 in ELECTRE and 4.34 in PROMETHEE method is Acer monspesulanum tree.
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