Stability Analysis and Optimal Design of Ultimate Slope of an Open Pit Mine: A Case Study

To avoid over-tailing and limit the risk of failure in open-pit mines, choosing an ideal and stable slope is critical. The major goal of this study was to provide a stable and optimal design for the ultimate slope of the Shadan Open Pit Mine using numerical modeling to calculate the minimum factor of safety equal to 1.20 under various situations of the slope's geometric specifications. In FLAC3D program, the finite difference method (FDM) was...