“…Some address the maximization of the Net Present Value NPV of mining projects (Samavati, Essam, Nehring, & Sarker, 2017;Whittle, Brazil, Grossman, Rubinstein, & Thomas, 2018). Others address the consideration of sustainable development aspects "economic, social, environmental and lately safety" (Kazanin, Rudakov, & Kolvakh, 2018), which are firmly related to the UPL, explaining the needs to consider them in mine planning and mining design for a sustainable mining industry (Adibi, Ataee-Pour, & Rahmanpour, 2015;Kamenopoulos, Agioutantis, & Komnitsas, 2018;Popovic et al, 2015;Rahmanpour & Osanloo, 2017;Xu et al, 2018).…”