Dr. Antonio Nieto

The Pennsylvania State University, USA

Associate Professor

Email: anieto@psu.edu

Qualifications

2002 Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, Earth Systems Engineering

1997 M.Sc., Ecole des Mines de Paris, Geostatistics

1995 M.Sc., Colorado School of Mines, Mining Engineering

1990 B.Sc., Guanajuato School of Mines, Mining Engineering

Publications (selected)

1. Moncada, D., S. Mutchler, A. Nieto, R. Bodnar, (2012), Mineral Textures and Fluid Inclusion Petrography of the Epithermal Ag-Au Deposits at Guanajuato, Mexico: Application to Exploration, Journal of Geochemical Exploration. Vol. 114, pp. 20-35.
2. Nieto, A., Lannuzzi, M., (2012), Supply and Demand Geo-Economic Analysis of Mineral Resources of Rare Earth Elements in the United States, SME, Mining Magazine, Vol. 64, No. 4, pp. 74-82.
3. Li, Z. A. Nieto, (2012), Assessment tools, prevailing issues, and policy implications of mining community sustainability in China, International Journal of Surface Mining and Reclamation, IJSMR, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 148-162.
4. Nago A., A. Nieto, (2011), Natural Gas Production from Methane Hydrate Deposits Using CO2 Clathrate Sequestration: State-of-the-Art Review and New Technical Approaches, Journal of Geological Research, Vol. 2011, No. 239397, pp. 1-6 doi:10.1155/2011/239397.
5. Li, Z. A. Nieto, Z. Cao, L. Zhang, (2011), Comparison of typical regulatory mechanisms for improving global mine safety and health, International Journal of Mining and Minerals Engineering, IJMME, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 251-266.
6. Choi, Y., A. Nieto, (2011), Software for simulating open-pit truck/shovel haulage systems using Google Earth and GPSS/H, Journal for Geosystem Engineering, Vol. 48, No. 6, pp. 734-743.
7. Bascetin, A., S. Tuylu, A. Nieto, (2011), Influence of the ore block model estimation on the determination of the mining cutoff grade policy for sustainable mine production, Environmental Earth Sciences, Springer, Berlin, Vol. 65, No. 5, pp. 1409-1418.
8. Choi, Y., A. Nieto, (2011), Optimal haulage routing of off-road dump trucks in construction and mining sites using Google Earth and a modified least-cost path algorithm, Automation in Construction, Elsevier, ISSN 0926-5805, Vol. 20, No. 7, pp. 982-997.
9. Nieto, A., (2010), Key deposit indicators (KDI) and key mining method indicators (KMI) in underground mining method selection, 2010 Transactions of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Engineering, Inc., Littleton, Co, Vol. 328, pp. 381-396.
10. Sun, E. A. Nieto, Z. Li, V. Kecojevic, (Dec. 2010), An Integrated Information Technology Assisted Driving System to Improve Mine Trucks-Related Safety, Safety Science Journal, Elsevier, Vol. 48, No. 10, pp. 1490-1497.
11. M. Orsulak, A. Nieto,V. Kecojevic, V., L. Grayson, , (2010), Risk Assessment of Safety Violations for Coal Mines, International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation & Environment, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 244-254.
12. Nieto, A., S. Peng, (2010), A Proximity Warning and Terrain Modeling System Based on Delaunay Triangulation and Surface Spline Interpolation, Mining Technology Journal, Vol. 119, No. 1, pp. 1-6.
13. Sun, E., A. Nieto, Z. Li, (2010), GPS and Google Earth based 3D assisted driving system for trucks in surface mines, Mining Science and Technology, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 138-142.
14. Nieto, A., E. Sun, Z. Li, (2010), Real Time Assisted Driving in Open Pit Mining Operations Using Google Earth, Mining Engineering Magazine, SME Transactions, Vol. 62, No. 2, pp. 21-26.
15. Sun, E., A. Nieto, (2009), Zigbee/Google Earth based assisted driving system in mining, Mining Science and Technology, Vol. 19, No. 5, pp. 626-630.
16. Nieto, A., A. Duerksen, (2008), The Effects of Legislation on Mine Safety Technology and Advancement in the U.S., International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering, IJMME, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 95-103.
17. Schaum, A., A. Nieto, S. Schafrik, M. Karmis, (2008), Haul Truck Safety and Virtual Environments Training, Mining Engineering Magazine, SME Transactions, Vol. 60, No. 8, pp. 56-6.
18. Nieto, A., J. Robidoux, (2007), Potential Use of GIS-GPS Tele-Geo-Monitoring to Identify Sources of Vehicle Vibration Injuries, Mining Engineering Magazine, SME Transactions, Vol. 59, No. 3, pp. 56-63.
19. Nieto, A., A. Bascetin, (2007), Determination of Optimal Cutoff Grade Policy to Optimize NPV Using a New Approach with Optimization Factor, The Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Vol. 107, pp. 87-94.
20. Nieto, A., A. Bascetin, (2006), Mining Cutoff Grade Strategy to Optimize NPV Based on Multiyear GRG Iterative Factor, Mining Technology Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 59-64.

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