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Applications of Soft Computing Methods in Backbreak Assessment in Surface Mines: A Comprehensive Review

Mojtaba Yari^1,*, Manoj Khandelwal², Payam Abbasi³, Evangelos I. Koutras⁴, Danial Jahed Armaghani^5,*, Panagiotis G. Asteris⁴

1 Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Malayer University, Malayer, 9586365719, Iran
2 Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC 3350, Australia
3Marane Olia Ornamental Stone Mine, Sanandaj, 6614344588, Iran
4 Computational Mechanics Laboratory, School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, Athens, 15122, Greece
5 School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia

* Corresponding Authors: Mojtaba Yari. Email: ; Danial Jahed Armaghani. Email: