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This chapter shows how multiple realizations can be used to support the assessment of uncertainty and risk.
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Rossi, M., Deutsch, C. (2014). Uncertainty and Risk. In: Mineral Resource Estimation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5717-5_12
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