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Application of Computerized Geomathematical Models to the Optimization of Exploration Programs

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Statistical Models for Optimizing Mineral Exploration

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We hope that the geomathematical models introduced in this chapter and further detailed in the following chapters will serve as a foundation course in applied Mathematical Geology. While the models are presented in a sequence of increasing complexity for didactic purposes, we have tried as much as possible to respect the logics of the mineral exploration sequence which we wish to optimize.

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Wignall, T.K., De Geoffroy, J. (1987). Application of Computerized Geomathematical Models to the Optimization of Exploration Programs. In: Statistical Models for Optimizing Mineral Exploration. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1861-3_1

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