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Deterministic, Heuristic and Univariate Stochastic Models Used for Optimizing Mineral Exploration

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Statistical Models for Optimizing Mineral Exploration

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The optimization of mineral exploration is carried out through the use of quantitative models which aim at representing the various stages of the mineral exploration sequence as faithfully as possible, but in a simplified manner in order to be tractable. The models belong to four broad categories which are listed here in order of increasing complexity, for didactic purposes, as follows:

  1. (1)

    deterministic,

  2. (2)

    heuristic,

  3. (3)

    univariate stochastic,

  4. (4)

    multivariate stochastic models.

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Wignall, T.K., De Geoffroy, J. (1987). Deterministic, Heuristic and Univariate Stochastic Models Used for Optimizing Mineral Exploration. In: Statistical Models for Optimizing Mineral Exploration. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1861-3_2

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