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Collecting representative non-biased samples from rock faces and in particular sampling the broken ore is a non-trivial task which requires special sampling equipment and operational procedures. The current chapter overviews the most common techniques that mine geologists are using for sampling mine workings for delineating ore bodies, estimating reserves or need that samples to control grade and metallurgical characteristics of the excavated ore.
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Abzalov, M. (2016). Sampling of the Mine Workings. In: Applied Mining Geology. Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39264-6_5
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