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The objective of the study was to compare the estimates of the recoverable reserves made using the data from the development drillholes on a 15m x 15m grid with the actual production figures from a uranium deposit in Saskatchewan, Canada. The grades of blastholes on a 3m x 3m grid and a conditional simulation which provided a numerical model of the variability of grades, were also used. This additional information made it possible to experimentally check the commonly used geostatistical formulae.
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Sans, H., Blaise, J.R. (1987). Comparing Estimated Uranium Grades with Production Figures. In: Matheron, G., Armstrong, M. (eds) Geostatistical Case Studies. Quantitative Geology and Geostatistics, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3383-5_10
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