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Some Practical Computational Aspects of Mine Planning

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Advanced Geostatistics in the Mining Industry

Part of the book series: NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series ((ASIC,volume 24))

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During the planning stage of a new mine, a company often requires ore reserve estimates on a “mining block” scale, as well as large scale or global estimates. The ideal report contains plans on a bench by bench basis, showing the average grade of each block with perhaps an associated confidence limit.

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Clark, I. (1976). Some Practical Computational Aspects of Mine Planning. In: Guarascio, M., David, M., Huijbregts, C. (eds) Advanced Geostatistics in the Mining Industry. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1470-0_25

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